The Hill Articles: May 11, 2011

Lincoln pays homage to namesake with classic American dining fare Washington dining: A-Z Eating your way ’round the world Fiola a modern take on classic Italian cuisine Nationals Park: Not just beer and hot dogs Gerald Ford finds his way home in unveiling of statue Food trucks driving the lunch scene in DC Coveted commencement speakers The best of DC Hill Country Barbecue brings Texas flavor to Penn Quarter Elegant eats at Co Co. Sala Pelosi OKs House chaplain nominee OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Big Oil faces Congress Rep. Lungren blasts Obama’s joke about moats and alligators for border security OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP budget allocation hits health hard OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC’s Baker to join Comcast Paul Clement:
A profile in courage House rejects three Dem amendments to offshore drilling bill Obama presses Senate Dems for unity TSA: Pat down of 8-month-old baby ‘followed proper current screening procedures’ Weyants World: May 12, 2011 Alaska Rep. says Mass. delegation never votes to produce energy Pelosi says Boehner’s vetting of House chaplain nominee was deficient The vast TV wasteland Senators introduce bill to deal with duplicate federal programs GPO looks for savings, asks lawmakers to opt out of receiving print publications GOP budget walk-back White House selects Reid aide for CFTC House GOP budget allocation hits health spending hardest Business groups: Up debt ceiling now Third party hopeful in NY special election declines debates On eve of hearing, Menendez hits ConocoPhillips over ‘Un-American’ claim Celebs hit Capitol Hill, but skip the hoopla DAY’S END ROUNDUP Another Northeast newspaper thanks Rick Scott for rail money Democrats eagerly set stage for big Romney speech Landrieu calls fellow Dems’ oil-tax bill ‘laughable’ House appropriators plow forward with 2012 spending cuts Gingrich formally launches 2012 bid Consumer groups push rate-review bill, await HHS rules World Resources Institute president to step down Tea Party group mobilizing against Davis in NY special election Dem calls Dems’ oil-tax bill ‘laughable’ Sen. Heller’s energy priorities list is short: ‘Lower gasoline prices’ House Intel chief: Now is the time to ‘break’ the back of al Qaeda House panel approves unemployment bill as debate intensifies Armed Services panel throws lifeline to F-35 engine project HHS vows better coordination to help states keep Medicaid costs under control Baucus: Worker help should be paired with trade deals Rep. Kucinich isn’t ruling out running in other district if his is redistricted How Chinese companies steal a critical business advantage House approves rule for offshore lease sales bill Top earners saw 2008 income drop Priebus: Obama has ‘no chance’ in 2012 if economy is top issue Dem senators file bill to create $5 billion transportation fund House approves bill setting timeline for permitting drilling projects Durbin like Biblical Joshua in epic battle of Jericho, says senator House passes bill to speed up Gulf of Mexico drilling permit applications Group practice physicians collectively reject key healthcare reform proposal Frank: Senate GOP being “thugs” on Consumer Bureau blockade Sen. Heller will replace Sen. Burr on Energy Committee What can be done about gas prices on the rise? FCC commissioner to join Comcast/NBC in Washington House conservatives demand deficit be cut in half by next year No bin Laden bounce on generic ballot Senate Dems to revive oil tax breaks repeal push during broad deficit fight FAA proposes changes to pilot and flight crew training Community health centers seen as key to reducing emergency room cost Bullying in schools can have long-term impact Dems: GOP’s Wall Street bill encourages higher gas prices Rockefeller calls cramming on phone bills a major problem Ayotte, Ann Romney to headline women’s event for Scott Brown Obama to give speech on Middle East policy after bin Laden death Trump blames Ryan budget for GOP woes in NY special election Will Palestinian bonds be legal after Hamas joins the unity government? Tim Pawlenty: Flight attendant for a day W.Va. Rep. Capito gets a primary challenge NY lawmakers to diplomats: Pay your parking tickets or lose your foreign aid Democrats continue to press for oil company tax hikes as amendments to drilling bills Despite hurdles to passage, Reid vows a vote on DREAM Act Mortgage applications hit highest level since March Senators grill AT&T on T-Mobile merger The oil tax sideshow Hedge fund manager guilty of insider trading New York lawmakers take aim at diplomatic parking tickets Cuccinelli sounds upbeat on healthcare challenge despite legal drubbing Third party candidate gets backing in NY special AT&T agrees to USF condition Senate Dems to reintroduce DREAM Act Sen. Schumer: There’s ‘a chance’ of immigration reform soon Christie: I’m not running for president GOP blasts NEA grants to ‘Frisco mimes, accordion festival Baucus says vote on Colombian FTA could happen in June Bill would block government assistance from being spent on vices Democrats propose alternative Patriot Act extension bill Key merger supporter calls for conditions on AT&T deal McConnell: Dem bill on oil companies would raise gas prices Leave hydraulic fracturing fight to states Weiner sizes up Obama’s GOP contenders No GOP votes for ‘clean’ increase in the debt ceiling, House whip says House panel wants DOD to turn over all writings on Libya war Reid defends labor board’s decision Democrats, sensing a steal, pump money into NY special election Trade groups: Don’t hurt small business in tax reform GOP spotlights disavowed White House proposal to tax car mileage Trade deficit widens on high oil prices Dem says Afghanistan withdrawal plan not nearly enough Dems target unemployment benefits bill Excuses justify doing nothing Report touts healthcare reform law’s benefits for women GOP spotlights disavowed White House proposal to tax car mileage Time for legislation on Bahrain House GOP: FCC is broken Democratic senators hope to revive DREAM Act White House backs down after subpoena threat from Rep. Issa Energy tax policy – ethanol meets the challenge while big oil continues to resist Rally behind the idea of comprehensive immigration reform Amendment would require disclosure of executive bonuses to secure oil leases White House attacks GOP oil lease bill, but no veto threat Tea Party Express backs Bruning in Nebraska Senate race Senate Commerce Committee postpones cybersecurity hearing News bites: Delays fade away Report touts economic impact of NIH funding Wednesday: House looking to finish work on two energy bills Ryan: GOP faces messaging challenge in selling 2012 budget News bites: Alaskan pipeline woes, climate change could disrupt wireless networks, and more News bites: Housing relief rollback Give the public a voice on the AT&T merger DNC chairwoman appeals for support of organized labor News Bites: Sprint ad of man in pink dress is pulled News bites: California struggling with exchange House Dems protest GOP’s plans for permanent war against terror Huntsman’s sly web strategy Kerry to visit Pakistan to get relationship on ‘right track’ Sen. Cornyn: Southern border is more secure, but not thanks to Obama Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s staff opens new, bigger office Debt-ceiling debate is not a game Roundtable offers up regs to scrap Congress looks to attach more strings to billions in Pakistan aid Immigration reform: Just a political show Palin and Trump: It’s complicated Backhaul industry fears AT&T merger Plenty of 2012 spending plans, but not one has sufficient support to pass GOP has set its own trap MORNING READ Former US commander in Iraq to enter Texas open-seat Senate race Business coalition launches tax holiday ad campaign GOP rank and file seize on gas prices to attack the White House Obama takes on immigration reform; GOP calls it stumping Immigration reform can’t wait for Congress to get moving Republicans decry labor board over Boeing complaint Hoyer opposes Obama plan for political contribution disclosure Carney: Boehner being inflexible on debt Hearing set up on proposals to shed excess federal property