The Hill Articles: January 31, 2012

Back to partisanship: STOCK Act stalled in Senate over amendments House advances bill terminating the CLASS Act GOP goes on offense with $260B highway bill OVERNIGHT HEALTH: CLASS repeal vote marks open season on health law Dick Morris: How Mitt Romney suckered Gingrich in Florida Out of touch once again Weyants World: February 1, 2012 OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House Republicans forge ahead on drilling OVERNIGHT TECH: Facebook reportedly to file for IPO Wednesday Rand Paul attacks Gingrich from Senate floor Rep. Issa threatens Holder with contempt over ‘Fast and Furious’ operation OVERNIGHT MONEY: Conferees continue work on payroll tax, unemployment benefits deal Rand Paul takes a swing at Gingrich from the Senate floor Lawmakers introduce new Iran sanctions Romney poised for Florida win Santorum up in Colorado, Nevada with anti-Gingrich commercial Rep. Allen West will switch districts DAY’S END ROUNDUP Dem senators to SEC: Don’t fold to oil industry on transparency rule FCC apologizes to Sen. Grassley for ‘McCarthyism’ remark Gingrich ended year with $2.1M in bank Forget gas prices – It’s the cost that counts Pelosi tells Hollywood fundraisers Dems have ‘a real chance’ to take back House Senators seek permanent earmark ban Paul campaign wants Gingrich to apologize for ‘assault’ on supporter Santorum raises more than $4 million in January Probe says Air Force retaliated against Dover whistleblowers Top cancer foundation decides to cut ties with Planned Parenthood Reid bashes GOP plans to force Keystone pipeline approval Feds nab 58 in identity theft crackdown New York Dems file FEC complaint against GOP Rep. Grimm Thune: CLASS repeal dead on arrival in the Senate Ron Paul: Stop taxing tips Rep. Himes: ‘Got hacked or virused’ on Twitter Coburn dismisses STOCK Act as a political stunt Comcast connects 41,000 families to Internet through low-cost program Hoyer: Keystone XL cannot be rushed GOP Sen. Inhofe opposes linking Keystone, transportation package Twitter CEO calls 2012 the year of the ‘Twitter election’ Coburn dismisses STOCK Act as a political stunt Sen. Rockefeller presses Congress to pass cybersecurity legislation DNC hits Romney on Medicare Top Obama fundraisers come from Hollywood, media Cantor: Senate needs to strengthen congressional insider-trading bill Senators, witnesses slam amendment to video privacy law First Arizona Democrat files to run for Giffords’s seat Former official says some photos of bin Laden’s corpse could be released FEC report shows Bachmann exited presidential race a million in debt Military families champion autism bill Obama tells Cabinet promoting small businesses is ‘top’ priority House votes to conference with Senate on FAA bill LaHood defends airline price rules in speech to aviation industry Green group targets Virginia Senate candidate George Allen House Dem leader Hoyer slams GOP’s federal pay-freeze bill as ‘not justified’ The FDA has it dead wrong FCC overhauls phone subsidy for the poor Top US spy warns Saudi plot shows Iran willing to attack the US on its own soil Sarah Palin’s PAC raises $755,500 in six months Perry fundraising plummeted in fourth quarter RNC mocks Obama’s ‘interesting’ response to unemployment question Lawmakers renew call to pressure China on currency value House transportation bill expected to go after drunken driving Romney says Google+ interview shows Obama ‘out of touch’ on economy Key to avoiding jet lag for Sen. McCain: ‘I’m an Ambien addict’ Senate Republicans challenge legitimacy of Obama’s consumer bureau chief Lawmakers debate temporary tax provisions, with eye on reform Gingrich robocall hits Romney, invokes Holocaust CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012 Colbert super-PAC raises more than $1M General known for anti-Islam views withdraws as West Point speaker Huntsman’s father accounts for 70 percent of pro-Huntsman super-PAC donations White House: GOP probing Solyndra for ‘political advantage’ Google defends changes to privacy policy Rep. Stark targets Medicare tax loophole used by Gingrich Former FCC chief rips House spectrum bill Senate officially moves to STOCK Act Obama business plan ends country-specific immigrant visa caps Sen. Rand Paul: Obama prone to ‘lawless and unconstitutional’ behavior Consumer confidence stalls in January Poll: Strong support for ‘Buffett Rule’ and Keystone XL pipeline Rep. Dan Burton to retire at end of year Iowa GOP chairman resigns following bungled caucus vote count President should back up his rhetoric with real reform Sens. Schumer, Shaheen bet beer on Super Bowl After nearly 20 years, Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin to retire Obama defends drone strikes in Pakistan An energy bill that Congress can and should pass Employers need healthcare price transparency McConnell: Obama trying to change the topic from his ‘failed economic policies’ Gingrich raises $5 million in January, revises up 4Q fundraising estimate Voting advocate Drew Barrymore: ‘I’m like the worst at standing on any political soapbox’ CBO expects health spending to double Housing prices dropped in 19 of 20 cities in November Court blocks Medicaid cuts approved by Obama administration Education equality and choice: Creating a positive future Employers look to Congress to balance labor scale Commission calls for permanent nuclear waste facility Gingrich sets low expectations for Fla. President Obama’s discussion of college costs is timely but needs to be expanded Privacy concerns and technological change: the legislative option Country-club GOP establishment lays down the law to Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, the Tea Party and the conservative movement Why Newt is good for the GOP Sen. Brown: Lawmaker insider-trading bill needed to restore ‘trust’ Sen. Rubio pushes for faith exemption from birth-control mandate Cain says Gingrich hasn’t ‘betrayed the business world’ with attacks on Romney DeMint PAC tries to inject Gov. Scott Walker into Wisconsin Senate race News bites: Yoga Rep. West denies telling Democrats to ‘get the hell out’ Tuesday: Insider trading in the Senate, CLASS Act in the House Santorum says Gingrich should stop pressuring GOP rivals to drop out Gingrich: I’m ‘clearly’ the conservative front-runner News bites: Apple hires Dixons CEO to run retail business News bites: Shrinking for a reason? Romney sings ‘America the Beautiful’ on campaign trail Poll finds Romney holding steady lead in Florida News bites: Opaque pricing, extinct insurers and more GOP weighs contempt charges against White House on Solyndra News bites: Japan moves to toughen nuke regs 1997 GOP coup is talk of 2012 primary Romney sees big win in Florida The rise of the Hispanic super-PAC House GOP closer to vote on making English the official language K Street lobbies hard over limits on medical research with chimps Gingrich, with ‘big tent’ philosophy, has backed centrist GOP candidates K Street’s talent scout Embattled Gingrich goes populist in last-ditch, anti-establishment effort in Florida Brunner donates $1 million to his Senate campaign in Missouri Democrats see new weapon in congressional insider-trading bill Obama finds virtual end-around to bypass the White House press Increasing number of ethics probes rattles House Republicans House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) Newt the Nixon populist In remembrance: How tragic events leave lasting impressions within the Capitol Meet the Lawmaker Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) Lawmakers say base closures DOA Obama to voter on Google+: Send me your husband’s resume Romney exultant in closing pitch Salazar: Interior closing in on gas ‘fracking’ rules DeMint warns people ‘dependent on government’ will soon have majority Senate sets next procedural vote on STOCK Act Voting advocate Drew Barrymore: ‘I’m, like, the worst at standing on any political soapbox’ Key to avoiding jet-lagfor Sen. McCain: ‘I’m an Ambien addict’ Alec Baldwin talks politics after winning SAG award