The Hill Articles: September 14, 2011

Coburn, Reid continue their fight on Senate floor over FAA, highway funding Reid: Coburn like a ‘dictator’ for sustaining filibuster on disaster funds OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Health stakeholders craft supercommittee pitches OVERNIGHT TECH: Senators praise NASA plan for long-distance rocket Stopgap measure to keep government running introduced OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Drilling, clean air officials on the hot seat Howard Schultz’s challenge — is 
anybody listening? Inside the Office of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee majority staff: Mike Brinck Senators’ first jobs: 
Corker picked up trash, Cornyn pumped gas ITK readers weigh in on 
Romney campaign slogan Celebrities line up for Will Ferrell award ceremony 
at Kennedy Center McDowell headed for rematch with Benishek for Michigan House seat Obama campaign: 
Fired up to grill? Buy 
your aprons here! OVERNIGHT MONEY: Boehner talks jobs, economy Rep. Stearns: ‘Someone should be fired’ over loan to failed solar company Big-drama Obama Paul rebukes Cheney by saying ex-VP wants to be ‘dictator’ Opinion: Purity vs. victory Dire jobs numbers spark renewed push for repeal of employer mandate Coburn defends filibuster of disaster funding Sanders: Right wing says that if you are middle or working class, ‘Forget about it, you’re on your own’ Weyants World: September 15, 2011 White House scrambles to eclipse Republican attack on Solyndra solar Sen. Reid holds first Twitter town hall DAY’S END ROUNDUP House subcommittee votes to ban TSA’s ‘naked’ scan images First-hand benefits of free trade DOJ closes door on AT&T/T-Mobile merger Poll finds support for Obama jobs plan Actor protests proposed oil pipeline House committee votes to ban TSA ‘naked body images’ Africa Command chief would advise Panetta against moving headquarters ‘Lost’ actor protests proposed oil pipeline Who are the “DREAMers?” Ex-Rep. Grayson seen talking with former colleagues on House floor Sens. Hatch, Sanders agree: States should lead in healthcare We need AAA vision for education Transocean claims vindication on BP well blowout Rep. Walsh: ‘No such thing as a two-state solution’ in Israel GOP rep. introduces alternative American Jobs Act AP: Dem lawmakers ignored alarms over healthcare law’s CLASS Act Lawmakers praise visa programs to attract foreign investors, entrepreneurs GOP senator: No need to cut entitlements Obama’s jobs package refreshes push to repeal withholding rule GOP House whip welcomes new members of Congress GOP supercommittee member won’t fundraise while on committee Dreier, three other Republicans vote against debt-ceiling disapproval Rangel ‘embarrassed’ at laughter during GOP debate over people dying Sen. Rand Paul channels Obama, calls on Congress to pass NLRB bill Bachmann dines on Mexican fare with Cindy McCain Bachmann to meet with ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ DNC pushes Obama jobs bill in Spanish ad FCC will begin testing white spaces database Supercommittee to meet privately for Thursday breakfast Contagion and the need for health research The bully pulpit Aerospace industry campaigns against further defense cuts Vitter bill would require audit of renewable energy loans Harry Reid: Sen. Coburn blocking FAA, highway funding bill in Senate Celebrities line up for Will Ferrell award ceremony at Kennedy Center Delph won’t run for Senate, complicating Lugar’s reelection bid Republican campaign chief: NY proves GOP can ‘be competitive’ Tea Partier’s attorney, judge argue over need for congressman to appear in court Frank calls GOP debt-ceiling disapproval measure a ‘never-mind resolution’ When a trend is not a trend Out of stock: A different kind of drug crisis GOP winner in Nevada says his victory ‘means a lot’ for 2012 Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg on evacuated flight at Dulles Airport Health industries back Medicare overhaul similar to Ryan plan White House to announce new Treasury assistant secretary for legislative affairs Wednesday Health care mandates stand in way of Obama’s Jobs Bill Sessions: Obama’s ‘jobs’ bill could obliterate cuts made in debt-ceiling deal Rep. Green will not bolster security in wake of district office shooting Sen. Rand Paul channels Obama, calls on Congress to pass NLRB bill now Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg on evacuated flight at Dulles Airport Poll: Americans want Obama, Congress to focus on job creation rather than deficit Report: Husband claims D.C. reality star wife may be abduction victim Perry: NY election shows ‘people are getting the message’ Rangel ‘embarrassed’ at laughter during GOP debate over people dying Liberals fear payroll-tax holiday will undermine Social Security Cheney: ‘I literally felt embarrassed for my country’ after credit downgrade House Dems mock GOP’s disapproval resolution on debt-ceiling vote Senate Appropriations provides more funding for financial regulators FOX News gears up for cross-country trip Federal officials warn of mounting cyber threat against financial firms Democrats work to stop the bleeding from GOP’s win in New York Obama: ‘If you love me, you’ve got to help me pass this bill’ Medicaid directors propose savings for supercommittee Blue Dogs push for debt panel to ‘Go Big’ Cain ad: Tax code is a ‘version of slavery’ Gov. Jindal: Perry ‘deserves a lot of credit’ for talking about Social Security Geithner jokes about getting fired Obama support dips below 50 percent in California poll Interior Dept.-Coast Guard report faults BP, contractors for Gulf oil spill Blue Dogs: Health benefits won’t be cut Tim Gunn: Washington women dress ‘so gender confused’ NASA unveils new rocket plans Hoyer says supercommittee must cut deficit more than $1.5 trillion, but also add revenue Paul reiterates belief that ‘bad policy’ led to 9/11 attacks Coburn to offer amendment to offset FEMA funding House GOP: White House rushed $535M Solyndra loan guarantee NRCC chairman: Obama’s ‘baggage’ cost Democrats Weiner’s seat Obama’s stealth resource Veteran Schumer staffer joins lobbying firm Huntsman campaign names Nike founder, Morgan Stanley chairman as economic advisers Biden announces progress in cutting federal government waste Biden announces progress in cutting federal government waste Huntsman calls Obama jobs plan ‘irrelevant’ Perry courts religious voters, calls for defense of ‘Christian values’ Romney defends states’ right to mandate Sen. DeMint: Obama ‘knows’ jobs plan won’t pass as it is now Invoking Reagan, Perry urges evangelicals to ‘speak past the oppressors’ Pennsylvania GOP proposes change to electoral vote distribution Protect winter Deal to pass trade bills remains elusive Google hires Bush spokesman to reach out to GOP campaigns Reports detail state-by-state impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts Sens. Durbin, Paul battle over logistics of Syria resolution Congressman’s son sleeps on buddy’s couch Hoyer says supercommittee must cut deficit more than $1.5 trillion, but also add revenue A rising tide of renters Ex-Cain staffer: Campaign concealed gay aide’s role Sen. McCain to Romney: ‘Welcome to Arizona’ News Bites: Feds investigate eBay employees House Democrats seek to shift blame to Solyndra executives Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann should call on Rick Perry to drop out RNC pulls in $8.2 million in August, surpassing DNC Mortgage applications increase Jimmy Carter’s twisted global caliphate Revisiting 9/11 from foreign soil Pro-Obama hashtag backfires on Twitter One senator alone is blocking disaster relief, says Reid Dems: Bring back the House page program Geithner: Opponents of Obama’s jobs plan need to offer their own Reid introduces Obama’s jobs bill in the Senate Reid introduces Obama’s jobs bill in the Senate News bites: You can’t hear me now Manchin’s 2012 strategy: Bash Obama’s green policies Poll finds majority pessimistic on Obama job plan, economy Warren announces Massachusetts Senate bid News Bites: White House tried to rush Solyndra decision Florida governor doesn’t think Perry comments on Social Security will hurt his campaign Republican wins Weiner’s old seat in New York Wednesday: House to register opinion on $500 billion debt-ceiling hike News bites: Tough job News bites: Obama upsets Democrats, CBO testifies before the supercommittee and unethical research gets aired out 60 years later Energy regulators split on EPA rules’ impact Perry to court conservatives in Virginia speech MORNING READ Librarian of Congress has no plans to retire Manchin’s strategy for surviving 2012 in a red state: Bash President Obama Transportation groups declare ‘victory’ after FAA, highway funding extensions Obama’s 2012 reelection stimulus GOP coasts to victory in Nevada race After Solyndra bankruptcy, White House defends clean energy investments Republicans win Weiner’s seat Don’t get mean on green energy innovation, Bill Gates warns Congress Hearing familiar sounds in Ohio? It’s Obama’s campaign music CBO says it will need supercommittee decisions by November Grassley presses the IRS for better whistleblower rules Napolitano denies knowledge of Fast and Furious gun-tracking program Obama jobs bill would raise revenue by taxing health benefits for wealthy