The Hill Articles: January 29, 2015

January 29
Obama to Dems: ‘Get informed, not by reading the Huffington Post’ Obama energizes House Dems: ‘We’ve got a lot more work to do’ Obama to request $1B for Central America in wake of border crisis OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate passes Keystone despite veto threat McCain: No regrets on ‘scum’ CFPB offers changes to mortgage rules for smaller lenders OVERNIGHT FINANCE: Obama wants to end sequester DHS head: ‘We need to go further’ on cyber Kerry cited for not shoveling snow Watchdog: Attkisson wasn’t hacked, had ‘delete’ key stuck House GOP presses IRS on ObamaCare OVERNIGHT TECH: Cable doesn’t like FCC broadband move OVERNIGHT REGULATION: House GOP doubles down on anti-reg agenda Paul releases ‘secret tape’ of Bush, Clinton OVERNIGHT HEALTH: House to vote on ObamaCare repeal in February Senators take sides on Keystone Clinton took taxpayer-funded private jet flights as senator Obama’s trade problem GOP warns IRS: Botched tax season is on you Report: One of five traded for Bergdahl wants back in the fight Bill would prevent visas to countries that don’t take back immigrants Fact checker hits Jeb Bush on oil imports Yes, Virginia, cable really does want to wipe out community media CDC: Anti-vaccine campaign fueling measles outbreak Dems press Verizon on tracking ‘supercookies’ WH downplays criticism of Israeli envoy GOP chairman wants answers on HealthCare.gov privacy Watchdog: White House has done little on surveillance reform Senate votes to build Keystone, defying veto threat from Obama Dems urge Obama to double threshold for overtime pay What is at stake for the Latino community following the State of the Union? Nuclear regulators say Yucca disposal site would be safe Panel calls for overhaul of military benefits FCC chief dismisses GOP net neutrality bill Reddit reveals how much it complies with government subpoenas David Duke threatens run against Rep. Scalise White House: Taliban not a terror group Disability program needs reform, not merely revenue reallocation Jeb steals a top Romney advisor WH: To support police, fund Homeland Security Shelby hints he’s open to renewing Ex-Im Boehner: GOP will have ObamaCare alternative this year NFL flags phony memorabilia ahead of Super Bowl GOP bill would end congressional pensions FTC orders ‘revenge porn’ site to destroy images GOP senator targets IRS bonuses London anti-extremism conference must challenge the role of Iran Texas state rep wants ‘Muslim Day’ attendees to pledge allegiance to America Cost of coverage seen as problem by uninsured Sanders: Clinton won’t be bold enough to address nation’s problems Senate bill would give VA chief more powers to punish officials The terrorism risks of GOP’s plan to defund Homeland Security The Keystone distraction US firms rebuff Chinese encryption requirements Feds to ease up on electronic health records program US classifies spending, stats on Afghan forces Federal Reserve chief huddles with Senate Dems Obama’s Persian roulette ObamaCare repeal tops House GOP agenda Cornyn: Changes haven’t discouraged patent reform Dems: Trade deals must raise wages Obama’s budget $74B above caps House agenda skips abortion, border bills Foxx: ‘Congress has got to do something’ about transport funding Senators to discuss measles outbreak in hearing Airwaves auction turns big profit Senate GOP eyes major reforms for health agencies Obama administration ‘can comply’ with natural gas export bill McCain welcomes sequestration’s end Murray: EEOC regs on wellness programs coming soon Paul, Boxer team up on transportation funding Attkisson: Reporters treated like ‘enemies of the state’ under Obama WATCH: McCain calls protesters ‘low-life scum’ Graham ‘testing the waters’ for 2016 The latest new Mitt Romney Will support for biomedical research be dead on arrival? Report: Most Americans unprepared to weather financial storm Feds increase standard for Web speed Nutrition Association: Lunch rules pushing students to ‘junk food’ FCC moves to automatically locate 911 callers Iran sanctions bill passes Senate panel Ex-DHS chiefs call on GOP Senate to pass ‘clean’ spending bill Ex-CBS investigative reporter tells Senate: White House hacked me Obama precision medicine plan blocked by insurers Groups petition EPA for stricter ozone standards Benghazi panel chairman doubles down on Clinton testimony Cantor heads to Harvard Comcast apologizes for calling customer ‘asshole’ on his bill New regs for Friday: Synthetic pot, banks, housing Jobless applications drop to nearly a 15-year low NH GOP sets presidential summit Romney, Chelsea Clinton to attend same NYC fundraiser Megyn Kelly fires back at Mike Huckabee: Women have premarital sex, too McConnell: ‘Powerful special interests’ couldn’t stop Keystone bill Bill would lift Cuba travel embargo Obama and energy: Building on the State of the Union WHIP LIST: How senators will vote on Keystone XL pipeline Walker: Better to be ‘bland’ than ‘dumb’ Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappearance declared ‘accident’ Castro calls for end to embargo Lawmakers offer bipartisan data security bill Thursday: Keystone Happy 40th Birthday to the nation’s biggest economic mobility program Senate moves to final Keystone vote Shell wants to resume Arctic drilling this year Clinton mulling campaign delay? Allowing wind to thrive without the PTC Poll: Americans dissatisfied with immigration levels IP theft and cybersecurity get short shrift in Sony hack Bolster the middle market Failure to renew GSP is America’s hidden fiasco Bipartisanship and the quixotic quest for an olive branch Lobbies rack up $800M tab Obama seizes leverage on immigration Clinton looks to build support on left while keeping Wall St. friends Buzz builds around Walker Koch cash triggers Dem angst about 2016 Drones crash onto White House agenda President Obama to call for reversal of sequester cuts in budget plan Recession drove more companies to scrap healthcare coverage The story behind Selma