The Hill Articles: January 30, 2013

Obama expects immigration reform bill as early as June OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Secretary Chu is going electric Federal employee union urges sequester action OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Hagel’s hearing day is here OVERNIGHT MONEY: Senate set to vote on debt-ceiling pause OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Mandate moves forward Rockefeller touts NTSB chief Hersman to replace LaHood at Transportation Commandant: Some Marine jobs may stay closed to women OVERNIGHT TECH: Hagel stresses importance of cybersecurity Unions to Obama: Replace LaHood with transportation funding defender White House point man on arms control leaving for Harvard GOP bill aims to cut red tape on pesticide permitting Senators look to extend ban on Internet taxes Coburn launches two-week campaign to highlight ‘stupidity’ in federal spending Gitmo lawyers want access to classified Camp 7 detention facility Barney Frank: ‘If I wanted to talk about feelings, I would have called Oprah’ Dem lawmakers allege racial bias in DEA-backed drug raid in Honduras White House targets oil-and-gas tax breaks as part of plan to replace sequester Pentagon nominee Hagel endorses ban on high-carbon defense fuels DAY’S END ROUNDUP Sen. Alexander says video games are bigger problem than guns Harris drops out of race for Jesse Jackson Jr.’s seat Paul: GOP must ‘evolve’ on immigration Watchdog slams DNC, Sebelius in FEC complaint Kerry chokes up during Senate farewell address Low-profile interim Senate pick adds intrigue to Mass. special election Families still excluded from health law’s ‘affordability’ standard Senators ask for another State of the Union ‘date night’ Obama’s ‘Uncle Omar’ to face deportation hearing by end of year Giffords to Senate panel: ‘You must act’ Ashley Judd, husband ending marriage Hagel and Brennan picks are out of step ‘Wistful’ Kerry chokes up during 50-minute Senate farewell address Menendez: Allegations are false EPA moves to pull rat poison from shelves Cornyn: Hagel nomination has ‘done damage’ to US security Facing expiring tax credit, wind industry posts record year Hagel says he will focus on prepping military for ‘all options’ against Iran Grassley: Voluntary ratings for violent video games not enough Rep. Blackburn on skeet shooting: I’m ‘not bad for a girl’ TSA denies workplace discrimination claims Business group jumps to defense of disparaged SBA office Green energy groups dump ALEC membership FDA: Leave tattoo removal to the pros Poll: Massachusetts special between Brown and Markey a statistical dead heat Fed holds steady after sobering GDP report Senate GOP introduces bill to cut salaries of NLRB members Carney unimpressed by Blackburn’s skeet shooting challenge Russia refuses to bend on adoption ban Rep. Hunter looks to lock-in gender-neutral combat standards Rep. Broun’s wife announces husband’s Senate candidacy Overly burdensome regulations stifle economic growth Giffords to meet Obama at White House US, China should address economic challenges Report: IRS hiring new employees faster HHS clarifies exemptions from individual mandate in states that buck Medicaid expansion Johanns: ‘Appalling’ for NLRB to ignore court ruling on appointees White House: GOP responsible for contracting economy Argentine pensioners decry mistreatment by their government DOJ criminal division chief Breuer resigns Durbin: ‘I’m sorry it’s taken two years for us to convene this hearing’ Sen. Vitter: Rubio ‘naive’ for supporting immigration framework Durbin apologizes to Giffords’s husband over Capitol Hill’s silence on guns NRA chief calls for ‘immediate blanket of security’ in schools at Senate gun hearing Dems: GOP clean energy report misleads Generic drug makers allowed to profit off of drug abuse Obama administration takes steps to implement individual mandate Kevin Spacey: Reps. McCarthy and Hoyer ‘really helpful’ in prepping for ‘House of Cards’ role GOP senators ask DOJ to explain ‘targeting’ of oil and gas companies over bird deaths Egg bill threatens to scramble marketplace GOP lawmaker warns of executive overstep on gun control LaHood laments GOP high-speed rail opposition in exit interview Sen. Cochran becomes first Republican to back Hagel to lead Pentagon DOJ asks FCC to delay action on Sprint-Softbank deal for national security Democratic senators call for legislation on equal pay for women Antigua ‘shocked and saddened’ by US threats in gambling dispute Dems to Obama: Pick EPA chief with ‘vision,’ use ‘available tools’ on climate Poll: Cuomo support dips after gun-control push Giffords to Congress: Country is ‘counting on you’ to act For the NFL, the best defense is a good offense Rockefeller: Fortune 500 companies back voluntary cybersecurity standards WATCH LIVE: Senate hearing on gun violence McConnell tells Dems to stop funding ‘pig manure’ research Schumer, McCain predict ‘tough slog’ for immigration reform bill Boehner health staffer headed to K Street Patrick Kennedy: I got clean on my father’s birthday Apology to Michael Beschloss Air Force spending cuts and thinking small Farewell with standing ovation to Mike Laws, editor par excellence Reid: No one is ‘better qualified’ than Kerry to be secretary of State Wednesday’s global agenda: Syrian crisis embroils Israel Mass. governor’s former chief of staff appointed to Kerry’s Senate seat Logical conclusions Delayed auto pollution rules land at White House for review Gore calls lack of climate-related questions in presidential debates ‘pathetic’ Bobby Jindal steps up: A ‘supercommittee of governors’ News bites: Hygiene is in the eye of the beholder The secret ingredient for solving economic inequality: Savings News bites: RIM to introduce BlackBerry 10 smartphones FEC increases donation limits for 2014 cycle Report: Menendez backer targeted by FBI In surprise, GDP shrinks by 0.1 percent in fourth quarter Wednesday: No Budget, No Pay Act in the Senate James Baker, Rep. Dingell argue bipartisan response needed to gun violence News bites: Exchange rules Boeing forecasts FAA grounding 787 ‘Dreamliner’ won’t hurt 2013 earnings Nelson: Border security trigger inevitable in immigration deal Businesses added 192,000 jobs in January News bites: Chesapeake CEO McClendon’s legacy News bites: Moving on up News bites: Regulators increase scrutiny on Boeing ‘Dreamliner’ battery Poll: Obama approval rating hits three-year high at 60 percent Report: Giffords to testify before Senate Judiciary on guns Report: Senate group working to expand background checks Romney wishes Ryan happy birthday in rare Facebook post Study: State tax systems regressive Gun debate shifts to Capitol Hill GOP hawks sound alarm on sequester Unseen censor can black out broadcast of Guantánamo tribunal hearings Wall Street silent as GOP eyes derivatives Unions, Hollywood open to bankrolling Obama’s advocacy arm Republican Party fears losing war of words on immigration reform MORNING READ Book review: Al Gore faces ‘The Future’ Rubio’s outreach to base paying dividends President Obama urges lawmakers to act quickly on immigration reform Obama signs $50B Sandy relief measure SBA office accused of killing rules American consultants abroad Turnout’s uncertain trajectory Immigration politics Politicians need to think beyond their public image Lobbying World OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Al Gore hits talk-show circuit OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Obama plan nixes health benefits for immigrants in the pipeline