The Hill Articles: May 12, 2010

1,000-page climate bill is unveiled Supreme Court nominee’s Hill debut comes without fight Obey suggests education, labor, health programs could face $3.5B in cuts Fears raised over Army vehicle cost House Democrats look at business taxes to pay for popular credits Dems: Mollohan was unprepared for tough primary challenge Taxing issue in Pa. special election Beau Biden on the mend Fall asleep in the Oval Office? You could win a ‘Scowcroft award’ Crist painting goes for nearly $8K on eBay Sanford tries to rekindle flame with mistress Reid offers Bunning an olive branch Pucker up: Lima delivers Latin American flavors – and lime A traveling kitchen: Sauca food trucks Weyant’s World: May 13, 2010 Rep. Levin announces tax hearing on Internet gambling Obama administration defends constitutionality of health reform India: A US partner for global opportunity FDIC proposes rule requiring firms to outline plans in case of failure Sestak over Specter for Senate Taxing issue in Pennsylvania special election A lesson in poor branding N.J. gov. sets tone for US Sanford rekindles the flame with Argentine mistress Pursue American ideals and deflate big government Issa will grill Holder on special prosecutor for Pa. Senate race Waxman, Barton spar over lesson of Gulf spill Top House GOPers urge president to reverse FCC course on broadband Wed. tech roundup: NASA sparks fly, SEC makes next move House panel probing oil rig explosion finds safety device failure Chaffetz says he’ll ‘maybe’ primary Hatch in 2012 Hatch reserving judgment on Kagan Lock closures to combat carp not an option (Rep. Debbie Halvorson) Businesses praise process but not ready to endorse climate bill yet Orszag: Healthcare law doesn’t include more spending than previously reported Durbin says Kagan has new perspective on article Reid offers Bunning an olive branch House passes five-year extension of satellite TV licenses DAY’S END ROUND UP Reid: Climate bill success rests on GOP Sherrod Brown: Climate bill needs improvement EU lawmaker warns against Merkley insurance amendment in Wall Street bill RNC confirms ’12 convo in Tampa Sherrod Brown: Climate bill needs improvement Most moderate of Republicans targeted to support extenders Gov. Sanford tries to reignite old flame Rockefeller: NASA budget not just about jobs Nelson happy with drilling language in climate bill Nelson happy with drilling language in climate bill Senate will kick off hearings on START ratification next week More than 80 percent see problem with two-party system Federal budget deficit $82 billion in April Chamber beefs up board of BCLC with Microsoft bigwig TOP TWEETS Congress can help America stay competitive with COMPETES Act reauthorization (Rep. Michael Honda) Obama comes out swinging against auto dealer-backed measure Obama praises Kerry-Lieberman climate bill Obama praises Kerry-Lieberman climate bill Crist painting goes for nearly $8k on eBay Biden’s son to receive therapy, will return to work in ‘near future’ Reckless spending agenda in Washington could put the U.S. on course for a Greek-type economic collapse (Rep. Leonard Lance) House Dems fire back at ‘YouCut,’ pointing to deficits during GOP-run Congress Kerry says some Republicans are ready to make a deal on climate bill Groves claims Census has fixed tech issues Crist won’t return funds to GOP donors SEIU won’t back Sen. Lincoln if she wins Democratic primary Crist won’t return funds to GOP donors Leahy to set nomination hearing after Kagan completes questionnaire Grassley: There’s no comparing Kagan to Harriet Miers Crist painting goes for nearly $8k on eBay Dodd’s next gig: College president? McCaskill: Senators still have to be sold that new energy bill won’t hurt states Fed retains power to oversee small banks White House spill plan would subject BP to increased liability Chris Dodd as university president? Kerry-Lieberman energy bill leaves eastern Gulf drilling limits intact Obama says ‘perceived tensions’ are ‘overstated’ as President Karzai visits Boxer invites rival to fundraiser Blue Dog introduces tax disclosure bill Feds to examine ways to jam prisoners’ illicit cell phone calls Dodd urges faster pace on financial reform legislation U.S., EU have ‘special responsibility’ to act on financial overhaul The Big Question: Should incumbents be running scared in ’10? Reid: Republicans who backed Kagan for solicitor general should stick with her Extender bill will be a hard sell in the Senate MIDDAY ROUNDUP Jimmy Carter’s grandson wins his first election Poll shows strong support for Arizona immigration law Misplaced priorities (Rep. Paul Broun) Most of Pa. delegation signals support for Comcast-NBC merger Support grows for amendment to exempt small businesses from regulations Congress should address violence against women Senate appropriators to mark up war supplemental Thursday Environmental groups avoid comments on specifics of climate bill Three new Pennsylvania Senate polls, three different results Transforming our power (Sen. John Kerry) Democrats prepare to hammer GOP on Tampa choice for convention White House spill plan would subject BP to increased liability Trade gap widens, signaling an improving U.S. economy Sen. Isakson sure he can force a vote on overturning new union election rule Reid officially supporting Kagan Kagan making the rounds on Capitol Hill The Lib Dem dilemma You sunk my battleship (Rep. Ed Royce) Miranda panders U.S. in danger of losing the clean energy race NSA chief Alexander confirmed as head of U.S. Cyber Command Energy innovation: An economical path forward List of offsets for extenders circulating on K Street GOP’s ‘YouCut’: online voting for budget cuts Carter name returns to Georgia politics Kerry pledges ‘very, very minimal’ consumer costs in climate bill Kerry pledges ‘very, very minimal’ consumer costs in climate bill Extending Bush tax cuts and estate tax fix could be paired together Kerry: Energy bill blocks new drilling during Gulf probe Top of the ballot: Mark Kirk RSVPs ‘no’ Kerry expects support from Graham on new energy and climate bill BP and remembering the consequences of Three Mile Island Kerry expects support from Graham on new energy and climate bill The Appropriations Committee: Under assault GOP will seek votes on spending cuts that online voters pick Eschaton MyDD The Foundry Pick your favorite spending cuts: GOP lets online voters choose proposals Right Wing News Morning tech tip sheet: Wed., May 12: Online budget cutting, FTC (still) reviewing Google/AdMob Front Row Washington Kerry touts state drilling protections in climate bill The Gaggle Inhofe says hearings won’t change his mind on opposing Kagan Durbin: Immigration bill ‘unlikely’ in 2010, says GOP spooked by Bennett loss Nelson uses Twitter to tell Kerry, Lieberman drilling in climate bill won’t fly Menendez predicts Congress will raise oil damages cap Nelson uses Twitter to tell Kerry, Lieberman that drilling in climate bill won’t fly MORNING READ E2 Round-up: Questions follow plan to divide offshore drilling agency, execs point fingers at oil spill hearings, the BP spill reaches Alaska, and the IEA alters its oil forecast House and Senate do battle over earmarks added to war funding bill SEIU to refocus under Henry Capuano bill puts ‘Citizens fix’ at risk Foreign holdings at issue in Delaware Putting out fires: Columbia Company gives police a hand Waxman predicts new offshore drilling legislation Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley may eventually escape proprietary trading ban White House offers lawmakers its support in selling health reform Rep. Mollohan falls in West Virginia primary Obama unveils plan to combat drug use Centrist senators push for greater federal power in consumer regulations Georgia special House election heads to runoff Obama sets focus on centrists as GOP seeks to hold line on Elena Kagan Levin: Gates ‘gutsy’ for trying to curb Pentagon spending, bureaucracy Pelosi says Karzai critical to support for $33B war funding bill The battle over Senate climate bill begins Vice President’s son suffers ‘mild stroke’ Snowe, Landrieu offer amendment to exempt small businesses from new regulations