The Hill Articles: September 12, 2011

Simpson, Bowles join call for supercommittee to set their sights high Lawmakers, leaders commemorate Sept. 11 Inside the Office of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee majority staff: Eric Hannel McKeon says tax increases preferable to defense cuts 20 Questions with Lisa Kudrow Ten years later and still no solution House easily approves suspension bills Player of the week: Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) Carney loses his fancy, new glasses Pawlenty endorsement brings pluses, minuses to Romney campaign Obama calls on skywriters to get busy The Weiner baby is a boy! Congressman’s son sleeps on buddy’s couch Media cuts it out when it comes to Perry vasectomy chatter Bottom Line OVERNIGHT TECH: Lamar Smith calls for Obama to include E-Verify in jobs bill OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Fight over EPA regulations heats up OVERNIGHT MONEY: Hitting the road for jobs Pawlenty: Romney “most electable” in “two-person race” The supercommittee can do it Unsung 
 9/11 heroes Bipartisan deal would extend highway funds, gas tax through Feb. OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Lobbying picks up ahead of supercommittee meeting Weyants World: September 13, 2011 Senate fails to advance vehicle for FEMA funding McCotter unveils Social Security plan Trumka: Anti-labor board bill would gut worker protections, hurt economy CMS wants seniors to choose higher-quality plans Obama sends jobs bill to Congress DAY’S END ROUNDUP Reid: After year of disasters Senate GOP trying to dodge FEMA vote DNC chairwoman clashes with Fox News host over state pensions Rockefeller praises public safety network in Obama jobs bill House debates suspension bills, votes planned for Monday evening Pawlenty: I won’t be Romney’s vice president Aerospace lobby to argue against supercommittee defense cuts Chu: Obama jobs plan supports green energy Idaho must scrap redistricting commission, start over NRC staff calls for speedy evaluation of earthquake, flood risks at nuke plants Cantor warns against repeat of this spring’s shutdown fight Rep. King says Judiciary Committee should question Obama’s ‘Uncle Omar’ Former Harry Reid spokesman joins lobbying firm GOP senator calls for cuts in funding to Palestinian Authority, UN if Palestinian statehood is recognized Interior fills in blanks on new offshore agencies Schumer bill would require customer service agents to reveal location House Dem: ‘We got to engage the fight’ to pass Obama jobs bill Gov. Jindal endorses Perry Bank of America layoffs largest of the year Supercommittee hears from Medicare patients Telecom and information chief plans new tests of LightSquared Carney loses his fancy new glasses Progressive except on Palestine Comcast hires Rebecca Arbogast from Stifel Nicolaus White House Press Secretary Jay Carney loses glasses Who lost Egypt? The secretary of State must go Chamber launches radio ads against NLRB, Labor Dept. Rep. Frank looks to overhaul the Fed CBO: Automatic Medicare cuts would save $123 billion Sen. Collins introduces bill to freeze regulations for one year Huckabee: Perry’s Social Security talk a problem for general election House committee to mark up TSA budget Reid remembers the 9/11 attacks Obama proposes tax hikes on wealthy to pay for $447B jobs bill Texas power company says EPA rules force it to close plants, cut jobs Obama calls on airplane skywriters to get busy Cantor warns GOP will oppose any stimulus spending in jobs bill Hawks, doves, or owls? Issa talks ‘Fast and Furious’ RNC chairman accuses Obama of ‘cronyism’ in Solyndra bankruptcy Modernizing USF fund is an important first step in job growth Huntsman: Florida will decide the Republican presidential nominee Kerry says no to fundraising while on supercommittee Senators want IP rights defended in trade talks NY members seek to designate ‘Ground Zero cross’ as national monument Rumsfeld objects to Krugman blog post, cancels Times subscription GOP Rep. McKeon would support tax hike to stave off more Pentagon cuts Sawyer scores first sit down with Rep. Giffords Dem lawmakers press Issa to probe News Corp.’s alleged hacking Perry softens tone, defends Social Security views in op-ed HHS rejects Delaware healthcare waiver Study: More minority college grads would reduce disparities in math, science jobs SuperPAC: ‘Only Ron Paul listens to our Founding Fathers’ House Dem wants FCC to wait for court ruling on AT&T/T-Mobile Romney endorses Orrin Hatch in Senate reelection bid Issa: USPS has ‘more than a small cash flow problem’ Rogers plans to add disaster aid to stopgap measure Ambassador Rice: Palestinian bid at UN won’t create state Biden criticizes Perry’s ‘Ponzi scheme’ Social Security remarks Business economists lower expectations Chicago Tribune editorial board backs AT&T/T-Mobile Obama asks voters to pressure Congress on jobs bill Poll: Amodei ahead by double digits in Nevada special election Weyants World: September 12, 2011 Boehner: GOP will ‘immediately request’ that CBO score Obama jobs plan Obama produces jobs bill, pushes Congress to pass it ‘immediately’ Romney backs Boeing in labor policy speech Hospitals gear up for deficit battle Gender of Weiner baby reportedly revealed GOP argues bill would block ‘radical’ EPA student programs Ron Paul: ‘Never forget’ lawmakers who ran ‘roughshod over the Constitution’ in response to 9/11 House GOP looking to kill EPA’s ‘environmental justice’ program Issa: Holder so ‘inept he is dangerous’ Issa: Time to ‘right-size’ the Postal Service workforce FAA funds to be front and center Survey: Consumers set to add $54 billion to credit cards this year Romney backs Boeing in labor policy speech Dem ‘supercommittee’ member: ‘We’re not starting from scratch’ News bites: Jitters Dem seeks to stop Treasury from spending donations to reduce deficit Amb. Rice: US has no evidence China sold weapons to Gadhafi’s forces This Week in Tech: Back to Work New DNC ad campaign promotes Obama jobs plan Why Ron Paul scares Rick Perry NRCC adds 10 members to incumbent-protection program Two factors that favor Romney against Obama DNC touts Obama jobs plan on new website Trials of first Bush parallel Obama House Dems introduce bill creating IG for overseas contingency operations Reports: Explosion at French nuclear facility kills one person News bites: California and Amazon reach tax deal Poll: Perry maintains lead on eve of debate Monday: Suspension bills in the House, Burma sanctions in the Senate DNC launches ad campaign to promote Obama jobs plan VIDEO: Ex-foe Tim Pawlenty endorses Romney for president News bites: Go big or go home? The week ahead: Solyndra probe, attacks on EPA continue Gov. Perry pledges to be ‘honest’ with voters about future of Social Security News bites: HHS to announce new medical record transparency effort News bites: Study finds natural gas won’t stem global warming, a defense of ‘green jobs,’ and more Supercommittee’s task makes healthcare advocates nervous This week: Supercommittee gets down to business Rep. Womack gets to keep promise on cuts Opinion: Potential great for deficit-reduction supercommittee Opinion: Congress became 9/11 victim The Hill Poll: Voters say Obama hurt economy, but GOP also blamed MORNING READ Alternative job-creation plan is tough sell for House Republican leadership The Week Ahead: Lawmakers turn attention to jobs Perry, Obama jobs plan likely targets at Tea Party-hosted debate Obama: Decade after 9/11 has shown ‘America does not give in to fear’