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CQ Roll Call May 20, 2013
In AP Case, Little Evidence DOJ Broke the Law
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Goodlatte believes the DOJs seizure of AP phone records is contrary to the law.

In AP Case, Little Evidence DOJ Broke the Law

Did the Justice Department break the law when it secretly reviewed the phone records of more than 20 Associated Press reporters and editors? Many legal experts aren’t ready to go that far.

A Do-Nothing Congress Won't Surprise These Beltway Insiders

Lawmakers will spend the coming week performing yet another chapter of Groundhog Day, returning to debates that generated ample heat but yielded no conclusion during the election year.

Planned Floor Action on Cordray Will Highlight Senate Impasse

Planned Floor Action on Cordray Will Highlight Senate Impasse
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Most Intriguing Immigration Bill Developments ...
So Far

The Senate Judiciary Committee is gearing up for the grand finale in marking up a rewrite of immigration laws, with indications that work can be completed before the Senate departs for the Memorial Day break.


Politics

Will Obama Administration Controversies Affect Democratic Recruitment?

There is no doubt that the three major controversies on which President Barack Obama finds his administration on the defensive — Benghazi, the IRS targeting of conservatives and the subpoenaing of AP phone records — have changed the political narrative of the day.

Hill Life

Frederick Douglass Statue Moves One Step Closer to Capitol | Campus Notebook

The District of Columbia’s Frederick Douglass statue is one step closer to being unveiled in the Capitol now that the Senate has passed a resolution authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the event.

5 Takeaways From the Ways and Means IRS Hearing

On a rare Friday of congressional action, the first hearing was held to examine the IRS scandal involving the extra, and in some cases unprecedented, scrutiny given to conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status over a two-year period covering 2010 to 2012.

Policy

Senate Immigration Bill Could Benefit Hiring of Immigrants Over U.S. Citizens

The current draft of the Senate’s immigration overhaul appears to give some employers a $3,000-a-year incentive to hire a newly legalized immigrant rather than an American citizen in order to avoid the new employer mandates in the health care law.

Sequester Withholding of FDA User Fees Irks Industry

Sequester Withholding of FDA User Fees Irks Industry

The Food and Drug Administration is able to do its work in part because of a symbiotic relationship with the industries it regulates. But recently that relationship has been knocked off balance.

Senate Fish Fight | #WGDB

Get ready for the Senate floor battle over … catfish. You can expect another bid by a bipartisan coalition of senators to amend the upcoming farm bill to get the Agriculture Department out of the business of inspecting catfish.

The Big (Little) Beer Meeting | #WGDB

Continuing #WGDB’s coverage of the beer business, craft brewers from across the country met with 11 Senate Democrats this week, including Mark Begich of Alaska and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin.

Politics

Female Hill Staffers Fundraise for Senate Democrats

Women on the Hill are making their presence known beyond the member ranks — a group of female Senate chiefs of staff have organized a Monday evening fundraiser in support of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Fictional Franchise: Who Represents Your Favorite Soap Character in Congress?

For the latest installment of Fictional Franchise, our examination of the franchise rights of fictional characters and the real-life people who represent them in Congress, we tackle soap opera characters.

Politics

House Democrats Outraise Republicans in April

House Democrats raised $300,000 more than their Republican counterparts in the month of April.

Influence

Rand PAC 2016 Registers as Super PAC

A new super PAC, Rand PAC 2016, registered Thursday at the Federal Election Commission as an independent-expenditure-only committee. The super PAC listed its website, but the site provides no names of sponsors or officers.

Policy

Obama Says 'Check' to GOP in Confirmation Chess Match | Hawkings Here

The most important Senate committee vote Thursday on a top-tier White House nomination was neither the party-line ballot advancing Thomas E. Perez one step away from becoming Labor secretary, nor the parallel 10-8 vote advancing the choice of Gina McCarthy as EPA chief to the Senate floor.

Farm Bill Fight Over SNAP Cuts Previewed in Markup

Farm Bill Fight Over SNAP Cuts Previewed in Markup

The nation’s largest domestic food aid program should not be the item that sinks the House farm bill when it reaches the floor in June, Agriculture Committee leaders say.

Democrats Try to Punch Back at House GOP | Goppers

It was a long week on Capitol Hill for House Democrats, as the chamber’s Republicans hammered President Barack Obama for agency misconduct under his watch, then topped things off with a House vote to repeal his 2010 health care law.

McConnell's Chief of Staff Asks Politico to Remove Ad Promotion Video

A video posted on the Politico website featuring Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s chief of staff has been taken down after the Kentucky Republican’s office objected to its placement on a page designed to solicit advertisers.

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