The Hill Articles: April 18, 2013

Conservatives mark ‘Tax Freedom Day’ Post-mortem on gun control: Supporters less threatening at polls than opponents Republican lawmakers blast TSA over sequester, $50M uniform purchase OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Efficiency bill advocates prepare battle plans OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP ObamaCare bill hits a snag OVERNIGHT MONEY: Simpson, Bowles tackle deficit reduction, again Senate passes bill allowing DC treasurer to act as city’s CFO Romney: Boston Marathon bombers ‘demented’ OVERNIGHT TECH: Cybersecurity battle heads to the Senate Fertilizer industry worries explosion will lead to new regs Poll: Udall looking strong for reelection Senate unveils immigration plan Ricin letters, Boston bombing raises fears on Capitol Hill OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel heading to the Mideast Pompeo to Baucus: ObamaCare ‘train wreck’ is your fault Rubio defends immigration reform, says doing nothing is ‘amnesty’ House cyber bill protects privacy, civil liberties while addressing threat DAY’S END ROUNDUP Holder feels ‘frustration and anger’ over gun bill defeat Industry balks at ‘food safety tax’ to hit consumers Gang of Eight vows to stay united, defeat immigration reform poison pills Germany offers troops for post-2014 Afghanistan Musicians surprise Goodlatte with a song Senate Dem says online sales tax bill ‘will do harm’ Sessions, Vitter slap ‘amnesty’ tag on Gang of Eight immigration plan CISPA changes fail to win over privacy advocates Congress must enact tax reform without territorial taxation Rubio: Republicans are ‘primarily’ to blame for culture of dependency Clapper: Sequester cuts could leave US intel blind to next attack Key chairman in House offers chilly response to Senate immigration bill House to honor victims of 1963 bombing that led to civil rights movement Perez navigates Senate panel, faces uphill battle to confirmation President Obama must act to close Guantánamo Conservation groups ask White House to save the whales Grassley: Obama ‘inconsequential’ to gun control debate Online sales tax bill set for vote in the Senate Pelosi hopeful immigration reform will pass by August Saudi student hurt in Boston bombing not a suspect, not being deported Immigration reform a pivotal point in our educational and economic competitiveness Consumer bureau: Senior citizens need help with financial advisers Reid tables gun control bill after defeat on background checks Charlize Theron talks AIDS on Capitol Hill With Warren absent, lawmakers take it easy on housing agency chief Syria no-fly zone a possibility says Clapper Senate votes to confirm two judicial nominations Murkowski: Obama’s energy plan dead without wider drilling Sanctions lifted on Syrian businessman Frustrated White House says future of gun control is now in public’s hands EPA release of farmers’ personal information appalling Current and former IRS employees charged with stealing benefits Grassley signals support for email privacy bill ‘House of Cards’ creator wants a Kim Jong Un cameo Dem senator: Gun bill ‘virtually meaningless’ without background checks Manchin: Senate not done with background check legislation Hoyer urges GOP to drop plans for debt ceiling contingency bill Cornyn: Obama took the ‘low road’ in speech on gun control votes Wicker knew suspect as Elvis impersonator DCCC launches ad attacking Mark Sanford in South Carolina Reid appoints former NRC chief Jaczko to nuclear panel Club for Growth splits with Cantor, opposes House GOP ObamaCare bill Navy facility evacuated after discovery of ‘suspicious substance’ Pelosi: Tougher gun controls ‘inevitable’ Boehner: House will ‘continue to look’ at violence bills Ricin suspect charged, faces up to 15 years House approves cybersecurity overhaul in bipartisan vote The left’s real shame Lawmakers go dish-to-dish in charity cook-off competition Obama: Boston, US ‘undaunted’ Lawmaker: Bomber could flee country Lawmakers fear new regulatory burdens on organic farmers Boehner defends delay in budget conference Senate votes 95-2 for bipartisan mental health amendment Responsible budgeting is the right thing to do Senate passes first amendment to gun control bill Lawmakers croon for ‘JHud’ at Grammys on the Hill FDA given green light to ask docs about drug advertising Senators reveal slimmer energy-efficiency bill with eye toward courting GOP Energy expects natural-gas export decisions ‘very soon’ Senate to continue gun control amendment votes Thursday Audit: IRS work on fraud needs improvement Shuster: Take ‘baby steps’ toward Amtrak privatization Kerry warns Congress against Iran sanctions Friday’s meeting announcements: Dollar coins Immigration reform’s fast track to nowhere – Unless it slows down New technology investments needed to combat climate change WATCH LIVE: Obama speaks at Boston memorial Obama, Cantor tout friendship with Coburn, Biden in Time 100 Study: 26M will be eligible for ‘game changer’ ObamaCare subsidies House Dems rip ‘shameful’ Senate GOP for blocking gun bill Napolitano pleads for patience, says Boston probe is not an ‘NCIS’ episode Man arrested with gun at Capitol Bangladeshi style democracy demands closer western examination Rep. Shuster: House water bill likely by ‘late spring-early summer’ Sen. Manchin: Blame me for gun control failure, not Obama New regs for Friday: Identity theft prevention Obama: Administration ready to help in Waco plant explosion Obama’s energy nominee sails through committee, full Senate is next Reid: GOP ‘damaged’ its brand by rejecting background checks amendment North Korea sets steep conditions for renewing talks with US GOP wants to end $40,000 official lawmaker portraits at taxpayer expense News bites: Rove weighs in News bites: Twitter launches music app News bites: Wings for autism A government must speak plainly to its people Manchin remains hopeful after background check bill’s defeat Poll: Majority support taxing the rich to redistribute wealth DCCC raises $22.6M in record first quarter Report: FBI to release video of two suspects in Boston bomb attack Thursday: Guns in the Senate, cyberattacks in the House News bites: Exxon Mobil proposes buying homes near spill site The promise of vaccines for preventing and eradicating disease News bites: Labor pick to face tough grilling Thursday Hillary Clinton praises Boston first responders McConnell ad links Obama, secret campaign recording News bites: They are a’changing Romney to attend Thursday’s Boston Marathon memorial service Lawmakers offer support, prayers after Texas plant explosion Immigration bill calls for slew of regulations, new bureaucracy MORNING READ Obama in ‘terrific form’ during intimate dinner with Democratic senators Giffords: ‘I’m furious’ with Senate gun vote National GOP dumps Sanford following trespassing allegations Lawyer up, Issa warns CIA staff Alarms at the Capitol: Ricin puts DC on edge Senators reject expanding background checks in devastating blow to Obama