The Hill Articles: June 12, 2013

Dem unpacks grocery bags on House floor to describe hunger challenge Senate launches probe of ATF nominee Obama tells donors: ‘I can’t do it by myself’ NRA hits former ally Manchin with new ads on gun control fight ICE agents: Strengthen enforcement measures in Senate immigration bill Mental health care key to ending mass shootings Report: Bill Clinton: Obama risks looking like ‘total fool’ on Syria Iowa governor lobbies for online sales tax bill Mister Mom Bloomberg’s big blunder OVERNIGHT TECH: McCain urges FCC to shake up video market OVERNIGHT MONEY: Tax havens get a look Keep an eye on the IRS Under Contract Kerry ‘welcomes’ outside probe of State Department cover-up allegations Satisfying appetites of journalists, lawmakers Markets new and old bring life to District A new boom for DC OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House panel OKs national late-term abortion ban Jimmy T’s ­— a Capitol Hill favorite Dem says legislation not enough to end sexual violence in military Hatch, Rubio look to tighten rules for immigrant benefits Weyants World: June 13, 2013 Kerry: Neither rebels nor Assad winning in Syria OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: ‘Dozens’ of terror plots foiled due to NSA programs Regulator wants more time to finish cross-border swaps rule OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Ernest Moniz is in the House Senate panel votes to keep assault cases in military chain of command Obama visits Boston to energize Dems before special election Gallup: Americans split on Snowden’s leaking of surveillance programs Songwriters, composers hit back against Pandora Outside spending group making big ad buy in Mass. Senate race House votes to require single set of offshore swaps rules FTC sides with Uber in DC taxi fight Hatch throws down the ‘gauntlet,’ tells Gang of Eight not to ‘stiff’ him on amendments DAY’S END ROUNDUP Republican and Dem go head to head in Stanley Cup wager Sanford gets seat on House Transportation Committee Rep. King: Prosecute Greenwald FDIC, consumer watchdog launch tool for elderly to sniff out scams Regional jobs data show broad-based growth Senate hits snag on amendment agreement to immigration reform bill Merkley waves Verizon phone, demands NSA chief share grounds for seizing data Trust this administration with immigration reform? Really? Obama administration lifts sanctions on rebel-controlled parts of Syria CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell retiring House panel sends trio of energy bills to floor Lawmakers call pursuit of gainful employment regs ‘disgraceful,’ ‘reckless’ Bill Clinton to campaign for Markey House approves bills easing rules on financial swaps NTSB: Truck driver in I-5 bridge collapse felt ‘crowded’ CEO departures picked up pace in May NSA leaker: US hacking computer systems in China, Hong Kong Roland Martin: Sen. Paul ‘needs an absolute makeover’ NDAA advances in House as Dems call for tougher language on sexual violence House Dem: Stop using word ‘illegal’ in immigration debate ‘Very doubtful’ gun control will be considered in House, says Hoyer Democrats’ bill targets unwanted phone charges Obama predicts Massachusetts Senate election will ‘come down to turnout’ House committee advances national late-term abortion ban McCaskill says senior officials should be involved in reporting military sexual assaults Regs czar nominee vows to slash onerous rules Stephen Colbert lampoons TSA for ‘Chewbacca’ actor run-in Second IRS furlough day scheduled for Friday Sen. McConnell meets with DOT nominee Foxx GOP warns of $1T EPA regs Gen. Dempsey denies US special forces were told to stand down in Benghazi Food aid reformers get key support ahead of Farm Bill vote Biomass residues are a valuable sustainable energy source GOP: Schools cutting workers’ hours to avoid ObamaCare penalty STEM fund key to U.S. global competitiveness Obama decries House ban on Pentagon intelligence funds House passes bill aimed at easing federal home loan debt Carney: Obama not concerned administration scandals will hurt Markey EPA nominee in limbo as Republicans press for documents Sen. Scott doesn’t let flight delay get him down GOP Rep. Franks says rate of pregnancies from rape is ‘very low’ House Appropriations panel approves $512 billion Pentagon spending bill Levin calls on Treasury to apply tougher rules to foreign exchange derivatives Carney: White House ‘aware’ of letters from tech companies on NSA program NSA revelations only ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ says Dem lawmaker McCain defends border security provisions within Gang of Eight bill Why the temporary foreign worker program still matters to U.S. businesses Appropriations panel blocks Dem changes to Gitmo, drone policies FAA, Boeing defend 787 battery inspections FEMA denies disaster aid to West, Texas after fertilizer plant blast Cincinnati Dems defend city from IRS scandal Senators urge Obama to stay on sidelines of immigration debate GOP’s Amash: Clapper should resign GOP lawmakers demand classified meeting with leaders on NSA Poll: Most say government shouldn’t collect phone records of ‘ordinary Americans’ Lawmaker says lung transplant fight reveals ‘brave new world’ of federal control Green groups slam Interior coal leasing program Issa joins probe of State Department prostitution cover-up allegations Dem bill would withhold lawmakers’ pay until debt limit raised White House staffers share their immigration stories Lieberman staffer to lead new lobby shop Senate Majority PAC increases ad buy in Massachusetts Clapper defends private contractors as ‘integral part’ of intel community McConnell accuses Dems of using a ‘manufactured crisis’ to change the rules Sen. Portman: Reid’s Keystone comments ‘very positive’ for energy efficiency bill Leahy introduces same-sex marriage amendment to immigration bill ‘Nasty’ actress promotes book, lobbies on child abuse Boehner says he will vote for House farm bill Sales, hiring raising CEO expectations for growth Tech startups partner with Norquist, Bloomberg for immigration reform campaign James Clapper: Four strikes and you’re out? Poll: 45 percent say Obama doing poor job protecting constitutional rights NSA leaker Snowden tells newspaper: ‘I’m neither traitor nor hero’ Thursday’s meeting announcements: Trade panel gets together Kerry lands on hot seat over State Department misconduct claims CDT President Leslie Harris to step down Camp begins one-on-one meetings on tax reform Not just any jobs, but just jobs Reid: Some Republicans are using border enforcement to kill immigration reform Report: Ohio man crashes SUV outside White House, jumps fence Democratic senator calls Keystone pipeline ‘the Kim Kardashian of energy’ New regs for Thursday: Taking gray wolf off endangered species list Poll: Most voters don’t back ObamaCare repeal Gomez launches new ad mocking Democratic attacks House members try again to ban new cellphone taxes Ways and Means Chairman: IRS targeting of Tea Party groups didn’t start in Ohio Analysis: ObamaCare will bring flood of retail health clinics News bites: White or Red can? News bites: IBM and Amazon locked in battle for $600M CIA contract Don’t make the cost of coming forward too high for aspiring Americans Conservative group hits Pryor on ObamaCare vote in new ad Biden warns Dems: Don’t take Mass. Senate race ‘for granted’ Wednesday: NDAA debate starts in the House News bites: Spotlight on ACOs News bites: Obama’s pick for regs chief faces Senate grilling News bites: Thirsty for oil Gomez plays for centrist voters in second debate Bloomberg to donors: Cut off Dem senators who opposed gun bill Rep. King: Punish reporters who help leak classified information Lawmakers face tough burden to gain intel access Lawmakers can ask for intel info, but they still might not get it White House, Senate Republicans spar at closed-door meeting Boehner grasps for middle on farm bill Markey looks to Obama for insurance in Massachusetts Senate race Search is on for new Dem senator to champion chemical safety bill MORNING READ Dems reject Bush comparisons Google, Facebook, Microsoft seek right to tell users what is going on Immigration reform bill clears significant hurdle in the Senate Views on NSA are complicated Doorway of immigration reform Senators push bill to declassify secret FISA surveillance rulings