The Hill Articles: January 15, 2010

Payments to states emerges as major obstacle to healthcare reform Haitian immigrants granted special status Rep. Snyder bows out JPMorgan announces $9.3 billion payday for bankers Ethics committee probing Visclosky, Tiahrt for ties to PMA lobbying firm Dem lawmaker thanks Nelson for dropping Medicaid money Chu steps into gas drilling debate DAY’S END ROUNDUP Rep. Kennedy makes plea for Coakley FCC orders wireless microphones out of airwaves Healthcare bill gets worse in a hurry GOPer: Deported Hatians could help as relief workers Frank hints at who’s to blame for possible Mass. Senate loss Recovery Board pushes back stimulus reporting deadline to improve accuracy David Vitter: Who dat? Where do we go from here? (Sen. Bernie Sanders) GOP not Leiken its candidate any better Whitney Houston in town for BET awards show Issa wants Paulson and Bernanke’s testimony in AIG probe Salahis to testify on gate-crashing Wednesday TOP TWEETS Eliminate transaction fee on Haiti donations (Rep. Markey) Momentum builds for status change for Haitian immigrants WH communications team member tweets first update Republicans oppose notion of holding Bali terror suspect’s trial in D.C. Bill Clinton: Harold Ford ‘has the juice to go all the way’ Chu on oil trading rules: ‘I’m just a physicist’ Salahis to testify on gate-crashing Wednesday Gibbs defends healthcare bill transparency, tax compromise Chu to Congress: Carbon cap is vital Nelson: Medicaid exemption was only ‘placeholder’ Rep. Smith: Google makes ‘180-degree turn’ on bill backing Internet freedom Mass and viewing held for late Boehner chief of staff Skelton opposes repeal of ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ Tillerson to testify Obama to Massachusetts on Sunday Dodd: Thought of Scott Brown blocking health reform ‘sickens’ First Family attends recital at oldest daughter Malia’s school Obama to meet with Bush, Clinton on Haitian relief House plans special tax write-off for Haiti giving Google: Don’t mess with the bits Pro-trade Democrats line up with critics of Japan’s cash-for-clunkers program Democrats head back to the White House for health talks Clinton: Haitian government ‘disabled’ by earthquake Michelle Obama releases PSA for Haiti Healthcare talks in race with Massachusetts special election Jobs bill a top priority for Franken MIDDAY ROUNDUP Gun control Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich., 4th) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y., 15th) Former Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind., 4th) Rep. Bob Filner (D-Calif., 51st) Rep. John Mica (R-Fla., 7th) Former Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-Minn., 8th) FBI releases age-progressed mug shots of terrorists Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala., 1st) Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif, 16th) Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo., 6th) Pelosi: Claims about GOP midterm momentum are ‘hype and hyperbole’ Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y., 12th) Rep. Ralph Hall (R-Texas, 4th) Former Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn., 6th) Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif., 26th) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y., 28th) Santorum pitches possible 2012 run Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif., 49th) Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y, 10th) Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Wash., 4th) Obama calls Haitian president to pledge ‘full support’ Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va., 3rd) Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas, 21st) GOPer: Just getting close in Mass. Senate race is a win Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich., 14th) Time to play hardball with China Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif., 3rd) GOPer: Just getting close in Mass. Senate race is a win Gates, Mullen to testify on DADT repeal Chris Matthews, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Huffington Post Harold Ford leaves door open to independent bid DCCC target list is a mixed bag Will Massachusetts join the world? Palin calls on union members to break with leadership on healthcare deal Sec. Gates: Fort Hood attack shows military must focus on internal threats Coakley launches Vicki Kennedy ad Palin calls on union members to break with leadership on healthcare deal China: Google withdrawal will not affect U.S. trade relations GOP: Climate e-mails corrupted EPA finding on greenhouse gas link to health Hoyer: Democrats aim to clinch healthcare deal this weekend Report: Dodd could nix consumer protection agency E2 Round-up: Reid tries to generate a different kind of heat, Soros on climate investing, China rises in solar market Obama to write Newsweek cover story Message to Harold Ford: Politics is a contact sport Axelrod: Rove got the facts wrong on Obama’s agenda White House responds to Sen. Hatch’s Boise State football letter Lawmakers tweet tribute to retiring Shadegg Kerry thanks telecom firms for help in Haiti Scott Brown takes first polling lead in MA race Democrat Snyder drowning in new poll Poll: Americans warming to profiling at airports The Huffington Post Drudge Report The Washington Independent contentions MyDD The Corner MORNING READ Senate GOP presses Napolitano on delayed visa security measures The Big Question: Could a Republican win the Kennedy seat? Obama backs Google’s move out of China Democrats see healthcare finish line Stupak reserving judgment on health bill’s abortion language Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y., 3rd) Rep. Hare: Excise tax impasse appears resolved Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss., 2nd) Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla., 18th) Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif., 28th) Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala., 6th)