The Hill Articles: June 21, 2012

OVERNIGHT TECH: Republicans call for FCC reform in wake of indecency ruling GOP senator: White House claims about document handover are ‘hogwash’ OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Boehner steers GOP message ahead of health ruling Senate moves to flood insurance after passing farm bill OVERNIGHT MONEY: Time running out on student loan rates Ann Romney recommends a ‘positive attitude’ to deal with stress, illness OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate movement on sequester OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Clinton to roll out green-energy plan Gutierrez hammers Romney’s immigration plan as ‘rhetoric’ Moody’s downgrades 15 of the world’s biggest banks OVERNIGHT CAMPAIGN: Immigration debate heats up Senator chides music exec for evading questions House Democrats push bonus depreciation bill Senate candidate jumps the gun on Supreme Court ruling on healthcare law Gov. Scott denies that Romney camp asked him to downplay growth in Fla. DAY’S END ROUND-UP Obama administration pressed to do more on Boko Haram terror designations Pelosi: Holder contempt vote a ‘diversion’ from transportation, student loans talks Dem Rep. Matheson will skip Democratic National Convention Filmmaker seeks Capitol Hill screening for his new WWII documentary Texas demands documents from Google Rep. Poe rejects charge that GOP targeting Holder to suppress votes Boehner: ‘Clearly there’s some movement’ in highway negotiations Pelosi says Republicans are attacking Holder to help states purge voter rolls ‘No-new-taxes’ Norquist instructs GOP State Department: Obama’s live-mic incident with Medvedev was just ‘stating the obvious’ Panetta visits Saudi Arabia to offer condolences on death of Saudi crown prince Twitter outage interrupts White House push on student loan rates Obama: ‘Mind-boggling’ student loan rates stalemate unresolved McKeon: Time to punt on defense cuts Obama says GOP ‘playing chicken’ on student loan rates Boehner: ‘No spiking of the ball’ if Supreme Court strikes down health law Hispanic leader: Romney admitting immigration system is broken a ‘breakthrough’ Brown, Warren agree to terms for third debate Senate passes farm bill, as 16 Republicans vote with Democrats Romney campaign gunning for more Facebook fans Another poll shows swing-state Michigan to be a toss-up Issa: Facebook’s messy IPO revealed ‘substantial flaws’ in stock sale process Cantor: House will continue attacking health law if Supreme Court doesn’t kill it Carney: ‘Absolutely’ no cover-up in executive privilege claim M&M’s all the rage among House Republicans Senators, Obama administration aim for compromise on Russia trade FCC chief applauds House Internet resolution Senate Democratic leaders focus fire on Norquist ahead of House meetings Pelosi: Republicans are attacking Holder to help states purge voter rolls Karl Rove insults American women with sexist comment about Nancy Pelosi Senate approves amendment banning federal funds for conventions Mitt Romney: ‘I won’t settle for a stopgap measure’ on immigration Clinton: ‘I can absolutely bet’ a nuclear Iran would spark a regional arms race Reid on highway negotiations: ‘I don’t think we’ll need an extension’ Senate demands answers from Obama on impact of $1T cut House tells highway conferees: Keep language blocking coal ash regulations Sen. Rubio accuses Obama of cynical political approach to immigration issue House approves bill tweaking Obama on use of Strategic Petroleum Reserve House drops bipartisan legislation to renew sanctions on Burma Competing farm bill amendments on EPA aerial surveillance fail Armed Services head won’t push to reinstate DADT if Romney wins White House threatens veto of GOP spending bill for Agriculture US designates three members of Nigeria’s Boko Haram as terrorists Rasmussen: Obama leads in swing-state New Hampshire House votes to give Gulf states billions more in offshore oil revenue Athletes Manning, Lin, Beckham join Biden, Obama in PSA against dating violence Romney tells Hispanic group that President Obama takes them for granted Georgia Florida The District of Columbia Delaware Connecticut Colorado Puerto Rico Guam Congress set to bail out Weather Service Vermont Utah Texas Tennesee Sad news for Kent Conrad’s canine South Dakota South Carolina Report: Natural-gas trucks economical without incentives Wyoming Wisconsin West Virginia White House threatens to veto Republican DOT, HUD budget Washington Virginia Rhode Island Pennsylvania Oregon Oklahoma Ohio North Dakota North Carolina New York New Mexico New Jersey Texas bank challenging Dodd-Frank, consumer bureau in court New Hampshire Nevada Nebraska Montana Missouri Mississippi Minnesota House Dems to highway conferees: Don’t raid land and water conservation funds Michigan Massachusetts Maryland Maine Holder: Contempt vote was ‘unwarranted, unnecessary and unprecedented’ Louisiana Kentucky Kansas Iowa Indiana Illinois Idaho Hawaii Arkansas Congress is outsourcing its legislative responsibilities Arizona Alaska Alabama Retiring Rep. blames ‘dumber’ public for atmosphere in Congress Senators nearing deal to demand answers on sequestration impact FAA chief Michael Huerta makes case for confirmation Schumer endorses against former Black Panther Barron Commerce Secretary John Bryson resigns, citing medical reasons McConnell chides Obama for politics of ‘deflection and distraction’ It’s not just Stafford Loans: Lowering student costs Mitch Daniels officially exiting politics to head Indiana’s Purdue University Middle-class investors in trouble if Dept. of Labor has its way Supreme Court overturns indecency fines against Fox, ABC Tensions rise as justices kick healthcare ruling to next week Super-PAC backing Obama raised $4M in May What the Eurozone can learn from Latvia US accused of abandoning its citizens to drug violence in Puerto Rico Employment issue could ‘throw the bums out’ Impact of UMG and EMI merger on minority recording artists Romney’s body man says Cocoa Puffs is one of the governor’s ‘favorites’ Treasury hammers out tax-evasion agreement with Japan, Switzerland Newt Gingrich attacks Obama over executive order, comparing it to Watergate Gore bashes Romney on green jobs Dating site users: We want Obama as our sugar daddy Prominent GOP lobbyist leaves Ogilvy for private-equity firm Obama administration touts health law an hour before possible ruling Oregon congressman granted protection for alleged stalker Dems look to reverse Supreme Court ruling limiting class-action suits News bites: LinkedIn sued over data breach From invisible to victimized? Report: Romney campaign asked Fla. gov to downplay economic growth News bites: Sock ’em Romney’s sons tell ‘Conan’ dad likes pranks, Roy Orbison Initial jobless claims drop slightly Allen focuses on women in first Virginia ads Baldwin’s debut ad in Wisconsin rips China News bites: Fiscal fitness Obama holds 3-point national lead despite economic anxiety Thursday: Farm bill, energy and more highway ‘tribbles’ NDN policy analyst Bradley Bosserman: An economic growth strategy for a new Middle East Obama opens 4-point lead in Florida New Obama television spot champions Ledbetter Fair Pay Act News bites: All healthcare reform, all the time Rove: Pelosi ‘sounds like Mad Red Queen’ with arrest threat Clinton hints China could avoid oil sanctions Thursday’s global agenda: Russia day on Capitol Hill News bites: TV’s new ‘Dallas’ highlights oil’s competitors; real-world prices fall; and more McConnell taps Hoeven for platform Romney faces immigration test in speech to Fla. crowd High stakes for Dems in public-union vote Court’s decision on healthcare law could put progressives back at ‘square one’ Mitt sees Midwest as path to 270 MORNING READ House sets up Thursday vote on GOP energy bill Summertime cocktails Issa’s panel: Holder in contempt Obama weaves Fast and Furious fight into his re-election narrative High energy, quick service