The Hill Articles: July 30, 2013

Lobbying World Weiner: ‘Quit isn’t the way we roll’ Medicare should cover obesity treatments Stop short-changing songwriters Be united on border security Free-market fakers Filmmakers would talk with Obama about issues close to them House defends Essential Air Service program in amendment votes Democrats demand Obama ‘end the bulk collection of phone records’ Obama taps Interior official for deputy secretary post What is the compromise? Sponsors pare back energy efficiency bill ahead of Senate debate Grimes launches Ky. Senate campaign with elaborate event OVERNIGHT HEALTH: McConnell mum on ObamaCare shutdown threat Reid files cloture on Transportation, Housing bill OVERNIGHT MONEY: GDP look-see OVERNIGHT TECH: Senate to review NSA spying OVERNIGHT ENERGY: House brandishes budget ax for EPA, Interior battle Veteran lobbyist takes the reins for credit unions Senate confirms all five NLRB members Royce bill cuts State Department budget by $2.4 billion Rep. Ellmers won’t run for Senate in North Carolina Senate panel clears Dempsey nomination Lawmaker mourns pet cat OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Manning found guilty on espionage charges Christie adviser calls Paul’s ‘King of Bacon’ jab ‘a joke’ House Dems line up protest cuts in transportation, housing bill Study: REINS Act could save tens of billions in regulatory costs DAY’S END ROUNDUP Inspector General pick vows to probe State Department contracting Dem lawmaker wants landing speed warnings on airplanes after Asiana crash Obama asks McCain, Graham to travel to Egypt, senators say Amash: Michigan Senate race ‘very difficult’ Biotech companies launch GMO PR campaign Rogers, Ruppersberger: ‘Justice has been served’ in Manning case Manning found guilty of espionage, not guilty of aiding the enemy Cruz: ‘We’ve got 62 days’ to defund ObamaCare Issa tries again to name coastal waters after President Reagan Senate panel approves Wheeler to lead FCC McConnell declines to weigh in on ObamaCare shutdown threat Christie: Paul should ‘start cutting pork barrel spending he brings to Kentucky’ Florida says premiums will rise under ObamaCare Afghan forces will need help post-2014, Pentagon report finds Speed up air pollution reduction Reid: Watt nomination to wait until after August recess Senate Commerce panel approves cybersecurity bill House GOP steps up pressure on IRS Senate panel votes to study video game violence Reid: Energy efficiency bill to surface on floor this week Senate panel clears 14 ambassador nominations The Cuckoo Caucus Talking points won’t fix the national debt CBO: ObamaCare mandate delay will cost government $12 billion Startup execs expected to testify at House Judiciary copyright hearing South Carolina GOP labels IRS ‘Obama’s Gestapo’ Day in the Life: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) Senators tout bipartisan workforce training bill Bill would create commission to review outdated regulations ‘Putting all your eggs’ in Keystone pipeline ‘isn’t a jobs plan,’ Obama says Coburn: Shutdown won’t stop ObamaCare Hoyer could consider government funding bill that keeps sequester Southwest Airlines fined for violating DOT price advertising rules Obama proposal would cut corporate taxes, boost spending CBO punts on bill to stop IRS from implementing ObamaCare Make mid-terms about economic mobility Financial regulators pressed on banks’ commodities EMILY’s List president passes on Montana Senate bid McCain urges the Navy not to buy ships before they are fully tested McCarthy: EPA will be ‘honest commenter’ on Keystone XL pipeline review Cruz: Government shutdowns not a ‘disaster’ WATCH LIVE: Obama proposes cutting corporate taxes Sen. Lautenberg’s last bill needs ‘last resort’ clause for animal testing Mideast peace talks begin anew with Kerry in the driver’s seat Dem slams Limbaugh for telling feds to ignore Redskins flap Industry groups join together to pressure House on immigration Cruz blasts House GOP for ’empty, symbolic’ votes on ObamaCare Coal ash bill likely dead on arrival in Senate Hillary Clinton selection to give speech to auto dealers draws industry criticism Booker nabs Codey endorsement; Pallone launches second ad in New Jersey Senate race Senators unveil plan to cut red tape for major projects House makes US code available for bulk download McCain worries as clock on deficit deal ticks toward August recess Senate Defense panel approves $594B Pentagon appropriations bill Psst! Labor Department needs to tell Obama construction jobs are good Polish airline unhappy with reimbursement for 787 grounding Chaffetz’s dog gives birth to four puppies Appeals court rules against New York soda ban The president’s opportunity Feds poised to act on CEO pay Shaheen: No vote on energy efficiency bill before August recess Kerry’s Mideast peace mission Former Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. dead at 98 GOP senator: Senate is ‘headed for a big multi-train pile up’ in September Gingrich challenges Harry Reid to debate ObamaCare funding Manning verdict expected to be handed down Tuesday New EPA chief to business: Embrace ‘opportunity’ of climate change White House still looking to get fast-track trade authority through Congress Obama’s mistaken mission against emissions Report: Pentagon furlough days likely to be cut Wednesday’s meeting announcements: African Development Foundation board Senate votes to end debate on NLRB nominee White House: ObamaCare has not stifled job growth Kiwi goes to Washington Judge: Patriot Act snooping was accepted by phone companies Former Senate candidate Gomez joins GOProud Obama meets with peace negotiators McConnell: Obama’s jobs speech is a ‘serious blow’ to bipartisanship Krauthammer: Obama ‘pretending he just stumbled upon’ economy Consumer confidence slips in July Home prices post strongest gains since 2006 Don’t sabotage the Rehabilitation Act Magician safe; USDA relents on disaster regs for animal handlers News bites: Summers blues Poll: Weiner drops to fourth place New regs for Wednesday: Treasury paves way for floating rate notes GOP lawmaker slams Obama’s Tennessee visit as just ‘another speech’ Corker: GOP shutdown threat a ‘silly effort’ Shutdown showdown over ObamaCare gains steam from right De Blasio: Weiner ‘invalidated himself’ as candidate 50 Most Beautiful list is out on Wednesday Oprah hosting fundraiser for Cory Booker News bites: Traffic? There’s an app for that America’s real party divide JPMorgan settles federal electricity manipulation charges for $410M Rep. Ellison: Middle class ‘hollowing out’ Begich tops Palin in Alaska Senate poll News bites: Few takers News bites: Twitter to add button for reporting abusive tweets Feds to probe Gulf of Mexico natural gas leak, explosion Tuesday: Transportation, housing spending bills in the House and Senate Hillary Clinton, Biden to meet for breakfast Report: Hillary super-PAC has raised more than $1 million ‘Good Wife’ star: Weiner sexting scandal ‘the gift that keeps on giving’ News bites: Obama’s curious Keystone math New York Archbishop: Weiner can be redeemed Weiner’s wife meets with Hillary Clinton spokesman Five things Congress could do for music creators that wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime News bites: Regulators hit JPMorgan for ‘manipulative bidding strategies’ McCain chokes up on Senate floor remembering Col. ‘Bud’ Day Top GOP donors press lawmakers to act on immigration reform Rep. Ryan: Keystone XL may surface in budget battles with Obama GOP launches summer assault on regs Obama: Pay gap ‘morally wrong’ MORNING READ Pandora taps tech policy warrior Sen. Paul ratchets up feud with Gov. Christie Tax-exempt groups were IRS targets Chicken on menu — 2016 on their minds at Obama/Clinton powwow Bottom Line House to hear long-sought testimony about Benghazi from task force chief