The Hill Articles: September 12, 2013

OVERNIGHT TECH: Internet tax ban introduced in House Camp: Lerner emails show abuse of power OVERNIGHT MONEY: Fiscal issues back on front burner OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Moniz advisers assemble, efficiency bill in limbo, and more OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Putin op-ed riles Congress Reid: ‘It’s been a totally wasted week’ FCC chief: Reagan could be proud of ‘Obamaphone’ program Man in Obama mask robs bank OVERNIGHT HEALTH: CR delaying ObamaCare draws support Hatch: IRS nominee has ‘great many questions’ to answer Dem campaign chief counters Putin with op-ed to Russian paper House bill gives FDA new power over compound pharmacies Potential Alaska Senate candidate quits current job Consensus — and time — in short supply White House: President will reject ObamaCare defunding measure Obama credits H2O for her biceps Baltimore air traffic control tower struck by lightning DAYS END ROUNDUP Gillibrand bill seeks to bolster meat safety Rubio rips Putin in op-ed Forty-three House Republicans back bill to defund ObamaCare Report: Montana Democrat ‘liked’ cleavage page by mistake Don’t forget about small business owners Report: Pa. governor to accept Medicaid expansion White House: Syrian rebels ‘are and will be receiving assistance’ State transportation officials to Amtrak: Finish funding deals with states Coburn rallies opposition to Boehner CR over spending White House dismisses Corker criticism of Obama Syria vote: So bad it never happened Sequestration, Snowden and Syria top U.S. intelligence threat list, says Clapper Kountoupes Denham hires Capitol Hill veteran Senate Banking panel sets goal to approve housing finance bill this year Pelosi: Budget ball in Boehner’s court GOP to push bill restoring work requirement for food stamps China’s copper stockpile; America’s metals deficit Recalled Colorado senator blames voter suppression for loss At divided Capitol, a dance party to bring people together Kerry: Russian negotiation with Syria ‘is not a joke’ Markey expands probe into police access to cellphone data Coburn chides Reid for not allowing vote on ObamaCare amendment Employers warned about using payroll cards Carney says White House ‘not surprised’ by Putin op-ed Kerry: ‘Force might be necessary’ in Syria Senate panel explores US-Mexico offshore drilling deal Remembering Godfrey Sperling Pentagon names five states as possible sites for East Coast shield GOP lawmaker calls for criminal penalties against IRS’s Lerner Lawmakers end ‘roller-coaster’ week with war plans shelved Reid raises cash to oust McConnell Rick Perry slams Maryland, O’Malley on regs, taxes Reid ‘really frightened’ over potential for government shutdown DAY’S END ROUNDUP Hoeven demands that the Senate take a position on Keystone pipeline Pelosi calls Putin out for ‘God created us equal’ line DOD extends Navy deployments in Mediterranean Marijuana sellers unfairly penalized, say odd couple Norquist, Blumenauer House GOP renews attacks on ‘unbridled’ consumer bureau Congressman competes against grocery-bagging champ Reason Foundation: Boost tolls to pay for highway projects Camp outside White House dismantled for a night Report: $603 million in Energy Dept. biofuels funding fails to meet goals FreedomWorks endorses Pete Sessions’s primary opponent in Texas Putin pens a warning in NY Times op-ed Senate needs a lesson from NASCAR; America needs a new internal watchdog agency Baptist minister to enter North Carolina Senate race HHS: ObamaCare provision saved consumers $1.2 billion Boehner: No resolution on spending bill Senate panel advances media shield bill Biden scraps trip to Panama amid Syria crisis Wyden pleads with Vitter not to hold energy efficiency bill ‘hostage’ Boehner on Putin Syria op-ed: ‘I was insulted’ Obama ‘hopeful’ Russia talks will ‘yield a concrete result’ Dem senator: Carbon tax ‘inevitable’ Syrian rebel leader: We have no US military support Boehner defends debt demands to Lew No signs of progress after House, Senate leaders meet on government funding Fla. officials under fire for impeding ObamaCare ‘navigators’ House chairman tells businesses to weigh in on silica rule Cantor warns House may cancel recess Acting patent chief to step down House votes 235-191 to stop ObamaCare’s insurance subsidies Friday’s meeting announcements: Nuclear regulators meet to talk Fukushima Research foundation announces new healthcare agenda Driving American innovation and growth for the next generation Congress sees bump in approval rating after resisting Syria action Documentary reunites former White House chiefs of staff Poll: Troops oppose Syria strike by 3-1 margin New regs for Friday: Changes for nuclear waste evaluations Menendez says Putin op-ed made him want ‘to vomit’ (Video) Report: DC businessman involved in city corruption case funded Clinton shadow campaign AFL-CIO counts on worker centers to reverse their fortunes Conservative poll: Internet sales tax support could hurt candidates in 2014 Assad: Surrendering weapons because of Russia, not US threat Reid: ‘Anarchists have taken over’ in Congress (Video) Michigan poll: Peters, Land in dead heat Republicans ramp up Benghazi probe Jobless claims drop below 300,000 last week News bites: Steeling the regulator Putin lectures US on Syria, use of force in ‘internal conflicts’ FTC examines if Facebook breaking 2011 privacy deal News bites: Dept. of bad timing Cornyn: Putin is the problem, not the solution Cuccinelli hits McAuliffe on ‘war on the working poor’ in new ad News bites: Shopping for coverage Getting to backlog zero: Ensuring accountability across VA Don’t cut SNAP from Farm Bill News bites: Record companies sue SiriusXM Poll: GOP would be blamed for shutdown GOP energy bill amendment would block EPA carbon regulations Report: Prominent American jihadi killed in Somalia Thursday: Taking a (smaller) bite out of ObamaCare Panetta says Putin should be last person to lecture US Kerry arrives in Geneva to test Russia-Syria plan Report: CIA begins arming Syrian rebels News bites: Looming EPA carbon regulations pit Dem against Dem News bites: Revised (and slightly weaker) EPA coal plant carbon rule en route Senator: Trio of likely 2016 GOP candidates gaming ObamaCare Water, water everywhere FEC weighs approval of bitcoin donations to political campaigns McConnell foe expected to get boost from liberal Hollywood donors FEC weighs approval of bitcoin donations to political campaigns Obama signals shift back to economic focus Senator: Trio of likely 2016 GOP candidates gaming ObamaCare McConnell pushes ObamaCare delay on energy bill Government shutdown inches closer as GOP leaders delay vote in House Putin cautions against military force in Syria Lawmakers dread Syria inspections AFL-CIO demands ObamaCare changes