The Hill Articles: February 4, 2014

Rand Paul, Huckabee to headline NH summit OVERNIGHT ENERGY: No end in sight for Keystone XL O-Care will cost 2.5M workers by 2024 Eyeing a majority, Senate Republicans cool to House immigration plan Republicans count votes on tying debt hike to healthcare law Obama, House Dems hold ‘productive’ talks on economic agenda Top Republicans call for withdrawal of tax-exempt rules Mellman: Critiques more biased than poll David Hill: Building name recognition Senate will vote on Baucus’s nomination Thursday Democrats and Republicans fight with themselves Judge approves $543M settlement for Madoff victims OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: GOP, Dems at odds over veterans bills GOP senator questions if CBO ‘cooked the books’ on ObamaCare Lobbying World Obama, Hollande to visit Monticello Pastor jumps into crowded primary against Graham Overloaded vets bill would be a costly letdown OVERNIGHT HEALTH: O-Care will cost 2.5M workers, CBO says OVERNIGHT TECH: Calls continue for data breach law Congress, not the FCC, should set Internet policy Obama assured of safety precautions at Olympics Jay Leno made most jokes about Bill Clinton Dems warn of drilling on ‘treasured landscapes’ Super-PAC compares Senate hopeful to Ted Stevens Robert Work close to being nominated as Pentagon No. 2 OVERNIGHT MONEY: IRS head Koskinen returns to Capitol Hill Carville: Days ahead for Dems not so dark Former Rep. Murphy opts out of run for NY seat Dick Morris: Govs. key on immigration DNI Clapper: Iran is complying with nuclear agreement so far Senate Dems push data security standards Markos Moulitsas: The GOP exposed Senate panel to mark up bill repealing military pension cuts Perdue shows Senate rivals as crying babies Obama’s ‘schizophrenic’ pot policy assailed Amtrak wins praise for ‘American jobs’ request in contracts Navy decertifies nuclear reactor operators for possible cheating Obama administration hails Farm Bill’s food aid reforms Norcross enters race to succeed Andrews Cruz: Obama’s depiction of foreign affairs is ‘fantasy’ House sets up final vote on sportsmen’s rights bill Illegal immigrants ask Obama administration to suspend deportations Koch-backed group buys $150K for Southerland Clapper: Most of data stolen by Snowden not on domestic programs WH: No decision on US presence in Afghanistan A system for devices of the future Poll: 51 percent disapprove of ObamaCare WH calls on Egypt to free journalists Lawmakers want secure payments sooner Dems decry exclusion from O-Care meeting Senate considers unemployment insurance bill again Senators eye options to push Keystone decision WH not worried about O-Care enrollment Left aims to gain ground on super-PACs Prioritize Patriot Rival drug makers partner with NIH to fight disease Senate sends farm bill to Obama White House defends Iran deal before Senate Boehner unsure on immigration vote White House: We oppose marijuana legalization Obama’s IRS intimidation has no place in America House advances bill preserving hunting, fishing rights on federal land Republicans readying alternative veterans bill Bill would expand access to O-Care tax credits Heller drops FCC reform bill GOP threatens bill to expand gas exports Cornyn blasts Obama for missing budget deadline again Panel to NSA: Change your ways — or else GOP field for Wolf’s seat may soon get crowded White House pushes back on CBO report Zuckerberg: Government ‘made a lot of mistakes’ on NSA transparency FTC chief pushes for federal data breach law The old days with the FBI CBO: Troubled ObamaCare rollout to reduce sign-ups by 1M Washington’s topsy-turvy rhetoric escalates the war on faith Senate panel clears Baucus for China post Hoyer ‘not optimistic’ about trade bills Roskam says education group ‘anti-Semitic’ for boycotting Israel Republican: OSHA skirting Congress on family farms Poll: GOP would shoulder blame in debt ceiling fight Kerry to send off Olympic athletes at Caps game Animals call for O-Care sign-ups in national PSA Inhofe warns EPA regulations could cause winter blackouts DOJ: Feds ‘probably’ collect lawmakers’ data GSE reform: “Fixing” what worked Koch brothers group hits Hagan, Rahall Boehner blasts Obama for delays on Keystone GOP lawmaker: The state of the union is not strong FDA launches first anti-smoking ads for teens Sanders urges quick passage of bill repealing military pension cuts Warner not a ‘#Belieber’ Hoyer backs CBC on judicial nominees Target execs ‘deeply sorry’ for data breach White House touts headway in export reform Lawmakers send bipartisan wishes to US Olympic team Poll: 44 percent oppose decision to hold Olympics in Russia Conservative ‘Dump the Leadership’ launches six-figure campaign Intelligence officials: Snowden may be under Russia’s influence Congresswoman yanks name off pot bill after 
hearing from constituents Black History Month ignores gays Budget expert predicts GOP will avoid second debt fight McConnell: Obama is trying to protect fish from water Boehner: No GOP consensus on debt limit China boosts military spending Rohrabacher: McCain, Graham don’t speak for Republican Party House Transportation chairman opposes gas tax hike WATCH LIVE: Obama discusses tech in classrooms New regs for Wednesday: Legal services, natural gas pipelines, energy efficiency Government will pocket $8B profit from ObamaCare ‘bailout’ program, CBO says Reid mourns the loss of Hoffman to heroin overdose Rail advocates blame Super Bowl tie-ups on insufficient infrastructure Pawlenty hires Dem chief of staff at Roundtable Wither housing reform? Committee analysis finds faults with government cybersecurity Jeb Bush endorses Jolly in new FL-13 ad GOP proposes facelift for endangered species law Reed hopes for vote on jobless benefits renewal deal this week Pawlenty hires Democratic chief of staff as top Financial Services lobbyist Dem Poll: Begich in tight race in Alaska White House opposes sportsmen’s bill, but no veto threat 2,282 flights canceled during post Super Bowl-snow storm Chu: Keystone pipeline decision ‘political’ Sink, Jolly face off in first Fla. special debate US ambassador to Russia leaving post Alabama lawmaker upsets real estate agents, gay activists Our land, our legacy, our responsibility Source: Obama, Biden to attend House Democratic retreat Fluke files for Dem Party endorsement for Waxman seat Tuesday: Firearms in the House, farm bill in the Senate Progressive group endorses Collins challenger in Maine Report: Karzai in secret talks with Taliban Congress shouldn’t carry water for pay-TV Rep. Andrews resigning from Congress Susan Rice slams Israel for attacks on Kerry WH Iran policy gaining ground with Dems GOP battles base on immigration Tea Party teams with union leaders to fight Obama’s trade plan Fundraising fizzles for many in Tea Party Frustration mounts in Silicon Valley Greens warn base will sit out election Obama secures $750 million in corporate gifts for Internet push GOP poll: Gingrey leads in Ga. Senate primary Expanding firm Levick adds practice DC-to-Silicon Valley translator Big guns spent $709 million in 2013