The Hill Articles: April 24, 2013

Senators file legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for delays Obama forges ahead with historic overhaul of export controls Washington, get ready to party Star power Organizing for Action shrugs off dangers of hitting Senate Dems on gun control Under Contract OVERNIGHT MONEY: Online sales tax bill in limbo OVERNIGHT TECH: Congress set to tackle email privacy Treasury awards $3.5 billion in tax credits Sen. Rockefeller rips ‘repulsive’ online tracking OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Gulf drilling, climate science under House microscope Rubio worried Boston will make immigration reform more difficult OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Pentagon, Congress square off over base closures OVERNIGHT HEALTH: GOP pulls ObamaCare bill Financial literacy important for all Confirm the judges Attacks slow reform White House notifies Congress about trade talks with Japan Weyants World: April 25, 2013 PETA seeks endangered species protection for whale at Miami aquarium Inhofe: Reid sequester replacement ‘undermines national security’ Report: Boston bombing suspect on terror watch list Canadian official in D.C. to push Keystone oil sands pipeline Brown to introduce bill making child, earned income tax credits permanent Travel industry: Sequester flight delays put 83,000 jobs at risk Obama orders flags half-staff in honor of West, Texas explosion victims Senate slower than House to hold hearings on Boston terrorist attack Dairy producers pledge lower greenhouse gas emissions House Judiciary Chairman to launch sweeping review of US copyright law Kevin Spacey: Being a politician would make me ‘frustrated for the rest of my life’ Poll: Sen. Ayotte loses support after voting against background checks Ambassador: Jamaica agrees to extradite senior scammers after Senate probe Weiner warns of more inappropriate pictures Issa: Mitt Romney would have spotted Fisker risks DAY’S END ROUNDUP Dem congressman launches White House postal petition Sessions says Secretary Napolitano is not above the law Donald Driver, Food Network chefs to attend Correspondents’ dinner Senators balk at Pentagon’s plan to close more bases Business groups back push for fast-track legislation by June Schumer will not challenge Wyden for Finance gavel President’s budget won’t narrow the growth gap Capital One pays $3.5M in fines for deceiving regulators Lundergan Grimes distances herself from anti-McConnell group accused of tapings Violations of laws of war are war crimes Obama delays Planned Parenthood speech New push for select committee on Benghazi No end in sight for Issa, Holder court battle More transparency needed from Consumer Product Safety Commission HHS unveils standards for languages, cultures Leahy won’t be stargazing at correspondents’ dinner Flight delays, frustration mount as sequester fight continues Armenia-Azerbaijan region needs a high-level US envoy Congress to hold hearings on Islamic extremism in Chechnya Va. lawmaker pushes massive shipbuilding increase NRSC blames Senate Dems for airline delays Food safety rules get comment extension, come under legal scrutiny Baseball, civil rights bills easily approved in the House Senators block dueling proposals to stop sequestration ObamaCare fix bill headed for climactic ending in House Credit union chief: ‘Too big to fail still exists’ White House backs Reid move to delay sequester cuts Medicare whistleblower program increases maximum reward to $9.9M Harkin places hold on top healthcare nominee Biden: ‘We will not yield to fear’ of ‘knock-off jihadists’ Mississippi man says investigators in ricin case ‘ripped’ through his house Harkin, Sanders introduce resolution opposing chained CPI CBO: Online sales tax bill doesn’t affect federal revenue CBC members badger Democratic negotiator over diversity visas Obama seeks new approach to the war on drugs GOP: Labor nominee vote delayed after whistleblower invite House conservatives call for new vote to repeal ObamaCare Cantor: House GOP ‘forging ahead’ with ObamaCare bill Biden rails against ‘twisted, perverted, knock-off jihadists’ who attacked Boston Republicans should reimburse taxpayers for the cost of one-party House Benghazi ‘report’ Hotel owners march to Capitol Hill as flight delays threaten summer travel No furloughs for ObamaCare officials Obama’s security adviser: US oil boom won’t lessen Mideast focus Lew, Cantor to share table at correspondents dinner NC-based Democratic strategist dies after stabbing attack Chicago lacks sufficient trauma centers to deal with major terrorist attack Sebelius takes new heat from Baucus ‘train wreck’ remark Obama to hold first fundraiser for Senate Democrats next month in Atlanta Senate votes 75-22 to advance online sales tax bill Country music star Glen Campbell, senators honored at Alzheimer’s dinner Raising taxes won’t help the economy Senate confirms Burwell to head OMB EPA: We’re not spying on people Club for Growth still opposes ObamaCare bill, despite GOP amendment Leading Dem blasts HHS over prevention fund ‘raids’ GOP lawmaker has ‘grave doubts’ about Obama’s counterterrorism efforts Dem lawmaker: Conservative opposition is stalling House immigration bill Lawmakers float renewable energy finance bill Senate 60-vote rule is an abuse of democracy MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile deal Toomey: Obama to blame for defeat of gun bill GOP hits HHS official over ObamaCare high-risk pools Senate releases text of Reid’s sequester replacement bill Defending Keystone, Canadian official rips top US climate scientist FBI interviews Boston suspects’ parents in Russia Graham: White House ‘letting guard down’ on national security Engines for reform: Changing how hospitals deliver care Sanford debates Nancy Pelosi cutout in Colbert Busch’s absence Deadline, delays loom over ObamaCare rule Obama threatens to get matching tattoo if daughters want ink Collaborative approach needed on Alzheimer’s and biopharmaceutical innovation The right way to treat a terrorism suspect Boehner vows to probe intelligence sharing ahead of Boston attack Rep. Shuster: FAA could cut budget in ‘smarter way’ House GOP advances debt ceiling bill US must impose moratorium and seek global ban on killer robots Dem addresses House in Armenian to mark Genocide Memorial Day Lew faces skeptical Congress with IMF funding request Giffords group targets McConnell, Ayotte in attacks on gun control votes Leahy says Judiciary will begin immigration mark up after break Gerard Butler, Kevin Ware and Newt Gingrich: Together at last? EPA chief: Permit vetoes aren’t used ‘frivolously’ Rand Paul clarifies stance on drones Kerry meets with top Afghan, Pakistani leaders Help sick Americans by cutting funding for healthcare law implementation Sen. Menendez approval ratings bounce back McCaul says it’s ‘premature’ to rule out foreign connection for Tsarnaev brothers in bombings McConnell: Dems abandon Obama with plan to replace sequester with war savings GOP senator: FBI probe of Tsarnaev found no ‘red flags’ Burwell nomination to get full Senate vote House GOP to hold new hearings on Benghazi Toomey: Obama ‘manufacturing a crisis’ Thursday’s meeting announcements: Neighborhood reinvestment Napolitano presses hotel industry to support Senate immigration bill House Homeland Security Chairman to develop cybersecurity bill Reid warns of weekend work with online sales tax bill Obama, female senators focus on economy, budget New regs for Thursday: Endangered frogs Rep. Pete King: Too early to say Boston suspects acted alone Reid bill would require background checks to purchase explosives Petraeus takes job at New York college Rep. King: FBI should review procedures and regulations Iowa Republican: ‘Just days’ until Senate decision Paper or plastic? Dems propose five-cent tax on both News bites: Dating while delayed Long-term scoring bolsters deficit reduction and sound health policy News bites: Apple to return $100 billion to shareholders News bites: Baucus and ObamaCare Wednesday: ObamaCare, online sales tax, OMB nomination News bites: TBTF time Bush: Relationship with Cheney is ‘cordial’ Goodlatte vows to improve intelligence sharing post-Boston Poll finds Pelosi best known, but least liked congressional leader News bites: SEC joins AP Twitter hacking probe News bites: Obama administration was warned on Fisker, docs show Data Breach Report Highlights Need for Cyber Policies Lone wolf is new focus post-Boston bombings Tax reform gets jolt of momentum from Baucus retirement announcement NRA ups lobbying spending MORNING READ Report: Payday loans can create long-term indebtedness Biden: Boston shows that ‘fear never triumphs over hope’ GOP Benghazi report blames Clinton Max Baucus to retire from Senate Delays at airports mount as furloughs enter second day Napolitano tells senators that immigration bill will improve security Republicans block Reid move to form Senate budget conference GOP faces unity test on ObamaCare bill Lobbying World Postal Service awards $10.5 billion contract to FedEx Fracking opinions at tipping point Writer and television producer would tell the president not to smoke cigars in the Oval Office Immigration reform’s new hurdle Revisiting a former president Justice files suit against Lance Armstrong FBI, DHS heads brief House on Boston attack amid criticism