The Hill Articles: January 14, 2010

Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass., 4th) Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas, 6th) Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif., 30th) Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif., 25th) Rep. George Miller (D-Calif., 7th) Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis., 1st) Former Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C., 5th) Former Rep. Ike Skelton (D-Mo., 4th) Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif., 41st) Former Rep. David Obey (D-Wis., 7th) Census director aims to keep politics out of it Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn., 7th) Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind., 6th) Rep. John Larson (D-Conn., 1st) Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va., 7th) Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio, 8th) Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C., 6th) House Dems who voted ‘no’ could support final healthcare bill Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) White House, leaders give concessions to win labor’s support Officials quickly stamp out talk of Boise State football team’s appearance Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif., 8th) Obama tells Dems that economy, healthcare will help in midterms Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Reid: Senate has time for climate bill Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) Former Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-Del.) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla) Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Lieberman to hold hearing on Xmas attack Cantwell: CFTC oil speculation plan may need strengthening Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Former Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla) Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Pa.) Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Former Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) DAY’S END ROUNDUP Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) Former Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) Obama: Patent office’s system is ’embarrassing’ Former Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) Former Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) Frank says ‘universal voter registration’ bill allegations are false Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) Former Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) Former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) Hatch asks Obama to invite undefeated Boise State team to W.H. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) Former Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) A sobering picture (Rep. Carolyn Maloney) Dems threaten candidates who campaign on healthcare repeal First Lady reads Dr. Seuss while encouraging new foods Blonde Charity Mafia debuts in U.K., will arrive here Sunday Republicans condemn Obama for silence on China Google attacks Hill staffers organize Thursday fundraiser for Haiti Office of Congressional Ethics refers three cases to House panel for review Inhofe: I’m the planet’s #1 worst enemy Obama plays international game of ‘telephone’ Jobs bill attracts energy provisions Dems summon Kennedy’s legacy as they approach healthcare finish line Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) Feingold wants perks for lawmakers out of healthcare bill Dems pledge to put health bill online 72 hours before vote Dems pledge to put health bill online 72 hours before vote White House takes a cue from Craigslist Budget director blames old computers for ineffective government TOP TWEETS Senators want to scrap limits on Haiti donations Dem running for Shadegg seat is well-funded Former Presidents Clinton and Bush to assist Haitian relief efforts Geithner to testify before House committee America’s New Year’s unemployment hangover (Rep. John Carter) Amtrak to add free Internet to Acela trains Dem rank-and-file still not sold on healthcare bill MIDDAY ROUNDUP CFTC floats limits on speculative oil market trading Hoeven leads all Dems by 20 points Reid denies tension with Lieberman U.S. may house Haitian refugees in Guantanamo Rep. John Shadegg to retire Haiti vis-à-vis healthcare reform and the bankers Top CBC member: Current healthcare bill not going anywhere White House signals allegiance with centrists on major healthcare points Former Presidents Clinton and Bush to assist Haitian relief efforts Stephen Colbert: ‘Why wasn’t I mentioned in ‘Game Change?”” A contest to end the healthcare debacle Larsen works to get constituents home from Haiti Cramer to challenge Pomeroy Club for Growth launches healthcare repeal pledge Research 2000 poll has Coakley up 49-41 Obama determined to recover ‘every dime’ the public is owed from bailout Harold Ford: Better than Leno and Conan Former Rep. Campbell leaves governor’s race for California GOP Senate primary Hoyer: ‘Getting closer’ to final health bill Dem brand struggling in Nevada Rangel: Democrats ‘close’ to agreement on paying for health bill CBO: Aid to unemployed, tax credits among best stimulus options Enviro group buys ads backing Coakley in Mass. Senate race Stephen Colbert: ‘Why wasn’t I mentioned in ‘Game Change’?’ Clinton to stump for Coakley Republicans tweet more than Democrats, study says Congress could attach additional Haitian relief funds to war supplemental Blumenthal trounces GOP opponents in early CT poll; Simmons, McMahon fire back Rep. Welch ‘quite optimistic’ about banker bonus tax The Big Question: Is it time to reconsider Haitian immigration policies? Facebook co-founder Hughes to meet with Obama, push updates to govt. sites ‘Mighty Michelle’ tote a best-seller, despite unauthorized image of Obama Oil industry group seeks meeting with Salazar over leasing rules The Wrath of Obama Frank uses his weight joke to help raise funds for Coakley Obama pledges to give $100 million to Haiti TARP oversight report: ‘Implicit guarantee’ of future bailouts hampering reform Rep. Weiner seeks bisphenol-A ban Google pullout threat intensifies U.S.-China tensions on trade Senior House Republican: GOP must run on repealing healthcare reform in 2010 Gingrich doubles down on possible presidential bid GOP is ‘out-tweeting’ Democrats in Congress China shows no signs of backing down in Google fight GOP is ‘out-tweeting’ Dems in Congress Globe backs Coakley for Mass. Senate The Huffington Post Drudge Report Eric Schmidt to Congress: ‘Bring more competition’ The Washington Independent The Corner MyDD Pajamas Media MORNING READ E2 Round-up: Iraqi oil, U.S. nuclear waste, and policing the energy markets Obama seizes reins in daylong House-Senate healthcare meeting After learning of campaign donations, Dems turn up heat on insurance companies If Massachusetts goes Republican, all hell breaks loose with healthcare! Paula Nowakowski