The Hill Articles: June 1, 2011

Lawmakers, military agree 30-year hardware budget plans are flawed Lobbying World OVERNIGHT MONEY: Taking a dive House raids DHS executive funds to boost security operations OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Issa aims at Obama oil-spill response OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Ryan, Obama clash over Medicare Lawmakers press for strong trade rules for Vietnam Boehner: Obama not ‘technically’ violating War Powers Act Oversight hearing examines emotional welfare reform issue White House raises objections to union provision in military bill 20 Questions with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Vote delayed on resolution to pull US troops from Libya Weyants World: June 2, 2011 Jobs: An angry dissent Boehner wants to strike a debt ceiling deal within a month Take a stand on Medicare Poll shows Ohio Sen. Brown leading potential GOP challengers Huckabee open to VP nod DAY’S END ROUNDUP Key GOP chairman says Geithner might be looking for revenue in tax reform American Airlines has the best seat in the house for NBA Finals State Department defends oil sands pipeline review Ron Paul warns of ‘dictatorship in Washington DC’ NTSB: Bus safety recommendations need ‘urgency’ Debt limit vote declares serious reforms are coming House Energy and Commerce Committee will focus on data security and digital privacy Rep. King: cutting DHS is an ‘invitation to an attack’ Mortgage applications dropped last week as loan rates declined Walden calls for incentive auctions The danger of indefinite detention Palin meets with Fox News execs, still under contract with network Wall Street to SEC: Re-propose derivatives rules Pace slows in manufacturing, construction DHS rule, veterans bill approved in House Maria Pallante named Register of Copyrights New York Rep. Hochul sworn in Richard Gere to testify on Capitol Hill Thursday Menendez says Dems won’t back Medicaid cuts Utah senator declines to say whether Huntsman is a ‘Tea Party Republican’ Salazar: Interior will not enforce ‘wild lands’ policy White House: Obama’s ‘difficult decisions’ on autos paying off No lasers on a plane: FAA imposes fines for lights in flight Study recommends changes to the way Medicare payments factor in geography ‘Truth has little role to play’ in attacks on NLRB Oil industry: EPA’s reg review plan doesn’t go far enough Budget Chairman Ryan sounds off against Democratic healthcare, budget complaints Wireless competition White House on Ryan’s Medicare reforms: It is a ‘voucher plan’ Rep. Kinzinger won’t talk redistricting details Capt. ‘Sully’ makes CBS News debut Ed Schultz fights for working women and working men Department of Defense awards Pawlenty hires New Hampshire staff GOP, Obama have ‘frank’ discussion Staff moves fuel speculation on a presidential bid by Michele Bachmann Obama talks about lower taxes than Reagan; GOP members roll their eyes GOP senator steps back from Ryan budget proposal House Dems blast DHS rule for assuming GOP budget will be enacted Report: 77,000 federal employees make more than governors Lobbyists maintain high profile on Dodd-Frank Pew: Minorities continue to lead Twitter adoption Kucinich’s Libya resolution pulled from House schedule Rep. Chu seeks House acknowledgement of Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Vitter lifts hold on key Interior nominee Report: States should spend more on repairing existing roads GOP freshman rejects invitation to White House, citing drilling concerns Rep. Chu seeks House acknowledgement of Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Researchers launch interactive AIDS map House spending bill thwarts Obama on Yucca nuke waste site White House touts ‘resurgence’ of auto industry in Midwest Dem blasts cuts in 2012 energy, water appropriations bill Former Microsoft exec joins Commerce Department Report: Private sector job market sluggish in May GOP lawmaker rejects White House trip, ‘lecture’ from Obama Poll: Faltering GOP Medicare proposal fueling support for Dems’ health law NRCC moves to protect vulnerable freshmen Treasury sticks to Aug. 2 debt limit deadline Sanders: Obama lacks ‘urgency’ on oil speculation Rep. Issa calls Warren back to testify, tells her to clear her schedule Before NH visit, Palin downplays importance of early primary state Principal reduction is no lifeline House Dems urge ‘no’ vote on rule deeming passage of GOP budget News Bites: Hackers targeting media firms Ryan’s Medicare proposal could be a potent message for Democrats in ’12 Rep. Weiner gets frustrated with reporters over ‘Weinergate’ LaHood enters DC MetroRail Dulles expansion debate Sen. Scott Brown accuses Reid of playing games in Senate Trump: No talk with Palin of teaming up DCCC chief says Pelosi isn’t a liability for Dems Trump: Palin wants me to run Boehner to press Obama on spending cuts at White House News bites: Climate change pushed Vikings out of Greenland, research says News bites: Too much to ‘bear’ at an airport Saint Sarah, our Joan of Arc Geithner touts auto bailout Wednesday: House starts work on Homeland Security appropriations Appropriators approve agriculture cuts, target farm subsidies and Brazil News bites: Floating Greece Pawlenty to attend NH presidential debate Pence: Palin would be immediate contender for nomination, if she runs News bites: States making varied progress on insurance exchanges Dem winner of NY special arrives in DC for swearing-in Gov. Christie: No to 2012, yes to Iowa visit Huntsman looks to box in GOP foes on Medicare Sen. DeMint mulls White House bid Wall Street shrugs off debt vote — for now Charming but unelectable: The GOP presidential field takes an odd shape No response is best for Obama MORNING READ Study finds many corporations pay tax rate of effectively zero House GOP hopes to ‘deem’ passage of Ryan budget to move approp. bills House torpedoes unconditional hike to $14.3 trillion debt ceiling Obama Commerce pick sets up showdown on trade with Senate GOP Mulally suggests sales might have slowed with the economy Most ‘Welch letter’ signatories vote for GOP debt limit bill