The Hill Articles: January 6, 2011

Ryan acknowledges debt limit must be raised Ryan vows to cut $100 billion in spending from budget OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Gulf oil-spill report stirs talk of legislation Baucus warns GOP against ‘playing chicken’ on debt limit OVERNIGHT HEALTH: $230B repeal estimate sparks debate over deficit Dem wants to slash member pay Tennessee Republican says he won’t seek White House Hoyer pushes to restore voting rights to delegates Issa marches on despite ‘multiple’ broken toes Obama’s perilous move Rules Committee will write rule to address Republican oath gaffe Reid: Time ‘ripe’ for tax reform GOP lawmakers cast House votes despite missing official swearing-in DAY’S END ROUNDUP Commerce secretary praises new WH chief of staff Energy debate breaks out in Senate hallway Geithner, corporate CFOs to talk tax reform next week It is time to end the filibuster House Dems slam GOP for dismissing CBO estimate on healthcare repeal Republicans introduce bill to eliminate presidential ‘czars’ Weiner plans to use ‘really small words’ with Bachmann Gates calls for first major defense cuts since 9/11 attacks Budget chairman plans to reintroduce bill halving Fed’s mandate Report: Charlie Crist joins trial law firm Pawlenty on potential Bachmann presidential run: ‘It’s a free country’ Obama to do pre-Super Bowl interview with Fox’s O’Reilly Parts of the Constitution inadvertently skipped in ‘historic reading’ on floor Biden offers lots of dating advice Health subcommittee includes budget chairman Civil rights icon John Lewis reads amendment that abolishes slavery Apple opens Mac App Store House passes bill to cut 5 percent of its budgets Former telecom exec tapped as White House chief Reid: Dems will push ahead with filibuster reform Affection for Rouse on full display at White House Poll: Nearly half of Nevada Republicans want Sen. Ensign to step aside Obama names Daley as his new chief of staff GOP unveils health reform repeal arsenal Kucinich says he’ll fight to stay in Congress if district is cut Battle lines drawn over how to measure budget deficits Time for a Third Party — a Ron Paul/Joe Miller ticket NPR executive who fired Juan Williams resigns from her job GOP fundraises off specter of another term of ‘Speaker Pelosi’ Reading the Constitution should be taken seriously Gov. Rendell: Dems ‘scared’ to talk healthcare in 2010 Conservative groups warn House GOP to ‘fulfill this mandate’ Senate committee to highlight reform law’s benefits House votes to cut operating budget by 5 percent Mayor Daley: No ‘Chicago mafia’ in White House Issa maintains CES streak with Vegas trip Senate Energy Committee holding hearing on spill commission report MPAA shuffles content protection staff FCC report: Internet at many schools, libraries still crawling despite billions in federal funds Starving financial regulators risks reputation of financial system, Dem senators say Civil rights icon John Lewis reads amendment that abolishes slavery Boxer promises to use ‘every single tool’ to thwart GOP’s climate rollback Boehner defends GOP agenda in first Speaker press conference Treasury, CFOs expected to meet next week for possible tax reform talks Pawlenty: RNC can be better than under Steele Democrat to challenge Rep. McIntyre from the left Nearly 50 House Republicans offer bill to block EPA climate rules Gates surprises lawmakers with plan to cut $78 billion from defense budget Republicans reject CBO estimate of budget effects of healthcare repeal Health and housing departments partner to help people with disabilities Republicans’ proposed repeal of health reform: Taking away from us what they keep for themselves Rep. Altmire: Dems who opposed healthcare reform won’t back repeal Facebook reaches agreement with state governments House likely to pass bill to cut staff budgets Emanuel residency ruling appealed Senate leaders in talks to stave off potential showdown on filibuster ‘Birther’ interrupts House reading of Constitution Issa marches on despite ‘multiple’ broken toes Reading the Constitution, but which one? Administration confused regarding tax policy House Republicans say they support a closed rule on healthcare repeal bill Constitution to be read on House floor for the first time in history Tea Party groups warn GOP: Reduce spending or face primary challenges Foxx gets bad directions, very bad directions Treasury warns of catastrophe if Congress fails to raise debt ceiling CBO warns repealing healthcare would add $230 billion to deficit Dems charge GOP with straying from campaign promises Targeting the whole of the Lebanese state – where will the U.S. stand in next war against Hezbollah? Nebraska attorney general steps in race for Sen. Ben Nelson’s seat Initial jobless claims up slightly from previous week Energy groups abound on Issa’s Obama reg list Overleveraging financially marginal homeowners Republicans float bill to repeal Wall Street reform Dreier: Republicans can fix healthcare without hurting economy Former FCC chairman joins company’s board McCain: ‘Don’t ask’ repeal will work State revenues fell by nearly a third in 2009 Politics and the Lava Lamp Syndrome Groups target Dem ‘no’ votes to support repeal Sen. Ben Nelson: Healthcare repeal effort a GOP ‘gimmick’ Boehner lays low, really low Doctors urge GOP to improve, not repeal, reform law Lawmakers: Back off on drilling regs House Rules Committee to take up healthcare repeal bill, resolution DCCC adds new faces to leadership team News bites: U.K. warns about future spills, BP shares go up after report and more Republican healthcare repealers want government healthcare for themselves GOP looking to president’s State of the Union speech for signs of compromise Poll: Percentage of Americans who identify as Dems at 22-year low The ‘people’s House’ takes up ‘We the People’ with symbolic floor reading Dem campaign chief: Goal is to make Pelosi House Speaker again House Budget chairman backs embattled CBO head Business reps contacted by Issa Axed from panel name, labor on high alert New House Oversight chairman casts wide net in targeting Obama regulations MORNING READ Speaker Boehner pledges humble Republican majority Gibbs unleashed for attacking role Still defiant, Pelosi defied by 20 Dems President schedules Feb. 7 overture to business leaders in Chamber address OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Rahall plans talks with Upton on climate rules President Obama’s motorcade: A seatbelt-free zone? Marianne Williamson Lawmakers, lobbyists ready as Gates prepares to unveil deep budget cuts Dems up for reelection under pressure to nix healthcare mandate Senate to recess until Jan. 25 Foxx gets bad directions, very bad directions Joe Scarborough runs afoul of the rules, sort of Actor Alec Baldwin mulls bid for congress Incoming speaker Boehner lays low — really low Despite Corzine wreck, is Obama’s motorcade a seatbelt-free zone? Appointments OVERNIGHT TECH: Blackburn unveils anti-net neutrality bill House announces Jan. 6 schedule Report: Growth in healthcare costs reached 50-year low during recession