The Hill Articles: October 14, 2011

Senate appropriators release environment bill Top Democrats say they are being restricted from using their travel budget Hasner outraises LeMieux in Florida Senate primary Corzine, Wintour, film execs top list of Obama campaign big-money bundlers Lugar challenger raises $340K in quarter GOP says CLASS Act shows healthcare law is deeply flawed A closer look at next week… Liberal senators urge State Department to toss out pipeline review Huntsman’s third-quarter disclosure shows campaign in debt DAY’S END ROUNDUP Texas Republican adds to supercommittee suggestions HHS decision erases nearly $100B of projected savings from reform law Sen. Levin sides with DOD leaders, offers no cut proposals to super panel Grassley pushes DOJ for answers on office porn From House floor, Rep. Frank rips George Will for ‘intellectual dishonesty’ Senate budget leaders make bipartisan recommendations to supercommittee Audit: USPS needs private sector approach to workers’ compensation Waters to give speech written by Twitter, Facebook fans GOP congressman says Occupy movement only general ‘anger,’ Tea Party has agenda Obama: Secret Service took away the car keys Senate to dive into regular appropriations process next week Obama takes victory lap with auto industry Cain to join boycott of Nevada caucus China emerges as issue in Texas GOP Senate primary Obama’s HHS ends controversial program in health reform law Baucus acknowledges battle with White House over beef access in Korea Senate committees next week: Anthrax, concussions, oil spills and floods Rockefeller, Hutchison urge supercommittee to adopt spectrum bill Dems on China bill: Let the House ‘work its will’ Treasury announces 2011 deficit is second highest in history Obama orders 100 troops to Uganda Business group alleges Feds underplayed importance of Supreme Court case on health mandate House votes to blunt EPA rules on coal ash Carney has tough time getting his kids to practice piano Bruning outraises Nebraska’s Sen. Nelson, but has less cash Perry: ‘America is the Saudi Arabia of coal’ Democrat objects to weeklong recess House again rejects Dem amendments to EPA bill Perry family steps up defense of their candidate Santorum makes first Iowa radio buy Repeal of healthcare law, raising of Medicare age among Finance panel’s supercommittee suggestions Finance GOP calls for sweeping tax changes Ron Paul can blow Herman Cain away over the Federal Reserve Supercommittee member still sees chance for grand bargain on debt Tester outraises Rehberg in Mont. Senate race Dingell says Solyndra loan a result of ‘dumbness’ BTW, BHO could still win Social Darwinism prevails Super PAC opposing Sen. Tom Carper registers with FEC Dem ad slams Romney’s stance on Obama jobs bill Senator on BlackBerry outage: ‘It’s been heaven’ In Charlie Rose’s Mandarin court, Mitt Romney wins the Rose Kennedy award Memo argues Energy legally restructured $535M Solyndra loan Agriculture chairmen ask supercommittee not to cut more than $23B from farm programs Rep. Waters: Scrap the supercommittee House Dems denounce GOP’s proposed dissolution of election commission Dem doubts prospects of D Block in committee’s bill U.S. EDA investments promote innovation and help create jobs Consumers increased spending in September After heated debate, House lawmakers agree to make Solyndra memo public Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue over proposed abortion limits Gov. Perry: Creating jobs ‘as simple as changing presidents’ Obama travels to Michigan to sell auto bailout as winner on jobs Minority group wants broadband adoption, wireless addressed in USF reform Voter reform group launches ads attacking Perry in Iowa Republicans tell supercommittee to set sights on Dodd-Frank, housing programs Rule for EPA coal ash bill approved in House Ingraham eyes Bon Jovi in D.C. Huntsman to skip Nevada debate in protest House Dems blast Republicans for blocking release of Solyndra memo Cain’s 9-9-9 plan gains endorsement from Club for Growth Don’t cut lifesaving health assistance Pelosi, Hoyer bring number of Obama jobs package co-sponsors up to three Lech Walesa and Al Gore support Wall Street protests; Tea Party leader endorses bailed-out bank abuses News Bites: Apple stores open early for iPhone 4S Poll: Voters prefer GOP over Obama in presidential race Romney camp strikes back at Obama: ‘Nervous?’ GOP: Let states opt out of No Child Left Behind Ron Paul campaign launches anti-abortion ad with personal message Paul gets personal with ad explaining anti-abortion-rights views Romney raises $14.2 million in third quarter News bites: McCain to back cuts in military health spending Congress should vote to protect renewable coal ash Friday: House looks to pre-empt EPA on coal ash rules News bites: Solyndra almost secured a deal with the Navy Perry stands by wife’s comments that family ‘brutalized’ for faith GOP insists on Reid’s nuclear disarmament Romney brings buzz back to Iowa Planned sunscreen rules leave some red Weiss connects dots as Duncan’s deputy MORNING READ House votes to delay EPA ‘boiler’ regulations Study touts indirect benefits of corporate tax holiday $70M more for Obama cash stash Boehner confronts Obama on claim that GOP lawmakers have no jobs plan Cain’s TARP talk, praise of the Fed could hurt him with conservative voters House Dems focus on raising revenue, taxes in supercommittee suggestions