The Hill Articles: June 29, 2011

Obama uses presser to hit GOP on taxes, debt ceiling fight and leadership OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate Dems want net-neutrality rules enforced America can’t afford breach with Pakistan TenPenh closing its doors Lawmakers ‘depressed,’ ‘downcast’ over debt talks Ben Stein, Dean Koontz pony up for Bachmann Music to Dems’ ears: Bush and Perry sound alike Schumer boasts of being Panetta’s roommate Senate approves second round of streamlined nominees Women’s rights key to Afghan success Taxpayer advocate: IRS budget cuts counterproductive OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Impasse over NRC confirmation drags on OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Appeals court upholds healthcare law Va. GOP presses Kaine on NLRB Boeing case Repatriate prosperity Pawlenty’s troubles Weyants World: June 30, 2011 Norquist backs Lieberman’s Medicare proposal Texas lawmakers let pat-down ban die Senators Appear in ‘It Gets Better’ Video DAY’S END ROUNDUP Energy and water spending bill up in House next week Senate to add procedural change to accommodate streamlining bill State Department hosts global Twitter Q&A Former GOP Rep. Bob Barr: TSA ‘harassing tots and seniors’ with pat-downs Fed hands banks win with debit card rule McConnell calls balanced-budget amendment to floor Federal investigators: Mine operator could have prevented explosion that killed 29 men Boehner: Obama ‘sorely mistaken’ about House passing tax increases Issa rips Obama’s silence on ATF gun-tracking matter Ignoring liberal Dems, Obama endorses longer payroll tax holiday through 2012 New NLRB union election rules do no harm Pelosi on Obama’s feisty press conference: ‘Bravo!’ Conrad ready to present Dems’ budget as soon as next week Rove, Dean spar over healthcare exchanges Senate Dems seek to close tax-revenue gap with new bill Senate Dems discuss canceling July 4 recess Senators split over privacy legislation Mitt Romney will sign DeMint’s ‘Cut, Cap and Balance’ pledge TenPenh Gets Ready to Close Senate Democrats refresh their website Senate panel moves ahead on bill to help unemployed veterans Kerry: I could’ve been ‘great’ president Senate Dems use GOP ethanol votes to push for tax revenues in deficit deal Don’t leave small business behind Senate GOP seeks to end taxes on gold and silver coins A Charlie Brown Congress? Governors warn against ‘overreaching’ fuel economy standards Sessions threatens to block Senate holiday — again Report: Shuler weighs return to college sports Obama dismisses Libya ‘fuss’ in Congress as political game-playing New rules: The NLRB and OLMS give labor law a long-overdue makeover Reputation in the modern world DeMint not swayed by Geithner’s debt-limit case Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s anti-Hispanic Agenda Goes Down Obama: Slash oil industry tax breaks as part of debt deal Shuler not denying possible return to college sports House Energy and Commerce Committee to hold privacy hearing July 14 Economists: Failure to raise debt limit could lead to recession Obama: Trade agreements would boost auto imports Senate defeats amendment to prevent IMF bailouts with US funds Bristol Palin: Bachmann dresses like my mom Obama weighs in on NLRB Boeing case Senate clears bill to streamline confirming executive nominees Ex-House Dem Maffei joins lobby firm McCain lauds Pawlenty’s foreign policy speech Obama calls NY move to legalize same-sex marriage ‘a good thing’ Obama calls for ‘balanced approach’ to reach debt deal Commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence NFL tells FCC not to end local blackouts HHS adds sexual orientation to study of health disparities Geithner: GOP debt plan ‘irresponsible, risky, radical, unwise’ Nominations reform will change the Senate for the good Hungry for innovation: the challenge of our generation Threat to DC pharmacy renews debate over benefit managers Poll: Gov. Perry top pick for GOP nominee among Tea Party Reid rips GOP again over Medicare All eyes on Panetta to cut defense spending McConnell: Democrats’ approach to budget negotiations ‘astonishing’ and a ‘parody’ Broke or balanced – that’s the choice Pelosi aide: Bachmann treated different than a man Threats could have chilling effect on climate research, science group says Obama renominates NTSB chairwoman Senate Republicans launch effort to pass balanced-budget amendment Interior boosts offshore penalties, wants Congress to mandate larger increase News bites: Gannett government news sites hacked Medicine has changed, but the need for Medicare has not IMF warns of severe economic shock if US fails to lift debt ceiling ‘100 million Canadians’ Pending home sales rebound, mortgage rates remain low Obama to talk debt, Libya in first news conference since March Cost of EPA rules will be extraordinarily high Poll: Majority would not vote to give Gov. Christie second term News bites: Bite out of BofA Bank of America pays $8.5 billion in mortgage settlement Business group to GOP candidates: Turn up heat on the NLRB Leahy looking to move House-passed patent bill in Senate The death penalty: 35 years of a failed experiment News bites: New Mexico wildfire inches closer to DOE lab News bites: Another stopgap Dem ‘super-PAC’ launches ad campaign Poll: Broad majority support start of Afghan troop withdrawal News bites: Indiana appeals Planned Parenthood ruling MORNING READ Lawmakers seek to freeze paychecks, put end to automatic salary raises Senate Democrats fault Obama for not using presidential bully pulpit Stem cell bill gets Republican champion The candidates’ other halves For Obama, silver linings in dark clouds Bachmann vaults to second place in New Hampshire poll Napolitano: Solution to immigrant crisis is reform, not deportations Obama administration says trade deals, TAA will pass Congress Wednesday: Senate votes scheduled on judicial streamlining bill Ethics watchdog calls for FBI to investigate Rep. Richardson