The Hill Articles: January 28, 2013

OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senators ‘hope’ for sequestration solution OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Immigration reform brings debate on ACA benefits OVERNIGHT MONEY: Sandy aid clears Senate approves $50B Sandy relief measure, sending it to Obama Hispanic group to GOP congressmen: Watch your language Immigration reformers credit Kennedy Sen. McCain: We need border drones to get a deal on immigration reforms Report: State Department shuttering office dedicated to closing Guantánamo Bay McCain open to visa bill in comprehensive immigration package Sen. Lee ‘not able’ to support bipartisan immigration framework Congressmen ask for return of Penn State scholarships stripped in Sandusky scandal Military judge denies details of CIA interrogations in open court OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Kerry to Foggy Bottom with climate, pipeline questions in tow DAY’S END ROUNDUP Study: More than one-third of major regulations begin without public input Twitter: Government requests for information on the rise Tisei looking at rematch in 2014, but not closing door on Mass. special Drag seen on smokeless-tobacco regulations Landscape shifts on immigration Cook County board president backs Toi Hutchinson for Jackson Jr. seat Clinton backers launch ‘Ready for Hillary’ super-PAC in hopes of 2016 campaign ‘Conscious Capitalism’: A business primer for doing well — and doing good, too Reid vows to do ‘everything in my power’ to pass immigration reform Dem senator ‘encouraged’ by immigration reform principles Oversight panel to grill NFL players on use of human growth hormone Obama must follow through on climate change challenge Sen. Whitehouse urges Obama to set delivery-reform target Senators unveil immigration framework, say landscape has shifted A welcome step in reforming our immigration system US doesn’t see ‘any prospect’ for diplomatic breakthrough as North Korea plays ‘game of risk’ BAE Systems to lay off 300 workers Report of explosion at Iran nuclear plant not ‘credible,’ says Carney Sen. Alexander calls on NLRB members to resign in wake of court ruling Immigration reform: The portable guest worker visa solution Lawmakers urge tighter controls on hydrocodone Report: More than half of Dodd-Frank rules still in the works Amb. Nathalie Cely Suarez: Ecuador can lend America a hand on climate change House GOP cautious on Senate’s bipartisan immigration blueprint McConnell: Senate likely to vote Wednesday on House debt-limit extension Poll: More than half of Kentucky Republicans not sure they’ll back McConnell Reid vows to ‘do everything’ in his power to pass immigration reform New beef labels in limbo at White House Mining trade group touts lawmaker support on permits, EPA rules Medicare actuary Richard Foster says he nearly resigned over political pressure Obama: ‘Going up against me’ prepared Heat to win championship Report: Bailed-out executives still enjoy hefty compensation from taxpayers NTSB sends investigators to Seattle, Arizona, Japan for ‘Dreamliner’ probes Copyright holders threaten to retaliate against Antigua over piracy Carney ‘not sure how often’ Obama goes skeet shooting Sen. Johnson: Obama health law ‘greatest assault on our freedom’ Study: Drugstore networks spell big Rx savings White House: Senate proposals on immigration reform ‘a big deal’ Only in California! Obama becomes first leader to congratulate Netanyahu on election Can of hairspray part of senators’ Super Bowl wager Dems look to boost tracking of illegal guns, repeal Tiahrt language Markey challenges potential opponents to refuse outside money Why school choice works Reform advocate Rep. Gutierrez says immigration bill on target for passage IRS: Filing season delayed for some Obama: Gun reform needs ‘cooperation of Congress’ Obama: Congress needed for gun reform Rep. Lamar Smith pans Senate immigration proposal as ‘amnesty’ House Dems press HHS for changes in wellness rules To grow the economy, invest in early childhood education Sen. Brown to introduce bill increasing pediatric medical research Defense industry ‘hopeful’ on sequester despite GOP pessimism Murray seeks public input on budget Oil firms, governors urge DOE to expand natural-gas exports Dem senators form joint fundraising committee NRCC hammers Democrats on Keystone XL pipeline passage Foreign Relations panel to vote Tuesday on Kerry nomination Blood bank settles FTC charges for failing to protect personal information Sen. Cornyn: Hagel ‘the wrong man’ for secretary of Defense Antigua takes step to ignore U.S. copyrights in fight over online gaming Environmental extremism costing GOP at ballot box The real privacy issue Google details how it handles government requests for private data Obama: Executive action necessary US review delays closing of big Chinese oil deal Blinder warns Medicare spending threatens deficit control Members propose bill scrapping congressional pensions Fact checker reaffirms ‘four Pinocchio’ ruling for Romney Jeeps-to-China ad Charter schools, homeschooling and online learning all key to better student performance US, Japan strike new beef trade deal US, Afghan officials to hammer out immunity plan in Kabul Source: Schumer considers Beyoncé his ‘BFF’ Sen. Johanns: Court ruling could render NLRB, CFPB actions ‘void’ DNC member ‘weighing’ run against Nev. Rep. Heck Republican contenders emerge for Lautenberg’s seat The GOP and the black vote Bring more virtue, not dollars to education News bites: Pentagon expanding cybersecurity force Monday: Sandy relief in the Senate Super Bowl 2013: Ray Lewis for president Former Clinton aide predicts Obama will stay neutral in 2016 primary News bites: Implementation Trump: Obama, Clinton interview was a ‘total lovefest’ News bites: Keep it coming News bites: Oil spill in the Mississippi River Obama approval highest in DC and Hawaii, lowest in Utah and Wyoming What EU data protection can do for growth Rep. Israel ‘optimistic’ about bipartisan immigration reform framework Report: Obama, Biden to meet police chiefs from Aurora, Newtown News bites: Panel urges FDA to seek tougher restrictions on painkillers Opinion: With State of the Union speech, Obama will take case to the people Opinion: An opportunity squandered Rep. Markey’s mettle to be tested in Massachusetts Senate special election Boehner pledge to committee chairmen could cause logistical problems Washington and business brace for an Obama wave of regulations Senators forge deal on immigration Guantánamo lawyers want CIA ‘black sites’ made public at trial Obama, Clinton defend record in Middle East