The Hill Articles: March 15, 2011

Coburn looks to attach $20 billion in cuts to small business bill OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Top nuke regulator faces Congress Reid files cloture on second stopgap bill US-Japan relations to change after quake OVERNIGHT MONEY: The Warren Report Veterans: Don’t cut military benefits Obama pressed to extend National Guard’s stay along Mexico border Lobbying World Appeals court gives Interior reprieve on deepwater drilling permits Three weeks to deal Rand Paul ratchets his proposed spending cuts down to $200B Petraeus grilled on ‘mixed messages’ on Afghanistan pullout OVERNIGHT TECH: Energy & Commerce passes net-neutrality repeal State Department: Keystone pipeline needs further review Reforming defense healthcare The gathering place The card revolution: Wall Street may be the new Egypt High-speed rail is right track for US Rockefeller enters climate amendment fray, but Tuesday showdown doesn’t materialize Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Investing in our infrastructure is the road to better safety, new jobs Bus-safety legislation needed now in wake of recent crash fatalities Long-term bill would fuel economy TSA — A bureaucracy in trouble No way Obama wins in 2012 The politics of cutting budgets 2012 will be about Obama Wisconsin recall is real OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Congress ponders Medicare rates Weyants World: March 16, 2011 Greens mobilize against looming Senate EPA climate amendment Freshman Republican plays down differences on spending bill House panel votes to repeal net neutrality Train station to be named after Biden Biden to have train station named after him Day Two: Shousha transit camp, Ras Edjir border crossing Obama: No danger of Japan’s nuclear fallout reaching U.S. Boxer: Rename EPA amendment the ‘More Air Pollution for Americans Act’ Espinel: Performance right is issue of “basic fairness” Rep. Schmidt says women have responsibility to reject abortion Republican club to open bar at 10 a.m. for St. Patrick’s Day Prospective GOP Candidate Pool Ex-DNC Chairman McAuliffe to Maine for funder Corker: My vote to raise debt ceiling has conditions DAY’S END ROUNDUP Bill to block EPA rules advances after spat on climate science Senate vote on EPA climate rules may come Tuesday Reid says Democrats will offer alternative 1099 language Auditors: F-35 will need ‘unprecedented’ levels of funding to continue Dem Senator says House conservatives want budget to advance ideology Senate Dem opposes brokers’ MLR bill White House threatens vetoes for two more GOP efforts to end housing programs Obama, Biden pay respects to oldest WWI vet GOP defections on stopgap spending jump from six to 54 Journalist group says Utah is “darkest pit in the U.S.” Sen. Cardin: Rep. King’s ‘spectacle’ on Muslim radicalization served ‘to fan the flames of fear’ Landrieu cool to blocking EPA rules through small business bill House approves another short-term funding bill as frustration grows Party leaders spar over who has next move in spending-cut fight Congressional boating caucus gets new leadership Rep. Pence likes ‘Scott Walker Republicans’ moniker Potential primary challenger bows out, backs Heller for Senate Gore to write new book on politics and current events Reid plans to allow vote on GOP amendment to block EPA climate rules Republican lawmaker says, on the budget, Democrats left a ‘pile of crap’ Federal Reserve leaves policies unchanged despite global turmoil Rail caucus: Trains are ‘the new Erie Canal’ Feds allow northeast states to compete for Florida high-speed rail money House GOP sets up committee vote on defunding NPR White House wants stiffer penalties for online piracy House lawmakers agree there is ‘scientific concern’ about climate Budget experts testify CR fight does little on deficit Rep. King wants to be kingmaker in Iowa caucuses Rep. West gets Democratic challenger Boehner meets with NYC Mayor Bloomberg The case for growth: Benefits of discretionary cuts Supreme Court ethics Key Dem wants end to the NFL’s special broadcasting right House Dems press nuclear regulator on earthquakes House approves rule for three-week spending resolution FCC group meets to discuss public safety GOP study backs ‘cut and grow’ but says new jobs could take time Is gender equality really the most important issue of the week? H.R. 1 still the star of the show in House budget debate Boehner ‘confident’ stopgap will pass despite GOP pushback Schumer warns of shutdown if House accepts conservative policy demands Libya no-fly zone: Practical, necessary and the right thing McConnell seeks Senate showdown on EPA climate rules Sen. Lee backs Flake for Senate in Arizona McCain is open to review of U.S. nuclear power policy Cable gig means Powell will end tenure at broadband coalition Durbin defends interchange fee rule Pence to vote against GOP’s short-term spending bill Dem shames Obama for Crowley ousting GOP lawmakers push taxpayer debt reduction measure America cannot afford to ignore flood insurance reform Debit-limit debate starts anew with delay bill Panel recommends new Medicare payments for hospice, home health Sen. Blunt suggests Senate should cancel next week’s recess Consumers Union objects to AT&T data caps Process fight consumes net-neutrality debate Cutting Pell Grant funding Dem leader: Opposition growing to short-term spending fixes Florida rail director leaves for Qatar Bingaman wants fast reactor-safety review, eyes hearing Poll: Obama enjoys advantage in budget fight House GOP opposition to funding measure swells to over a dozen Senators tell OMB to fix IT Dashboard Stop profiteering by oil price speculators House GOP rejects amendments that say climate change is real Rep. Heller announces for Ensign seat Liberal groups blast proposed insurance broker protections Woolsey scores first post office naming of 112th congress FCC Chairman: 9/11 a deadline for public safety progress Reid wants GOP to ‘get off the government-bashing program,’ create jobs Speeding up transportation legislation Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) N.Y. House candidate made controversial remarks about Latinos, blacks Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Gen. Petraeus urges Senate to take ‘long view’ of Afghan war Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Accountability for consumer financial protection Former Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Chu: Energy Dept. in ‘close contact’ with Japan on nuclear crisis Sen. Joe Manchin (R-W.Va.) A failure of funding for the SEC Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Reps. Jackson, Lewis to introduce Civil Rights Act amendment for unemployed Bachmann jabs media for hyping Revolutionary War gaffe Matsui amendment would prevent enactment of bill to block climate rules Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) House GOP investigating ‘death panel’ regulation Fighting continues on Obamacare Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) Ex-FCC chief to lead cable group GOP Sen. Hutchison to co-sponsor infrastructure bank bill with Kerry Boehner ‘optimistic’ about tax reform Stocks fall as Japan’s situation worsens Arizona’s lace-curtain secessionists Is Planned Parenthood costing us more than we realize? A giant get-well card for Rep. Giffords Passenger rail caucus boarding today at Union Station More fat than you think in agricultural subsidies House Dems don’t recommend vote against short-term spending bill Ex-Florida Sen. LeMieux in talks with pollsters Reid is right: Why do Republicans oppose jobs yet again? National Dems plotting 2012 strategy to oust Scott Brown Special election for ex-Rep. Harman seat called for July Administration: Supreme Court shouldn’t hear health law case just yet Tester to introduce bill delaying interchange limits Academics ‘discouraged’ by Crowley resignation Poll: Support for Afghan war hits new low House GOP moves to repeal parts of Wall Street reform law College newspaper contradicts DNC on its statement on Kaine’s Senate plans Poll: Huckabee, Bachmann enjoy most intense GOP support From Capitol cop to Texas mayor Gingrich expects GOP foes to use past infidelities against him Markey pledges vigilance on AT&T data caps Report: GOP to roll out challenge to financial reform law Volunteer groups rally to save grants Player of the Week: Joe Biden House intel panel chief calls WikiLeaks release ‘devastating’ to diplomacy Gen. Petraeus to be pressed on Afghan war’s costs, timeline Utilities complain: Give us a say on emergency broadband Social Security reform splits White House political, economic teams News bites: Japanese reactor crisis worsens with explosion, U.S. concerns about climate change fall, and more MORNING READ Gun control no longer a dormant issue Japan reactor crisis: Obama, Republicans still back nukes Tea Party opponents complicate GOP vote on new stopgap funding bill Sen. Durbin slams conservative activist O’Keefe, defends Corporation for Public Broadcasting Woolsey scores first post office naming of 112th congress