The Hill Articles: December 10, 2014

Members bid farewell to Rep. Doc Hastings Federal data security bill heads to Obama’s desk WH pushes to help prevent veteran suicides Udall goes out swinging Warren, left fume over deal House moves toward passing $1.1T funding bill Lawmakers honor retiring Calif. Reps. Waxman, Miller House panel advances ‘cromnibus’ spending package Police oversight bill headed to Obama Lobbying World Oil trains, pipelines and tanker ships Lanny Davis: Why I am ready for Hillary Dina LaPolt: Copyrights different than patents, trademarks Brent Budowsky: John McCain the patriot A.B. Stoddard: Dems sick of ObamaCare Gene Kimmelman: Stop ‘Mega Comcast’ House clears Venezuela sanctions bill OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: House Benghazi chief pushing ahead Prospects dim in push for tax breaks Cheney: Bush wasn’t in the dark on CIA OVERNIGHT TECH: FCC eyes fee hike for school Internet program GOP chairman wants to move immigration reform early next year Dem senators warn cellphone tracking could violate Constitution Perry: Arrogance doomed presidential bid Wall Street regulator ups cybersecurity oversight OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Traffic spikes on HealthCare.gov House clears intelligence authorization bill Senate passes bill for airline employees seeking retirement benefits Senate Energy Committee bids farewell to Landrieu Top military official calls for ‘review’ of transgender ban Fuel manufacturers to lawmakers: Take time on lifting oil exports ban Conn. senators demand action on anniversary of Newtown shooting GOP chairman cheers science foundation move on transparency Poll: Support for gun rights on the rise House passes extension of terrorism insurance Time to privatize the lottery Prince William flies commercial for DC visit Chambliss receives largest send off so far Cruz: Iran deal will be ‘ObamaCare of the second term’ GOP chairman concerned about drone delays GOP lawmaker pledges ‘no’ vote on spending bill without boost in mental health US brushes off criticism over CIA report Takeaways from CIA interrogation report Hagel: ‘Hope is not a strategy’ White House criticizes terrorism bill, but stops short of veto threat Sanchez’s cat roots for Hillary Clinton in annual holiday card Syrian rebel program months from starting New vaccine treats nine strains of sexually transmitted HPV Poll: Slim majority of US-born Hispanics back Obama action Poll: Floridians want Bush — not Rubio Real homeland security Warren won’t say if she would singlehandedly block ‘cromnibus’ Christie doesn’t comment on torture report McCaskill’s book party giveaway: Signed copies of ‘Gone Girl’ Trump headed to Iowa next month Liberian president praises Obama for Ebola effort Senate Dem calls for broad LGBT protections Appropriations Chairwoman: ‘Cromnibus’ is ‘monumental achievement’ Profiling won’t save us Lawmakers frustrated at EPA over ethanol mandate delay Benghazi chairman wants Clinton to talk HealthCare.gov traffic spikes as deadline looms Obama jokes at toy drive: ‘I’m the big elf’ Snowden ‘deeply saddened’ by CIA report Pelosi on background check bill: ‘We have to do it’ Casualties of war and bureaucracy Senator stresses sanctions against Iran Millionaires back Clinton for president Five things that could sink spending bill FBI: Sony hack would work on ’90 percent’ of public, private firms All Senate GOP staff going on ObamaCare Analysis: Shoppers should look at all health plan costs Tea Party senator: Americans deserve better Defense bill Stop the brass bureaucracy WH: ‘Absolutely’ no plan to deploy ground troops Top Senate Dem says derivatives regulator still underfunded Warren presses regulators on cybersecurity SEC fines Morgan Stanley for part in trader scheme A moral collapse — Republicans defending torture Time to move TPP across the goal line Reid: Dems won’t ‘go back’ on ObamaCare White House: CIA chief a ‘professional and patriot’ Pelosi criticizes spending bill GOP rep: Gruber ‘called the Democrats stupid’ WH veto threat official on tax bill FDA official: GMO foods ‘as safe as’ other foods Poll: Majority of voters back regulating methane emissions Ready for Warren to Clinton supporters: ‘It’s about to get real’ Federal workers’ job satisfaction drops Senate passes DHS cyber bill The House Intelligence Committee’s report on Benghazi Calorie labels won’t fix America’s problem with away-from-home food Feds recover $5B in healthcare waste Republican lawmaker on Benghazi outpost: ‘Why were we there?’ Rep. Gallego says goodbye, slams Congress Warren tells House Dems not to support omnibus America’s fall from grace Funding bill takes aim at Obama regs Senate CIA report — the perfect late Xmas gift Insurers fire back over ObamaCare changes EPA restricts hazardous recycling rules Gruber on ObamaCare: ‘I helped write it’ Senate passes cybersecurity measures Confirmation for patent nominee to wait until next year Obama ‘pleased’ to see $1.1T spending deal Former CIA officer to join House Homeland panel Sebelius: ObamaCare a ‘very bad brand’ Kingston, Pelosi send Colbert off Senate passes Coast Guard authorization bill Delays in presidential appointments damage vetting system Gun checks see record funding boost in bill Rank and file split on funding bill House Dem leaders whip against charitable tax bill Dancing around data ‘Brand USA’ renewal included in funding bill Police raid major file-sharing site Energy regulator to discuss reliability concerns from EPA climate rule Emergency Ebola funding will safeguard global health and security Alberta premier to lobby for Keystone during Washington visit Controversial O-Care panel faces $10M cut Martha Raddatz: The arrogance-hating, ‘Homeland’-loving correspondent Senate Armed Services leaders: It’s this bill or nothing Ebola funding in ‘cromnibus’ falls just short of Obama request Funding bill targets O-Care insurer subsidies DOJ won’t reopen torture probe after CIA report Poll: Only 1 in 5 think race relations improving New regs for Thursday: assisted living, shorebirds and man-made gases EU breach notification law could cover social networks Dean, in break from group he founded, backs Clinton for president McConnell says goodbye to Senate’s ‘southern gentleman’ Executive action essential for current and future immigration reform Wrong prism to view Iran GOP lawmaker ‘very interested’ in run for Vitter’s Senate seat Reid: Weekend votes ‘very likely’ Spending bill includes trucker changes Applications to drill new wells in Bakken, Eagle Ford fall 30 percent Sen. Graham: US will prevail over terrorist ‘bastards’ On the CIA torture report Wednesday: Terrorism insurance, defense bill Tech equipment companies say don’t reclassify web First lady’s lunches take hit in spending bill Former Polish president: We didn’t agree to torture No global probe needed on CIA, says GOP senator Cutting the fat on cancer A taxpayer-funded family feud Magical thinking on terrorism Shooting yourself in the foot The one unintended positive of ObamaCare Industry survey: Big Data important to most companies To consolidate an Obama legacy, entrench support for global LGBT rights What will Cruz do? Republican Congress lures lobbyists back to Capitol Hill Obama to unveil $1B early childhood education funding GOP rep urges Obama to rethink hostage recovery efforts Parties cut deal to open spigot of campaign cash