The Hill Articles: May 11, 2010

Rep. Levin: House vote on extenders next week. BP executives come under fire for Gulf Coast oil spill at testy Senate hearing Label it, Decade of the Black Swan Dems might lose women over economy Salazar rolls out plan for offshore safety agency, seeks more Congressional help Doctors make case for more drug spending Housing advocate dies at 87 Lobbying World: May 12, 2010 GOP drafts bill to prevent Geithner from voting for IMF loans to EU members House Republicans introduce resolution opposing the VAT Brownback wants to exempt small banks, credit unions from consumer office in Wall Street bill BP is willfully negligent, continues incompetence Ethanol: Affordable, clean and we don’t have to wait Athens’ woes headed our way Immigration politics Money no longer talks Our immigration system is broken, and only bipartisan work will fix it Please let me serve my country, again Report: FTC extends review of Google-AdMob deal Making the DREAM Act a reality We must find the political will to save lives of millions of children, mothers All federal buildings should have facilities for changing babies Choice is the key to building stable foster care system Expand the child tax credit Tackle obesity and we lower healthcare costs After conquering her own eating disorder, advocate will help Congress take on cause Weyant’s World: May 12, 2010 FEMA director says emergency relief funds are running low Obama calls new U.K. Prime Minister Cameron Online Publishers Association taking Boucher bill seriously Waxman: Oil spill could result in new legislation Democrats ignore causes of housing crisis, refuse to rein in Fannie & Freddie (Sen. Jim DeMint) Joint CFTC-SEC panel will handle emerging regulatory issues Landrieu, Nelson spar over oil drilling IG: IRS needs to improve telephone authentication Tues. tech roundup: Clyburn firs back, satellite goes awry SEC expects early findings on dramatic, 1,000 point market drop next week DAY’S END ROUND UP Republicans jump on new CBO score to blast health reform bill Republicans jump on new CBO score to blast health reform bill Obama ‘deeply frustrated’ with leaking well Rachel Ray poses with Capitol Hill staffers Stop the rhetoric and let’s start talking now Post healthcare, Obama’s approval rating on the mend Conrad floats rolling all tax issues into one bill Dingell: Senate is where ‘good legislation goes to die’ Support the reunification of Jerusalem (Rep. Joe Wilson) Budget resolution facing ‘numerous problems,’ Conrad says VP Biden’s son Beau suffers ‘mild stroke’ Kagan’s electoral mark on Congress Reid not sure when Senate will look at changing liability caps for oil spills Kyl: Deal on the estate tax in the offing Reid will huddle with chairmen on energy bill after recess VIDEO: White House releases Kagan bio video Reid will huddle with chairmen on energy bill after recess Coburn, others hope to create online earmark database Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Democrats reduced taxes to historic low Obama looks to overhaul federal hiring Human health is the real oil spill issue TOP TWEETS Rep. Stearns trying to block FCC on broadband regulation McConnell predicts bipartisan support for Wall Street reform FCC to examine voluntary cybersecurity certification Bennett not ruling out independent Senate bid; GOP will not support him Win a day with Bill Clinton! Grayson gets Chamber nod in Kentucky Senate race Cornyn: NRSC won’t support Bennett write-in bid Bill asks Hillary supporters to pony up and pay down wife’s presidential bid Nelson wants Crist to back drilling ban McCain will think about having Lieberman campaign for him Bennett: Senate is like ‘going to your own funeral’ The Big Question: How many votes will financial reform get? Hatch not worried about potential primary Dem senators needle BP over its record in wake of oil spill Bennett: Senate like ‘going to your own funeral’ Rep. Stearns trying to block FCC on broadband regulation Bingaman, Landrieu back plans to divide Interior’s offshore oil agency Judiciary Republicans distance themselves from RNC attack FCC’s Clyburn: New broadband rules not backdoor for net neutrality Hoyer: Bennett defeat shows GOP base uninterested in compromise Republicans say VAT would make U.S. economy like Greece FCC’s Clyburn: New broadband rules not backdoor for net neutrality Hoyer: House not looking to add AMT to extenders Senate approves toned-down Fed audit Hoyer: House wants more from Karzai on reducing corruption MIDDAY ROUNDUP Hillary Clinton still seeking contributions to retire 2008 presidential campaign debt Lawmaker’s letter in support of FCC not drafted by Free Press NRSC hires Mike DuHaime to lead IE arm Don’t forget, Karzai is in town Senators want Pakistani Taliban on terrorist list Obama judges Lawmakers tweet Fed audit debate New Specter ad features Obama Bernanke briefs lawmakers on EU FCC’s Clyburn calls for public hearings on NBC/Comcast merger New Specter ad features Obama GOP message at oil hearing: Drill safer, not less CFTC head meets with exchanges ahead of Hill appearance Chaffetz considering primary challenge to Hatch Lautenberg seeks new fee on offshore leases as drilling opponents press their case Chaffetz considering primary challenge to Hatch Beau Biden hospitalized for undisclosed reason Bingaman announces plans to develop offshore oil safety bill VP’s son hospitalized for undisclosed reason Hatch not taking sides in race to replace Bennett Is it ever too early to back your party’s SCOTUS pick? Who is Tim Bridgewater? Bad news for Romney. Biden says he didn’t repeat his ‘BFD’ moment with Kagan FCC to look at ‘bill shock’ resulting from cell phone fees Georgia decides Rep. Deal replacement and whether to put a Carter in office Hatch not taking sides in race to replace Bennett Dr. Doom predicts more financial crises to come Obama to split up offshore drilling agency in response to Gulf spill Top of the ballot: Tuesday’s special Megan McArdle SCOTUSblog contentions Bayh rips ‘sad’ SCOTUS confirmation process FrumForum Daily Kos Political Animal Morning tech tip sheet: Tues., May 11 — Cable vs. Web, software theft and more E2 Round-up: Blame game begins, oil regulator also faces heat, and BP continues to work to cap spill Greece: Beginning and ends Biden: Obama’s schedule may not allow another campaign stop for Specter Biden says he didn’t repeat his ‘BFD’ moment Obama drug plan ‘firmly opposes’ legalization as California vote looms Biden vouches for Kagan’s ‘Main Street’ credentials Player of the Week: Rep. Joe Sestak MORNING READ Wall Street fight tests oil’s clout after BP spill Arizona lawmakers spark ire of Apaches over copper mine, land exchange Democrats poised to move measures with high price tags Being your own advocate, before the deed is done Financial power pair helped push TARP RNC uses Thurgood Marshall speech to attack Supreme Court nominee Kagan Slideshow: Superior, Arizona