The Hill Articles: July 19, 2012

GOP to give Dems chance to offer Obama amendment in tax bill debate OVERNIGHT TECH: Senators make final push for cybersecurity bill House approves $606 billion DOD spending bill in 326-90 vote Amendments to 2013 DOD bill finished; House to pass bill Thursday OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Syria sanctions fall flat at UN, again Senate Dems drop estate-tax plank from middle-class tax bill OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama campaigns on Medicare OVERNIGHT MONEY: Tax battle escalates in the Senate House votes to prevent violations of Defense of Marriage Act Dem lawmaker files bill to close flight school identification loophole Sen. DeMint taps brakes on UN treaty as home-school opposition grows Revised cybersecurity bill introduced OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Wildfires, forest health come into focus DAY’S END ROUND-UP OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: New message, new momentum Richard Haass: Syria – Beyond the UN Veto Senators call for action on cybersecurity Boehner: Obama has ‘checked out,’ Romney tax issue a ‘sideshow’ Reid: Online sales tax could pass this year Casey introduces call-center outsourcing bill Reports: Obama backs Iraqi concerns with Exxon deal Broadcasters should man up and compete Sen. Rubio questions federal funding for NPR — during interview on NPR Obama: Romney’s ideas for Medicare ‘the wrong way to go’ Pentagon defends Navy shooting in Persian Gulf GOP-led panel rips GOP donor’s business practices in Peru Snowe tells Senate leadership to address procedural rules Health groups: Surgeon General should denounce soda Santorum announces book deal DOD ‘can’t rule out’ possibility Bulgarian bomber was former Gitmo detainee Obama talks Medicare in Florida JCT: GOP tax plan costs $29 billion more than Dems Newt and Callista Gingrich meet ‘Snooki’ at ‘The Tonight Show’ Napolitano worried about TSA job morale Romney: Obama’s ‘you didn’t build that’ comment not a gaffe, it’s his ideology Ryan urges both parties to get less cozy with Big Business Congress has unfinished business on the transportation front UN ambassador condemns China, Russia veto of Syria resolution Bullying stories trigger tears on Capitol Hill Drumsticks and violins: GSA event costs taxpayers $270,000 Banks challenge government tactics in discriminatory lending cases GOP senators block Dem ‘insourcing’ bill House members defend more expensive airlifting of dead soldiers back to the US Hillary’s brother back in the news Navy pushes forward with ‘Green Fleet’ despite GOP resistance Bad bigotry when a group of House Republicans slander Clinton deputy Sen. Merkley, citing climate fears, wants big study of coal export plans White House announces expedited East Coast port expansions House votes to prevent Obama sharing defense data with Russia GOP chairman says security leaks aren’t coming from Pentagon Pelosi: Health law is an ‘act of fiscal stability’ FCC report: Most Internet providers not matching advertised speeds Lawmakers knock DHS for absence at drone hearing King to Napolitano: Change immigration policy or I’ll see you in court Boehner: No decision yet on farm bill Republicans pin sequester on Obama Republicans slam Obama on Syria after defeat of UN resolution Deal struck in House on Russia trade bill Hatch calls Dems’ ‘insourcing’ bill ‘misleading’ Reid accuses Senate GOP of blocking outsourcing bill to protect Romney Poll: Majority says Romney should release more tax returns RNC hits Obama on loan to automaker McCaskill running attack ads against all three of her Republican opponents Sen. Graham: Russia and China ‘not a fan of replacing other dictators’ Sen. Leahy on latest ‘Batman’ movie: ‘Best of the three’ Former Navy SEAL starts anti-Obama super-PAC Airports lament exclusion from Senate aviation panel Rubio doesn’t ‘share the feelings’ in Bachmann letter on Clinton aide Records show Wisconsin Senate candidate Hovde took tobacco subsidies Boehner: Bachmann charge against Clinton aide ‘pretty dangerous’ Rep. Walsh to skip GOP convention, asks opponent to skip Dem event as well Business groups urge senators to oppose ‘insourcing’ bill Stabenow calls for House action on farm bill during ‘terrible’ drought HHS: Health law project will cut state costs in major programs Pelosi: I’ll release my tax returns when I run for president Durbin: Reach a deal to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ or ‘pay the price’ House GOP proposes opening up CBO analysis to scrutiny Pozen to join Skadden’s antitrust group January tax increase more than just peanuts Bum knee doesn’t keep ex-lawmaker from taking part in DC tennis match Consumer demand and political will create ideal conditions for better gas mileage Russia, China veto UN sanctions against Syria Crossroads ad slams Obama’s economic record, attacks on Romney Transportation union: Romney needs to be educated in ‘Economics 101’ House votes to cut $650M in Pakistan aid Magical thinking in America’s Afghanistan Reid blocks GOP amendment to repeal Affordable Care Act Ann Romney: ‘We’re not quite there yet’ on veep pick Secrecy is not a small business value. Transparency is Republicans target CBO secrecy GOP pressures Boehner on farm bill Rubio: Obama doesn’t believe in ‘American free enterprise system’ McConnell: Democratic plan is ‘”Thelma and Louise” economics’ Why telemedicine must become a healthcare priority in America House Republicans establishing online home for Dodd-Frank critiques Former Clinton adviser Mark Penn to join Microsoft as VP Dems look to replace sequester with ‘serious’ tax revenues, defense cuts, more spending Poll: Rice top VP choice of GOP voters Heitkamp attacks environmental regulations, promises bipartisanship in new ad Who is responsible for success? News bites: Miles mistake Morgan Freeman donates $1M to Obama super-PAC Bipartisan Policy Center task force calls for improved information-sharing News bites: Russia approves Internet-control bills Poll of battleground states finds dead heat DSCC raises $18.1 million in quarter Unemployment claims take big leap Frank, Mulvaney push amendment to freeze Pentagon spending Thursday: Defense spending in the House, ‘insourcing’ bill in the Senate Poll: Voters want fights over health law to stop Poll: Obama retains national lead, struggles on economy Issa: Name US waters after Reagan New Romney ad hits Obama on ‘you didn’t build that’ remark House Republicans urge more votes against health law DNC backs off dressage attack ads RNC Web ad mocks Obama on jobs council Sebelius defends welfare changes News bites: Sebelius fights Hatch, Camp criticism over welfare Poll: Romney tied with Obama in Virginia News bites: North Dakota’s oil boom, Duke’s boardroom coup, and more News bites: Spanish spike Thursday’s global agenda: Senate panel postpones markup of disabilities treaty Complaint cites radiation threat House rejects Dem efforts to limit Iraq, Afghanistan funding Democrats hit Mitt with a tax bill McCain blasts GOP attack on Clinton aide Execs: Sequester is a big jobs killer