VOL. 53, NO. 27 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 $3.75 DANCING DAYS ‘Hotlined’ Bills Spark Concern Conservatives Worried by Boost By John Stanton ROLL CALL STAFF Senate conservatives are upset that the leaders of both parties in the chamber have in recent years in- creasingly used a practice known as “hotlining” bills — previously used to quickly move noncontroversial bills or simple procedural motions — to pass complex and often cost- ly legislation, in some cases with lit- tle or no public debate. Tom Williams/Roll Call The increase was particularly no- Christina Diaz, 11, Megan Byers, 11, and Tanis Torres, 13, of the James Kunestsis Apache Crown ticeable just before the August re- Dancer Group of Mescalero, N.M., perform Friday at the National Museum of the American Indian. cess, when leaders hotlined more than 150 bills, totaling millions of dollars in new spending, in a period of less than a week. The practice has led to complaints File Photo Sen. Jim DeMint fears pricey from Members and watchdog bills are being “hotlined.” Ample Earmarks groups alike that lawmakers are es- sentially signing off on legislation According to a review by Roll neither they nor their staff have ever Call of Senate records, from July 31 By Emily Heil read, often resulting in millions of to Aug. 3, of the 153 hotlines put out and Anna Palmer Aid PMA Clients dollars in new spending. by leadership, 75 of those were leg- ROLL CALL STAFF In order for a bill to be hotlined, islative measures, 61 were nomina- egetarians Need Not By Tory Newmyer Defense spending bill to earmark 36 the Senate Majority Leader and Mi- tions, and 17 were post-office- Apply. A recent job ROLL CALL STAFF projects to clients of the PMA nority Leader must agree to pass it naming bills. While a number of the Vposting for a legisla- From their perch on the House Ap- Group. That represents more than a by unanimous consent, without a legislative hotlines were routine tive assistant position in the propriations Subcommittee on De- third of the projects they inserted into roll-call vote. The two leaders then procedural motions — such as re- office of Rep. Ginny fense, three House Democrats have the 2008 House Defense appropria- inform Members of this agreement porting a House-passed bill to a par- Brown-Waite (R-Fla.) — steered $100.5 million to clients of a tions bill, according to an analysis using special hotlines installed in ticular committee for consideration which included the rather lobbying firm that is emerging as a by Roll Call and Taxpayers for Com- each office and give Members a — others were for bills authorizing unusual requirement that top source of their campaign funds. mon Sense of records from the Ap- specified amount of time to object hundreds of millions of dollars in applicants “know how to The lawmakers — Reps. John propriations Committee. — in some cases as little as 15 min- new spending. cook a delicious bass” and Murtha (Pa.), Jim Moran (Va.) and Meanwhile, PMA lobbyists and utes. If no objection is registered, the According to GOP aides, that run submit recipes attesting to Peter Visclosky (Ind.) — used the See EARMARKS, page 20 bill is passed. See HOTLINE, page 22 that ability — last week got some chuckles among Hill staffers. INSIDE The help-wanted ad, which references a line For the latest news updates go to House Plans Busy 10 Weeks www.rollcall.com from the cult comedy flick “Napoleon Dynamite,” By Jennifer Yachnin er Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) outlined that committees would like to see NEWS made the rounds among ROLL CALL STAFF a 10-week work period leading up passed out of the House and aren’t Ex-VECO snickering staffers and was House Democratic leaders plan a to the Thanksgiving holiday at a necessarily things we think will be CEO says he posted to popular snarky full schedule as the final months of Democratic Caucus meeting earli- acted on by the Senate this year,” ac- paid for gossip blog Wonkette. the first session of the 110th Con- er this month, and several Democ- knowledged a leadership aide, who Stevens’ But a Brown-Waite flack gress wind down, while the cham- rats confirmed that anticipations asked not to be identified. “There’s home repair, says it’s a (sort of) serious ber awaits Senate action on annual are for the session to wrap up in certainly work to keep us busy.” p. 3. VESTED See HOH, page 18 spending legislation. mid-November. “That being said, that doesn’t INTERESTS According to one source, Speak- “We have a laundry list of things See SESSION, page 18 NEWS Brad Smith: DCCC to No reform, name p. 13. Clyburn, DeLauro vice AROUND THE HILL Get Ready for a Rock Fight in Granite State chairs, p. 3. Constitution on the road, By Josh Kurtz danger but also guarantees that the John Sununu (R-N.H.) for months, said Brad Woodhouse, executive di- p. 31. and John McArdle Granite State will be a major focus and Shaheen’s entry into the race rector of Americans United for VESTED INTERESTS No Child Left ROLL CALL STAFF of attention well beyond its first-in- means those attacks are almost cer- Change, the Washington, D.C.- Behind a AROUND THE HILL Former New Hampshire Gov. the-nation presidential primary in tain to escalate. based organization that has been boon to test, Reservists’ Jeanne Shaheen’s (D) decision to January. “I don’t think there’s any question hammering Sununu on issues rang- tutor industry, employers run for Senate in 2008 not only puts National liberal groups have been that groups like ours are going to pay ing from the Iraq War to stem-cell p. 13. hailed, p. 31. another Republican-held seat in running ads attacking first-term Sen. more attention to New Hampshire,” See NEW HAMPSHIRE, page 16

Monday, September 17, 2007 ROLL CALL Page 3 Allen Says He Paid for Work on Stevens’ Home By John Stanton company employees to do the work. Ted Stevens’ attorney, Brendan Sullivan, sonally paid outside contractors for the work ROLL CALL STAFF Allen, testifying in federal court as part of did not return a call seeking comment Friday. done on the house. Former VECO Corp. CEO Bill Allen ad- a state-level bribery case, also said he gave Although Sen. Stevens has acknowledged FBI and IRS agents raided Stevens’ Gird- mitted Friday to using company funds to pay Stevens furniture for the home. Additionally, VECO’s involvement in the home remodel- wood, Alaska, home — where the work was some of the construction costs associated with Allen admitted to paying Stevens’ son, Ben, ing in the past, he has insisted the company’s done — earlier this year as part of a massive Sen. Ted Stevens’(R-Alaska) home remodel- $4,000 a month while the younger Stevens role was limited to reviewing bills from con- federal investigation into state and federal cor- ing project as well as using a small number of served in the state Senate. tractors. He repeatedly has stated that he per- See STEVENS, page 22 DCCC Will Name Two STAYING ON TRACK Vice Chairmen Today By David M. Drucker “Jim Clyburn and Rosa DeLauro are ROLL CALL STAFF savvy, strategic Members who have demon- Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chairman of strated great leadership in the Congress on the Democratic Congressional Campaign behalf of our nation,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi Committee, is expected to announce today (Calif.) said in a state- that House Majority Whip James Clyburn ment. “They will be out- (S.C.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.) will standing vice chairs.” become the vice chairmen Clyburn and DeLauro of the DCCC. become the DCCC’s first Clyburn and DeLauro vice chairmen of this cycle have been tasked with and were chosen in part be- leading the DCCC’s cause of their ties to Pelosi Member Participation Van Hollen and Van Hollen. Addition- Program, with a focus on ally, they have strong ties strategic planning and the into disparate parts of the House Democratic DeLauro use of Members as surro- Caucus. gates in targeted districts Clyburn is seen as having connections with — as well as Members’general participation black Members and conservatives in the South at the committee. Political travel, dues pay- and elsewhere; DeLauro has her finger on the ment and overall fundraising all will fall un- pulse of the Caucus’left wing. DeLauro in par- der the purview of the two new vice ticular is a close ally of Pelosi, and in addition, chairmen. could have an ally when it comes to plotting strategy in her husband, Stan Greenberg, a top De- mocratic pollster. Among the responsibil- ity of the new vice chair- men will be to aid Democ- ratic incumbents seen as vulnerable in 2008 to Re- publican challenges, Clyburn Morning whether it means facilitat- ing campaign appearances by fellow Caucus Business members or other assistance. “Their knowledge about our races, and deep Bill Clark/Roll Call pecial Election Dates Set. Ohio friendships in the Caucus will make them ex- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Sen. John Warner on Thursday discussed cost cuts Gov. Ted Strickland (D) on Fri- tremely effective Vice Chairs,” Van Hollen designed to keep the Dulles Metrorail project on track. Sday set the dates for the special said in a statement. election to replace the late Rep. Paul Gillmor (R-Ohio), who died suddenly on Sept. 5. The Republican and Democratic pri- Reichert Drops Bill to Prevent Shutdowns maries will be held on Nov. 5, which co- incides with municipal elections in the By Steven T. Dennis Shutdown Act, would keep the government gap spending bills and any risk of a govern- Northwest Ohio district, and the general ROLL CALL STAFF operating forever even if Congress and the ment shutdown. Spending would be at the election will be on Dec. 11. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Wash.) has a novel president never get around to agreeing on an- lowest of either the most recently passed bill The GOP primary is expected to deter- idea for permanently preventing a government nual spending bills. Appropriations would be or the levels in the House or Senate-passed mine the district’s next Member of Con- shutdown. made automatically if Congress and the pres- bills for the new fiscal year. gress. Reichert’s bill, the Preventing Government ident fail to act, eliminating the need for stop- Reichert understands, of course, that his bill State Rep. Bob Latta (R), who lost is dead on arrival, but he said he wants to make narrowly to Gillmor in the 1988 GOP a point given the potential for a shutdown Congressional primary, announced last showdown later this year between President week that he will run. Two GOP state Bush and the Democrats over the $22 billion Senators, Randy Gardner and Steve Black Cops File Appeal in in additional lucre Democrats want to spend Buehrer, also are mentioned, as are state above Bush’s requests. Reps. Lynn Wachtman and Mark “You can see this train coming down the Wagoner and former state Rep. Jim Case Against Capitol Police tracks,” said Reichert, who said he wants to Hoops. make it clear with his bill that Democrats have The Congressman’s widow, Karen By Elizabeth Brotherton to move ahead. Those cases were officially it in their power to prevent any shutdown. Gillmor, a former state Senator and cur- ROLL CALL STAFF dismissed on Aug. 15 by U.S. District Judge “The point is that debate and discussion rent vice chairwoman of the State Em- More than 300 black Capitol Police officers Emmet Sullivan, who was the presiding judge. should be about the budget and spending,” he ployment Relations Board, also is men- filed an appeal last week in federal court to But in their notice of appeal, filed Sept. 12 said. “I think there will be a lot of discussion tioned. have their discrimination lawsuit against the before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Dis- and posturing about a shutdown. ...The Amer- The district is a GOP stronghold, and department reinstated, six months after a trict of Columbia, the officers argue they did ican people don’t want to see us debate a gov- even with Ohio Republicans so down judge dismissed all but a handful of the claims. indeed meet the requirements of the CAA, ernment shutdown or no shutdown. They want and out, Democrats are unlikely to com- Magistrate Judge John Facciola recom- which include attending counseling and me- to see us debate spending and priorities.” pete for the seat. Two-time nominee mended in March that 348 officers involved diation meetings. If there is a major debate over a shutdown, Robin Weirauch is the only potential in the lawsuit had not exhausted the proper ad- Attorney Joseph Gebhardt, who is repre- Reichert said, people will say, “Here we go Democratic candidate mentioned so far. ministrative remedies under the Congression- senting the police officers in the lawsuit, said again, politics as usual in Washington, D.C.” — Josh Kurtz al Accountability Act and thus were ineligible See POLICE, page 23 See REICHERT, page 22 Page 4 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 GUEST OBSERVER By Nelson Rimensnyder

advocated D.C. voting rights. He can GOP Vets Have begin by quoting former Sen. Barry Goldwater, whose seat McCain now Long Supported holds. In 1978, Goldwater, speaking on the Senate floor, said: D.C. Voting Rights “I believe the Founding Fathers hen the Senate debates S. considered it basic to the scheme of 1257, a bill to give the Dis- government that they created for all Wtrict of Columbia a vote in U.S. citizens to enjoy a representa- the House and another seat to Utah tive form of government, with (a similar bill has passed the House), national officers who will be respon- Republican military veterans sive as possible directly to the should be on the floor advocating for people. passage. To do less would ignore the “We have a situation in America long-standing history of Republican where citizens do not possess the Party support for D.C. voting rights most cherished of political rights — in Congress. The record is abundant voting representation in Congress. with examples of Republican Sena- We know that District residents have tors — veterans of all the major wars born the same responsibility as of the 20th century — who have tak- other U.S. citizens when their coun- en to the floor over the years to ad- try called on them to serve in time vocate for the disenfranchised resi- of war. We know that during the dents of the nation’s capital. Vietnam War, for example, District Today, there are 15 Republican of Columbia casualties ranked veterans serving in the Senate (one fourth, on a proportionate basis, out is Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, who in- of the 50 states. tends to resign at the end of the “The District residents died and month). They need a leader to rally bled for their country. Now they are Republicans to support S. 1257. seeking their chance to vote and be Hopefully, Sen. John McCain represented in it.” (Ariz.) will step forward to lead fel- At that time, several Republican low Republican vets: Sens. Bob World War II comrades in arms Bennett of Utah (who could ask joined Goldwater in his remarks. McCain to lead), Thad Cochran, Sen. Bob Dole (Kan.) reminded (Miss.), Mike Enzi (Wyo.), Lindsey Senators that the Republican Party forward the convictions of the pre- five of its finest in Iraq, where U.S. in 2000, he registered in D.C. as a Graham (S.C.), Chuck Hagel (Neb.), had always supported D.C. voting vious generation of World War I Re- soldiers have ensured the adoption Republican and voted in the 2000 James Inhofe (Okla.), Johnny Isak- representation in Congress because publican veterans who led efforts for of a Constitution that provides for presidential election, and he re- son (Ga.), Dick Lugar (Ind.), Pat it is “fair.” Sen. Strom Thurmond D.C. voting rights. Among these representation of citizens of the cap- minded the president that D.C. res- Roberts (Kan.), Jeff Sessions (Ala.), (S.C.) said: “History tells us that the were Sens. Everett Dirksen (Ill.), ital city, Baghdad, in the national idents are “the only citizens of the Arlen Specter (Pa.), Ted Stevens failure to provide the District of Co- Prescott Bush (of Connecticut and legislature. Many District residents United States, excluding felons, (Alaska) and John Warner (Va.). lumbia with voting representation in grandfather of President Bush) and have served in Iraq, including my who pay federal taxes and serve McCain, when he takes the floor, Congress was an oversight, and not Francis Case (S.D.). son, Lt. James Rimensnyder, who in the armed forces but are denied can cite the many Republican Sen- because of any specific intent of the Case represented South Dakota returned from there in February fol- representation in Congress.” Lt. ate veterans who have eloquently Founding Fathers.” Sen. Edward in the House and Senate from 1937 lowing 14 months of duty as an in- Rimensnyder has yet to receive a re- Brooke (Mass.) noted that if he had until his death in 1962. The Francis telligence officer in the north, near sponse from the president address- remained in D.C., where he was Case Memorial Bridge over the Po- the Syrian border, and then in Ra- ing his grievance. born and raised, he would not have tomac River’s Washington Channel madi as the commander of a tank It is Lt. Rimensnyder’s hope, as been able to serve and vote in Con- is named in recognition of Case’s platoon. well as that of his family and the gress. Brooke recently issued a long advocacy of D.C. voting In a 2002 letter to President Bush D.C. Republican Party, that Repub- statement, through the D.C. Repub- rights. Historically, Republican while he was still a Cadet at the U.S. lican Senators will join their Demo- lican Party, supporting the local par- Senators from South Dakota have Military Academy at West Point, my cratic colleagues in a successful ty’s efforts to achieve passage of S. consistently supported D.C. voting son asked the president to uphold the bipartisan vote to send S. 1257 to the 1257. rights in Congress. Sen. John Thune long-standing tradition of “our par- president for his signature. During his administration, Re- should take note and follow their ty” to advocate D.C. voting repre- Nelson Rimensnyder is a member of the publican President Dwight Eisen- example. sentation in Congress. He wrote that D.C. Republican Committee and a U.S. Army hower sent numerous messages to The District of Columbia has lost when he reached his 18th birthday veteran (1963-69). Congress characterizing as “uncon- scionable” the lack of D.C. voting rights in Congress. President LETTERS POLICY for publication. E-mail letters to [email protected] Roll Call welcomes letters to the edi- Letters become the property of Roll Call or send to Roll Call, Letters to the File Photo Richard Nixon, another WWII vet, tor on articles that have appeared in Roll and cannot be returned. Roll Call reserves Editor, 50 F St. NW, Suite 700, Washing- Rimensnyder suggests Sen. also urged Congress to act on D.C. Call. the right to edit for space and reuse submis- ton, DC 20001. Please include name, ad- John McCain should lead his voting rights in several messages to Letters from Members of Congress and sions in any medium, such as dress and telephone number for verifica- GOP Senate brethren in sup- Congress. 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(Ill.) sent him a check. The DCCC also ig- they add to those numbers, they create an in- Ignored in 2006, nored the race, believing that it had better op- herent tension within their Caucus as well as portunities elsewhere. within their party. It’s an entirely natural Kissell Has Plenty That’s already changed. Pelosi and process, one that the Republicans faced when Emanuel already have contributed, and they held 232 seats. Of IOUs to Collect DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen(Md.) has This isn’t a problem for Democrats right arry Kissell is both an example of De- made it clear that the committee sees Kissell now, and it’s one of those headaches that par- mocrats’ opportunities and a foreshad- as its candidate, even though the names of oth- ty campaign strategists don’t mind having, L owing of their problems. But since their er potential candidates, including state Rep. since it develops from success. But it’s also a opportunities are much closer, most Democ- Rick Glazier, still circulate. Kissell showed fact: The bigger the majority in the House, the ratic insiders certainly can live with problems $101,000 in the bank on June 30. more likely internal divisions are to surface in that are years away. The DCCC seems to get excited about the the majority party. Kissell, 56, is making his second bid to party’s prospects in Hayes’ district every two You need not be a seer to figure out what knock off incumbent Rep. Robin Hayes (R) years (without great success), so it’s best to be will happen if Democrats gain six or eight in North Carolina’s 8th district. The Democ- skeptical about all the Democratic optimism House seats in addition to adding four or five rat worked in the textile industry for more than and euphoria. Moreover, there’s no need to put Senate seats and winning the White House. two decades before transitioning to become a a bet down on the winner at this point. All you need to do is look back at history. high school social studies teacher. But Kissell seems to be the kind of Demo- It’s as simple as this: Republicans will go Hayes barely hung on in November, winning crat who could carry this district if things break through a period of self-flagellation and self- by just 329 votes. Still, that was an accomplish- right for him. examination, while Democrats will bask in the ment for the five-term Congressman given the He is a moderate Democrat who calls him- sunlight, eventually pushing a more liberal number of veteran Republicans who went down self a “supporter of the Second Amendment,” agenda that puts their less liberal Members — File Photo to defeat. Hayes seems less than frightened at says he would have voted for the supplemen- who represent Republican-leaning or conser- This time, top Democrats are embracing the prospect of a rematch, arguing that he tal appropriations bill that funded the Iraq War vative areas, such as North Carolina’s 8th — Larry Kissell’s (above) challenge to Rep. didn’t run an aggressive race last time. for three more months, and would have op- in an impossible position. Robin Hayes. While it is true few thought back in January posed the Cornyn/Kyl Senate bill’s approach Depending on the specific circumstances, 2006 that the North Carolina 8th district race on immigration because it established a pro- this will give way to growing Democratic in- that he can win and additional resources to would be a photo finish or even that Hayes cedure for citizenship for people in this coun- fighting, including efforts by liberal Democ- help him overcome Hayes. But while he is would be in serious trouble, the Congressman’s try illegally. ratic groups to purge the party of “Democrats earnest and likable, Kissell is low-key and campaign spent $2.4 million during the elec- No, Kissell is no closet Republican. Hesup- In Name Only” (DINOs, if the GOP experi- has the charisma of a high school social stud- tion cycle, suggesting he didn’t merely coast to ports abortion rights and is opposed to further ence is any indication of abbreviations and ies teacher. And Hayes undoubtedly will be re-election. In October, Hayes ran a TV spot at- free-trade deals until he sees jobs returning to nicknames). Republicans will then look for loaded for bear this time. tacking Kissell on the new Medicare prescrip- his district. But in style and on a number of is- candidates, regardless of their ideological Hayes starts off with an edge in this race, tion drug benefit, a sign that the Republican’s sues, some on the Democratic left will likely bent, who can take advantage of Democrats’ but Kissell’s challenge definitely is worth campaign knew it was in a real contest. have trouble with him. weaknesses. And if Kissell is in Congress, watching. And if the Democrat wins, he’ll still Kissell spent only $800,000 last time, and One of the reasons Democrats now repre- he’ll be a GOP target. be worth watching to see how he deals with neither now-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent 233 seats in the House is that their It’s far from clear that Kissell will make party and local pressures to perform in office. nor then-Democratic Congressional Cam- Members sit in a number of conservative, Re- it to Congress. He is counting on the Stuart Rothenberg is editor of the Rothenberg Political paign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel publican-leaning districts. To the extent that presidential year turnout, voters’ perception Report (www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com).

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Iraq from the Government Accountability Of- ing plans to end our involvement in a war. too bipartisan. Similarly, a bipartisan propos- Constitution Day fice and an independent group of military ex- In a previous column I noted an apparent dis- al in the Senate to implement the recommen- perts, as well as from Petraeus and Crocker. connect between hard-hitting oversight hear- dations of the Hamilton-Baker Iraq Study And Congress’ The ultimate aim of all this information gath- ings being conducted by committees of both Group was blocked as being too weak. ering is to make informed decisions about the chambers and the majority leadership’s arbi- Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney (Calif.) War Powers extent and direction of America’s future trary scheduling of unreported bills for floor ac- told The Washington Post upon returning from oday, thanks to a law authored by Sen. course in Iraq — financially and militarily. tion. Shorn of any pretense of being the prod- Iraq in August, “I don’t know what the [De- Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) in 2004, our Contrary to what some have mislearned ucts of a deliberative committee process, these mocratic] leadership is thinking” with these T country observes Constitution Day. about Congress’ war powers, they don’t end unreported bills nevertheless served the partisan withdrawal resolutions. “We should Public schools and government offices are en- with a declaration of war (or authorization of narrower purposes of appeasing an anti-war, sit down with Republicans, see what would be couraged by the law to provide educational force) and devolve completely onto the shoul- partisan base and pressuring a few vulnerable acceptable to them to end the war, and present programs to promote a better understanding ders of the commander in chief. The Consti- members of the other party. It’s been a game of it to the president.” Similar advice was trans- of the Constitution. (A 1956 law also desig- tution is explicit about Congress’ongoing du- donkeys trying to pin the tail on the elephant, mitted to House leaders in early September by nated this Constitution Week.) ties to raise and support armies, provide and using blindfolds, darts, calendars and spin to bipartisan groups of Members. It seems to have Today’s commemoration of the 220th an- maintain a navy and militia, and appropriate pick the next troop withdrawal date. sunk in. Both Senate Majority Leader Harry niversary of the signing of our founding doc- funds for these activities. Since the beginning of this year, for in- Reid (D-Nev.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D- ument couldn’t be more timely as Congress Moreover, Congress is charged with mak- Calif.) indicated late last week they would now grapples with one of its weightiest responsi- ing “rules for the government and regulation be open to scheduling more pragmatic, cen- bilities under the Constitution — superintend- of the land and naval forces.” Those duties are Congress neglects its sworn trist legislation that has bipartisan support. ing our military forces during times of war and not suspended during times of war, though duty to uphold the It’s not that the Petraeus-Crocker testimo- peace. This month is crucial as Congress as- most reasonable observers agree they should ny changed many minds in Congress, or that sesses our Iraq mission. not extend to micromanaging the military Constitution if it does not public opinion or the situation in Iraq has shift- When President Bush vetoed the first Iraq strategies and tactics of the president and his ed significantly. It’s simply a matter of find- supplemental funding bill in early May on military commanders. But it certainly does not responsibly shoulder its fair ing sufficient common ground to overcome grounds that it inhibited his powers as com- preclude Congress, by law, from making rules share of the war power the 60-vote threshold to end Senate filibusters mander in chief, the two branches were forced for the “redeployment” of those forces from and get something to the president’s desk. to compromise to ensure the troops would be a war (backed by its powers of the purse). burden. This new attitude on the part of the Democ- adequately armed and supplied. The resulting The president’s powers as commander in ratic leadership does seem to signal that Con- compromise required two reports by Sept. 15: chief of the armed forces to wage a war au- stance, the House has considered seven meas- gress is getting serious about actually exercis- one from the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, thorized by Congress were never intended to ures relating to our Iraq military policies, yet ing its shared war powers. This is at least par- Army Gen. David Petraeus, on military be of indefinite duration, subject only to his only two of those bills (the Defense authori- tially because the statutorily mandated progress progress in quelling the insurgency, and the determination of when to sue for peace or oth- zation and a military readiness measure) were reports have raised public expectations that other from U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on erwise withdraw from the field of battle. reported by a policy committee of jurisdiction. Congress intends to act responsibly on them. the political progress being made by the Iraqi In short, the war power is shared by the two A third bill reported from the Armed Services The work of the committees may hold the key government in securing that country’s future. branches, and Congress neglects its sworn Committee on a 55-2 vote, requiring the pres- to whether Congress is now capable of forging Since Congress returned from its August re- duty to uphold the Constitution if it does not ident to develop and transmit to Congress a a bipartisan, national consensus on Iraq. cess two weeks ago, committees and subcom- responsibly shoulder its fair share of that bur- comprehensive withdrawal plan, was pulled mittees in both chambers have been hearing den. That includes drawing on its oversight from floor consideration prior to the August Don Wolfensberger is director of the Congress Project at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars testimony on separate reports it requested on findings to join with the president in develop- recess because some Democrats considered it and former staff director of the House Rules Committee.

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Page 10 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 GUEST OBSERVER By Wilson R. Abney

For generations we’ve been helping to than 22 years: eight years with the House and Congressional Ethics: 12 with the Senate, including six as the Sen- An Evolve or Die ate Ethics Committee counsel and six as its staff director and chief counsel. I also served fuel our way of life. From the Proposition two years in the Commerce Department’s n the late 1960s, a series of scandals ethics division. Based on my experience in demonstrated obvious corruption by gov- public service and in public service ethics, I Iernment officials. The Congressional have for some time proposed two changes to wellhead in Venezuela to the U.S. coast, Record shows House and Senate leaders un- the current Congressional ethics system: a derstood that the American people had con- new oath of office for Members and the cluded Members were using their official establishment of independent nonpartisan we efficiently deliver crude oil in just six positions and the legislative process for per- Offices of Public Integrity in both the House sonal gain, partisan advantage and the protec- and Senate. tion of special interest groups that provided The new oath: “I will faithfully execute the political contributions, gifts and other bene- responsibilities of the office to which I have days as opposed to weeks or months. fits. Those leaders also knew that failing to been elected without regard to personal gain restore the public’s faith in the integrity of the or partisan advantage. I will uphold the legislative process would result in citizens Constitution of the United States and make less willing — and, as Thomas Jefferson decisions and take actions based only on what We’re the people of CITGO, and we’re described in the Declaration of Indepen- I believe to be in the public interest, the dence, eventually unwilling — to obey laws pursuit of justice, and the common good.” enacted through what they believed to be a This oath will focus the Member’s attention corrupt process. on the responsibilities of his or her office; there for you at every turn. In an effort to reclaim the public’s faith, reinforce the fundamental principle of public Congress recommitted itself to the fundamen- service ethics; and provide a clear statement tal principle of public service ethics by declar- of the standard of conduct against which the ing that every Member serves as a trustee of American people have always judged their the public interest. Both the House and Sen- public officials. ate adopted ethics codes with rules reflecting, The new independent nonpartisan Offices however imperfectly, that principle, and both of Public Integrity would assume the author- created ethics committees to investigate alle- ity and responsibilities of the current ethics gations of improper conduct. committees. The head of each office would be Congressional leaders, understanding that nonpartisan and would hold the position for a neither laws nor codes could fully describe or fixed term. Additionally, the offices would be prohibit all unethical conduct (conduct incon- responsible for executing subpoenas or search sistent with the underlying principle that warrants such as that pursuant to which the Members were required to act as trustees of FBI entered Rep. William Jefferson’s (D-La.) the public interest), gave the committees au- Capitol Hill office. thority to investigate unethical conduct re- In furtherance of that responsibility, the gardless of whether it violated any specific law appropriate office would secure relevant or rule. materials, segregating those protected under Like the drafters of the Constitution, Con- the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause gressional leaders hoped — perhaps naively from discovery by an entity outside the leg- — that, as public servants, Members would islative branch. Because the Speech or Debate place their commitment to act as trustees of Clause protects the legislative process from an the public interest above personal gain and overreaching executive by protecting individ- partisan advantage. They also hoped the ual legislators, the Member whose actions are DEPENDABILITY. Members’ fulfillment of their commitment under scrutiny would have both the right to A SIGN OF along with new codes and committees would review any material the office decides to make begin to restore the people’s faith by ensuring available outside the institution and the abili- that the legislative process was being used ty to file with the courts a motion to enjoin the only to pursue justice and to achieve the pub- office from turning over any contested docu- lic interest and the common good. ments. Nearly 40 years later, the reputation of the Because the offices would be part of the leg- ethics committees is so low that House Mi- islative branch, information suggesting illegal nority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) re- or unethical conduct, but protected by the cently was unwilling to even refer to the com- Speech or Debate Clause from use by an en- mittee an assertion of improper conduct. He tity outside the legislative branch, could still described the committee as a “black hole” be used in any inquiry undertaken by the of- where allegations against House Members fice. The offices also would have subpoena are sent to die. His description is consistent power as well as authority to hold hearings with the views of 84 percent of the Ameri- and take testimony. can people who, according to a poll conduct- Although the independent, nonpartisan ed by the Los Angeles Times, believe that Offices of Public Integrity would investigate both the House and Senate should do away allegations of improper conduct, the Consti- with their ethics committees and find a more tution requires that only the full House or effective and trustworthy way to deal with Senate may discipline Members. Thus, at the unethical conduct. conclusion of its inquiry, the office would Clearly, the ethics committees have failed submit a written report and recommenda- to achieve the sole task for which they were tions to the House or Senate for institutional created 40 years ago. Instead of encouraging action. the public’s trust, they have further diminished If the offices fulfill their obligations, they the public’s faith in Congressional integrity. eventually will overcome the significant dam- They have made themselves and Congress age caused by the ethics committees. These objects of ridicule and scorn. proposals will eliminate unconstitutional ex- The committees must be replaced. The ecutive branch invasions of Congressional of- ethics system must evolve. If it does not, pub- fices, remind Members of their responsibili- lic trust in the integrity of the legislative ties as trustees of the public interest, and en- process will die. The death of public trust is courage the American people to have faith that not in the national interest. Nor is supporting Congressional ethics is no longer an oxy- THERE AT EVERY TURN. a system of ethics discredited and distrusted moron. by the people in the long-term interest of those Wilson R. Abney is senior partner of Ethics Counts who enjoy serving in the House or Senate and LLC, a consulting firm based in Aurora, Colo., working For an in-depth discussion about oil, go to ThinkAboutOil.org with public and private institutions, the media, public of- want to be re-elected. ficials and candidates for public office to promote public I served in the U.S. government for more service ethics and government accountability.

“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” The lobbying —THE CONSTITUTION and legislation that Article 1, Section 1 drives Capitol Hill MONDAY, SEPTEMBERVested 17, 2007 Interests PAGE 13 Rolling Back the Clock On Campaign Reform By Matthew Murray large-scale campaign fundraising corruption ROLL CALL STAFF at the highest levels of the federal govern- Fred Wertheimer: Meet your nemesis. ment, advocating for the reform of the coun- An upstart group led by a former Federal try’s campaign finance laws has become big Election Commission chairman is trying to business in Washington, D.C., employing overturn a generation of campaign finance perhaps hundreds at compliance-based law regulations, relying heavily on the reform firms and groups like Wertheimer’s Democ- community’s playbook and digging in for a racy 21, Campaign Legal Center and Com- protracted fight over money in politics. mon Cause. “Our goal is to undo 30 years of Fred Large family foundations, such as the Pew Wertheimer,” said Bradley Smith, chairman Charitable Trusts, have doled out millions of of the Center for Competitive Politics and a dollars to pay for studies and grass-roots lob- former GOP-nominated FEC commissioner. bying campaigns to push increased regula- “One of the things I’ve told our supporters all tion. And for candidates and political com- File Photo along is that we have to be in this for the long mittees, hiring an election law lawyer is no Former FEC Commissioner Bradley Smith wants to abolish campaign finance haul — you don’t undo this overnight.” longer an option. reform, remove limits on contributions and generally undermine Fred Wertheimer. Since the Watergate scandal exposed See SMITH, page 14

By Kate Ackley ROLL CALL STAFF ead Head. Embattled toy maker Mattel, whose chief executive is ex- Lpected to return to the Congression- al hot seat on Wednesday to answer an- other round of questions about unsafe toys from China, has added a new firm to its lobbying lineup. Mattel just inked a deal with Johnson Madigan Peck Boland & Stewart, according to Mat- tel’s Mary Elizabeth Michaels. Last week, Mattel CEO Robert Eckert faced Senators, and this week he is scheduled to appear before the House Energy and Commerce’s subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Pro- tection. Mattel, whose annual revenues top $5 billion, recently recalled millions of toys made in China because of lead paint and other safety problems. Johnson Madigan Peck’s David John- son and Janet Mullins Grissom are serving as the firm’s point-people for Mattel. The toy company is also working with its longtime outside lobbyist, Thomas St. Maxens of St. Maxens & Co., as well as relying on help from its small in-house government affairs shop led by California-based Corinne Murat. File Photo “We were happy to go and answer No Child Left Behind may be controversial in the education establishment. But its focus on increased testing clearly has had pos- questions and discuss the issue, tell what itive economic benefits for tutoring and testing companies. we’re doing,” Mattel’s Michaels said Experts can argue endlessly about whether the No Child Left Be- about last week’s Senate hearing. “We’re working to get everything done.” hind Act has made U.S. school children any smarter. One thing is Don’t be surprised to see speedy legis- No Testing clear, though: The legislation has nurtured a now-booming industry of lation on this matter. tutoring and testing enterprises that have blossomed on the govern- WAKE UP! Daniel Faraci, a former Company ment’s dime. Hill staffer-turned-campaign aide, is try- ing to take a trade association with a But now that the law is up for reauthorization, the industry — sleepy Washington, D.C., presence and whose potential revenues are some $2 billion a year — is on the de- make it into one with some lobbying Left Behind clout. The Alliance for Affordable fensive: A recently released discussion draft of the bill sets out poli- Services represents about 150,000 small- By Kate Ackley cies that could slice the industry in half. business owners and self-employed peo- ROLL CALL STAFF ple. The group has no political action Under the current NCLB, if a school district and its schools fail to committee and until this year had no show “adequate yearly progress” for three years in a row, then the registered lobbyists. school must offer poor children the option of transferring to another Faraci, who is the company’s first in- house director of government affairs, school or provide after-school tutoring. The current law sets aside See K STREET, page 15 See CHILD, page 14 Page 14 ROLL CALL VESTED INTERESTS Monday, September 17, 2007 Certain Industries Profit From ‘No Child’ Law CHILD, from page 13 sy; it has created vast business opportunities 20 percent of a school’s Title I money to get as well. the supplemental educational services, as the “Not only has it sparked a [tutoring] indus- businesses are known. try, but also a testing industry,” said former “A couple of very important and somewhat Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democratic lobby- subtle changes would have the effect of sub- ist who has worked with the National Educa- stantially reducing the amount of dollars that tion Association as a client. are allowed to kids, or cut in half the numbers Vilsack also said teachers must meet strict of kids that will be eligible,” said Steve Pines, requirements in order to be in the classroom, executive director of the Education Industry whereas contractors with supplemental educa- tion services outfits don’t. He also was skepti- cal of diverting resources away from class- ‘One of the concerns we rooms and to SES companies. “There ought to be standards for these programs,” he said. “We Brian Baer/Newscom hear from our teachers is shouldn’t be directing resources away from the Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, who has lobbied for the National Education Associa- that more and more time schools.” tion, says No Child Left Behind has spurred a tutoring and testing industry. When it comes to the tutoring and other pri- is spent on testing and vate companies, Business Roundtable favors Pines said the demand for his clients’work track achievement and progress in individual keeping schools in charge of which types of hasn’t reached the full $2 billion annually, but students. test preparation.’ contractors to use. “We don’t think they he said the industry is growing every year. “Because the law sets these arbitrary bench- Tor Cowan should be cut back, but we think all providers, “I think first of all, No Child Left Behind marks, we believe that’s unfair to kids who are Legislative director, American Federation of Teachers whether public or private, should be evaluat- has created new opportunities for struggling making real progress but started far behind,” ed and should be able to demonstrate their ef- kids to get tutoring from commercial organi- Cowan said. At the same time, he added, his fectiveness,” said Susan Traiman, director of zations who have for decades provided tutor- teachers also are weary of more tests taking Association. “There are two forces at work education and workforce policy at BRT. ing to the wealthy,” Pines said. “What it has up more hours in the classroom. “One of the that would reduce dollars and reduce the num- Pines’private-sector members also are up- done is created access to high-quality after- concerns we hear from our teachers is that ber of kids that are eligible.” set because the discussion draft could deny school providers that only the middle class had more and more time is spent on testing and One of those forces would change the way for-profit companies the opportunity to even been able to enjoy. As a result, it has allowed test preparation,” he said. “And it has led to a government funding is calculated, and anoth- compete for some contracts with school dis- some [companies] to grow.” narrowing of the curriculum.” er would make government funding available tricts. Pines added that he is continuing to work Meanwhile, companies that make tests for students in only the worst performing “Because these sections were written by with Members and staff to tweak the reautho- also include McGraw-Hill Cos., whose lob- schools. many different staff, there seems to be a lack rization’s language before the bill is formally bying lineup includes Quinn Gillespie & “We do not support the proposal that would of consistency in the eligibility of organiza- introduced. “The committee is getting lots of Associates. Not only does a company like result in fewer resources being set aside for tu- tions to work with school districts,” Pines feedback from unions, civil rights groups, for- McGraw-Hill advocate for NCLB because toring services,” said Pines, whose members in- said. “In some sections, it only calls for a profit companies. They’re hearing it in stereo. it wants an educated workforce, but it also clude such tutoring, testing and other compa- nonprofit.” It’s a very difficult process to try to find the benefits from the testing and other educa- nies as Princeton Review, Knowledge Learn- The current law, he said, gives districts full middle ground that retains the core tenets of tional resources. ing Corp., Pearson, Riverdeep and Sylvan. “I flexibility to contract with a variety of organi- NCLB,” he said. McGraw-Hill’s chief executive Terry think our members are very concerned about zations. Tor Cowan, legislative director for the McGraw also is the chairman of Business all these changes,” Pines said. “All these would “It’s just many hands writing the bill, and in American Federation of Teachers, said his Roundtable, which has made the NCLB reau- add up to a recipe for having substantial damp- the rush, perhaps it was an oversight,” Pines said. union is still poring over the 1,000-page thorization a top legislative priority this year, ening effects on the industry, to say the least.” “I’m willing to give them that benefit of the legislative document. He said the AFT wants said the group’s president John Castellani at NCLB has sparked more than controver- doubt and come up with a consistent definition.” to make sure that a revamped NCLB law will a recent briefing on BRT’s agenda. Bradley Smith: Campaign Finance Reform’s Anti-Reformer SMITH, from page 13 and state legislatures. But unlike Wertheimer, Smith was quick to rub it in. it,” Hebert said. “He made it very clear when That frustrates Smith. Smith focuses on the myths of how money “[The] Supreme Court decision in Feder- he was on the commission that he wasn’t go- So, two years ago, he decided he’d had corrupts politics. al Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right ing to enforce the law because he didn’t agree enough. While still on the commission, he was “My goal is to change how Americans think to Life is cause for a little celebration,” Smith with it.” approached by unnamed donors who wanted about campaign finance,” Smith said. blogged on the conservative Web site “He’s annoying, like mosquitoes are annoy- guidance about starting a counterpoint to “There’s been no place for people, lawmak- RedState.org. “It does not even mean the ing,” Hebert added. “Most people don’t take Wertheimer and others, who were still bask- ers to go to get information other than the stan- death of McCain-Feingold’s hated ban on him seriously.” ing in the glory of the Bipartisan Campaign dard Common Cause line.” most independent broadcast ads that merely Former FEC general counsel Larry Noble Reform Act of 2002. The then-new McCain- One of group’s first tasks, Smith contin- mention a candidate by name with 30 days disagreed with Smith that the reform commu- Feingold laws, as the act was commonly ued, is transforming volumes of academic re- of a primary of 60 days of a general election. nity has been given a “free ride” for the past called, largely abolished soft-money contribu- search into bite-sized talking points. He said But it does open a significant exemption to 30-plus years. He said the American Civil Lib- tions. many studies reinforce his claims that the that ban. The reformers are freaking out, erties Union and business groups have consis- The new ban on these big-dollar donations, tightening of campaign finance regulations frankly.” tently come out against more campaign fi- usually made by unions and business groups, since the mid-1970s has chilled the demo- From his new helm, Smith, too, can con- nance regulation. But by creating a one-stop was seen as a huge victory for the reform cratic process. tinue his professional rivalry with clearinghouse for research, legal assistance community. For example, Smith said studies suggest in- Wertheimer, who is widely considered the and rhetorical bomb-throwing, Smith and his But critics of the new laws, such as Smith dividual donation limits may hurt voter Moses of the campaign finance reform organization have found a niche. and his new patrons, saw the bill’s passage turnout, while others show the relationship be- movement. While at the commission, Smith “It’s not going to be difficult to get their — as well as most regulations going back to tween current fundraising limits and the usu- was criticized frequently by the reform com- voice heard,” Noble said. “Brad Smith is a rec- 1907 — as a curb on constitutional rights. ally uncompetitive nature of nearly all House munity for his contempt of the law as they ognized voice in the field ... and he’s adding After leaving the FEC in late 2005, Smith seats. interpreted it. a distinct voice.” became the public face of his new group; “Serious work by political scientists, econ- “[Wertheimer] thinks he ought to appoint One issue Noble does take the new group grown tired of Washington, D.C., he also re- omists, in academic journals is really quite fa- the commissioners,” Smith said. “What [re- to task for is not disclosing its own donors, sumed his teaching post at the Ohio-based vorable to deregulation,” he said. “This stuff formers] want is an FEC that does what they who Smith said prefer to remain anonymous. Capital University Law School. gets buried in obscure academic journals, but want.” Noble, the former executive director of the And while Smith has no day-to-day respon- all Members of Congress see are the ideolog- Wertheimer declined to comment for Roll Center for Responsive Politics, said Smith’s sibilities, he chairs the upstart’s board and ical studies done by the reform groups.” Call’s story, but J. Gerald Hebert of the Cam- stance is a 180-degree shift from earlier criti- lends his sometimes-controversial reputation Similar to reformers, the group periodical- paign Legal Center said Smith’s distaste for cisms of the reform community. and fundraising abilities through his extensive ly files friend-of-the-court briefs, including election regulation is long documented. “One of the arguments that he would often Republican contacts. the recent Supreme Court case involving Wis- Hebert also called Smith an “extremist” and make was about the funding of the reform Smith’s game plan is to “reverse engineer” consin Right to Life, which carved out an ex- doubts anyone is listening to his pleas. groups and the sources of their funding,” the strategy taken by the reform community emption for issue ads around Election Day and “When Brad Smith was an FEC commis- Noble said. “You’d think if you wanted to get going back decades: fund scholarly research, was seen as a loss by reform groups. sioner and chairman, he used every opportu- into that debate, that you’d release your fund- file legal briefs and testify before Congress In the wake of the high court’s decision, nity to undermine the law rather than enforce ing [sources].” Monday, September 17, 2007 ROLL CALL VESTED INTERESTS Page 15 Heather Podesta + 1 More; a Dickstein Alliance K STREET, from page 13 (R-Calif.). Said Faraci: “We’re going to work TV, want the government to suspend the “re- programming on the cable line-up, and NAB previously worked on the campaigns of GOP with all the Members who have 1,500 or more transmission consent” fees that cable enter- will aggressively oppose any change to a law candidates including former Sen. Bob Smith (R- association members in their districts and prises are to pay to broadcasters. that has worked exactly as Congress intended N.H.) and current Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.). Members on key committees.” The new group is called the Save Our Sets when it passed the 1992 Cable Act.” He said he is making the Coalition and has tapped lobbyists from MORE rounds — on both sides of Tempest in a TV. On Feb. 17, 2009, broad- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to take K Street Moves. Democratic lobbyist the aisle — to push for cast television will go digital when TV sta- its idea to the Federal Communications Com- Heather Podesta has added Stacy Stordahl K STREET health insurance tax cred- tions shut down their analog signals. That mission and to Congress. to her firm, Podesta + Partners. Most recent- its for small-business employers. means that viewers without cable or a satel- “The proposal is being circulated amongst all ly, Stordahl was senior policy adviser for the “My vision is to eventually have this as an lite connection or a digital TV set will see only of the cable operators,” said lobbyist John Senate Committee on Aging, working for effective lobbying entity for small business fuzz that day — unless of course they’ve se- Mashburn. Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.). owners and self-employed, to be their voice cured a converter box for their analog TVs. The broadcasting lobby, however, is none ¥ Dickstein Shapiro has launched a strate- for tax alleviation, health care and whatever Well, a new coalition of small cable com- too pleased. “There is no justifiable rationale gic alliance with Michael F. Barrett, a for- concerns them,” he said. panies has found just the solution: They are for altering a law that has worked well for the mer Congressional investor on the House En- Today, Faraci and the alliance are kicking offering to install, for free, cable hook-ups into last 15 years,” wrote the National Associa- ergy and Commerce Committee for Rep. John off a series of question-and-answer events in cable-less homes. And they’ll give those view- tion of Broadcaster’s Dennis Wharton in an Dingell (D-Mich.). Barrett will be a consult- Members’ districts. Today it’s Rep. Tom ers access to their local over-the-air stations. e-mail. “The retransmission consent process ant for Dickstein Shapiro clients. Feeney (R-Fla.). Next in line are Sen. 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Impacting Policy. Impacting People. Page 16 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 Shaheen’s Run ‘Takes Race Up a Notch’in N.H. NEW HAMPSHIRE, from page 1 that Sununu is not going to be a Senator next research to children’s health care. year — I think he will absolutely be re-elect- Woodhouse said Sununu’s political vulner- ed,” said Rebecca Fisher, communications di- ability makes him increasingly subject to pres- rector for the National Republican Senatorial sure from interest groups looking to move him Committee. to the center on key Congressional votes be- Just as the NRSC moved quickly last week tween now and Election Day 2008. to attack former Virginia Gov. Mark Warn- “We’re certainly aware of what’s going on er’s (D) record after he announced he would in the political world,” Woodhouse said. seek the open Senate seat in the Old Domin- “Jeanne Shaheen being in the race will make ion, Fisher said Republicans are prepared to him look over his shoulder even more legisla- remind voters why they preferred Sununu to tively.” Shaheen by 4 points in their 2002 matchup. Shaheen’s candidacy also means that “We’ve seen this race before and the issues EMILY’s List, the Democratic fundraising that beat her last time are still a problem in powerhouse that endorsed Shaheen in her New Hampshire, those haven’t gone away,” Fisher said. “Maybe the voter demographic has changed a little bit — we’re certainly well ‘We’ve seen this race before aware of that. But the education system issues and the issues that beat her she was so dismal on are still there, the tax is- sues are still there. John Sununu has tried to last time are still a problem be an independent voice fixing a lot of those problems that she created and I think the in New Hampshire.’ record will reflect that.” Rebecca Fisher A major difference between 2002 and the File Photos National Republican Senatorial Committee present, however, is that President Bush’s pop- The national parties and outside groups are likely to take a close look at the race be- ularity was sky-high back then and is at a low tween former Granite State Gov. Jeanne Shaheen and Sen. John Sununu. previous statewide campaigns, is prepared to ebb now. Bush personally stumped for Su- be a major player in New Hampshire this cy- nunu in the closing days of the campaign, but and the work ahead.” for her and she stood by a lot of Republicans. cle. Shaheen will need to jump-start her must be considered a major liability this time But while anti-war fervor helped Democ- She framed herself as very, very moderate and fundraising, because Sununu had more than around. rats flip both of the state’s House seats in 2006 it’ll be interesting to see how she attacks Re- $2.1 million banked as of June 30. “There’s excitement to get someone in the and take control of the Legislature for the first publicans and tells voters it’s time for change,” Republicans reacted with equanimity to Senate that cares about New Hampshire and time in decades, Shaheen’s own position on Fisher said. Shaheen’s announcement Friday that she our priorities and being an independent voice the war may be less explicit than many liber- In her announcement statement Friday, would seek a rematch with Sununu. In a state and not standing behind Bush,” said Pia als would like it to be. Shaheen, who has headed the Institute of Pol- that moved resoundingly into the Democrat- Carusone, communications director for the She came out in favor of the war funding itics at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Gov- ic column last year, Sununu already was in for New Hampshire Democratic Party. “The resolution that Congress was debating in the ernment since April 2005, steered clear of a tough re-election fight regardless of who the mood has been all along excitement about fall of 2002, and said she supported the Bush specific policy positions or excessive parti- Democratic candidate was going to be. this race and someone who will be a voice tax cuts of 2001. sanship. “Certainly this takes the race up a notch for against the war and for stem-cell research and “If you look at her campaign strategy last “I’ve stepped down from my position at the Sununu and for us but I don’t think this means all these things. 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Page 18 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 Who’s Crazier: A Shark or a Ron Paul Groupie? HOH, from page 1 matter. The Congresswoman’s staff is actual- FROM HUNGER ly screening out applications that don’t in- clude recipes, spokesman Charlie Kellertells HOH. He says the off-the-wall requirements serve two purposes: ensuring that applicants have a sense of humor that would enable them to fit in with the jovial Brown-Waite crew and disqualifying those who can’t follow direc- tions to the letter. MORE HOH “We’re a fun staff, and we want to make sure we get someone who won’t get offended if we crack open a beer on a Friday afternoon,” he says. “And the Congresswoman has a lot go- ing on and when she asks for something to get done, it has to get done right.” A previous job listing, posted in May, re- quired that anyone seeking the position of leg- islative coordinator in Brown-Waite’s office possess “bow hunting skills” in addition to more conventional attributes. Getting tasty recipes is a bonus of the hiring process, he says. “We’ve actually had some great recipes submitted — there’s one for a mustard-glazed salmon that sounds delicious.”

Shark Attack. In a crazy-off contest be- tween groupies of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and just about anyone else — including bizarrely costumed loiterers hanging out on street corners — HOH recommends putting your money on the Ron Paul guys. An HOH Tom Williams/Roll Call tipster, who happens to be a Hill staffer, shared Tourists on the steps of the Cannon Building take pictures last week of a hunger striker who calls himself “Start Loving.” He with us this tale illustrating the relative wack- expects to subsist on water and vitamins for 40-50 days as he protests a possible war with Iran and the current war in Iraq. iness of the feverish supporters of the erstwhile presidential candidate. The tipster and a pal, also a Hill staffer, at- his own album, “Erased It”. the-way basement conference rooms where Forgoing Green. Being ferried to and fro in tended a speech in Iowa by another GOP Craig, who pleaded guilty to disorderly con- the occasional staffer or Member was known gas-guzzling SUVs is old hat for many on White House contender, former Sen. Fred duct in a sex sting in a men’s bathroom, was- to light up. The signs read: “No Smoking Per- Capitol Hill, but now that going green is so Thompson (Tenn.), on Sept. 8. Outside the n’t the only Singing Senator who missed the mitted in This Space.” fashionable, lawmakers may want to take a hotel where the candidate was speaking stood gig. Attendees, who included former cue tomorrow from D.C. Mayor Adrian Fen- a group of Ron Paul supporters with signs Louisiana Rep. Bob Livingston (R) and ex- Doughnuts for Dollars. Of course, sugar- ty, who’s participating in D.C.’s first Car Free reading, “Ron Paul Revolution.” As they left Sen. John Breaux (D), had to make do with filled, carb-larded Krispy Kremes are certain Day. Approved by the D.C. City Council this the hotel following the speech, our tipster and Lott singing the bass line for the group’s fa- to fatten one’s waistline. Sen. Richard Burr spring, the District is joining 1,500 cities to his sidekick spotted a guy dressed up in a shark vorite number, “Elvira.” (R-N.C.) is hoping the tasty pastries will have raise awareness about alternative transporta- suit, which he described as a full-fledged Hal- “It was Senator in the singular,” said Chet the same effect on his campaign coffers. tion and encouraging people to forgo their usu- loween-style costume. So the tipster and his Lott, the Senator’s son who organized the Tuesday morning, Burr is holding his an- al four-wheeled transport. pal asked if this guy, too, was a Ron Paul sup- event, which raised money for the Southeast nual doughnut confab with home-state chain So far, giving up one’s wheels for a day porter. Answeredthe shark-suit guy: “No man, Mississippi Chapter of the Red Cross. Krispy Kreme, an event that also aims to raise doesn’t seem to be high on many lawmakers’ those guys are crazy, I am just a dude stand- Ashcroft had another engagement, according money in addition to attendees’ daily calorie minds. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton ing on the corner in a shark suit.” to Lott, and as with many of the events Craig intakes. Political action committees are ex- (D) did say she’s planning to walk the nine had on tap last week, he too was a no-show. pected to pony up $1,000 or $500 to be a host blocks to and from her Capitol Hill home. But Lott Solos, Sans Singing Senators. Al- As for the Singing Senators, it looks like their or attendee, respectively, for the event, slated calls to several leadership offices went unre- though Sen. Larry Craig may not have re- music-making days are over. The group per- for 8:30 a.m. at Citigroup’s 1000 Pennsylva- turned about whether they’ll be participating. signed quite yet, the scandal-plagued Idaho formed together in June for a charity event, nia Ave. NW offices. But the yeomen of the Pelosi, for one, is opting out of the day with- Republican has been keeping a low profile, in- but they hadn’t sung together for years before Hill (read: staffers who practically survive on out cars according to her spokesman Drew cluding being a no-show for a performance then. Reunion tours are “a little overrated and free doughnuts) are encouraged to pay “what- Hammill, who cited “security concerns” as with the Singing Senators, the GOP barber- never live up to the original,” according to Lott ever you can afford,” according to the flyer the main reason for her eschewing the call for shop trio that usually features Craig, former spokesman Nick Simpson. flacking the event. public transportation. Attorney General and Missouri Sen. John After poor staffers are done breaking bread And besides, it’s awfully hard to bike in Ashcroft, and Minority Whip Trent Lott Butts Out. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with the Senator, there likely will be plenty to those killer heels the Speaker’s so fond of. (Miss.). The group was slated to put in a guest means business about that anti-smoking pol- share with their non-early bird colleagues. With Brandace Simmons contributed to this re- performance at The Gulf Coast Mississippi icy she’s imposed throughout the Capitol (take about more than a thousand of the sugary good- port. Red Cross Katrina Benefit Concert last Thurs- that, Mr. Boehner). HOH spies noticed new ies set to be on-site, organizers usually send at- day, an event headlined by Senatorial off- signs posted in the conference rooms located tendees away with a dozen doughnuts apiece. Please send your hot tips, juicy gossip or spring Chet Lott, who performed songs from in the House crypt area — the site of out-of- Now that’s what we call sharing the wealth. comments to [email protected]. Energy, SCHIP, Iraq Fill Remainder of House Schedule SESSION, from page 1 Start program, as well as reforms to the For- as a proposal to increase time between troop “We’re building on the success of the first mean we’ll be here until Christmas passing eign Intelligence Surveillance Act. deployments — it will take up in an ongoing seven months. Critical pieces of legislation re- out smaller bills that the committees have Other possibilities include a wide-ranging effort to wind down U.S. involvement. main including energy independence [and] produced,” the aide added, stating that lead- tax package that would provide relief from the Without the fiscal 2008 appropriations health care for children,” said a second Demo- ership is cognizant that Members will want alternative minimum tax. bills completed, the House must also com- cratic aide, who also requested anonymity. to return to their districts before the end of In addition, the chambers must still negoti- plete a continuing resolution before Sept. 30. “They require a lot of negotiations and behind- the year. ate an energy package passed by the House in Several Democratic sources said that meas- the-scenes work, but they’ll be major victo- As the House awaits Senate action on a sig- late August, as well as an expansion of chil- ure likely will be written to support govern- ries when they go to the president for his sig- nificant portion of the agenda, including nine dren’s health insurance. ment operations for at least four weeks, and nature.” of the 12 fiscal 2008 appropriations bills, De- More immediately, the House will contin- possibly into mid-November. The White While the Senate has scheduled an early mocratic leaders expect to move remaining ue its ongoing debate over the Iraq War when House has vowed to veto numerous spend- October recess week following Columbus big-ticket items including an energy measure it debates the supplemental spending bill, and ing bills, setting up a potential showdown Day, the House has yet to follow suit, although focused on global warming, renewal of the No the Democratic leadership is expected to de- with Congress before the measures are Democratic leaders have not ruled out the pos- Child Left Behind education bill and the Head cide this week what related measures — such signed into law. sibility.

Page 20 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 Earmarks and Campaign Dollars — and PMA EARMARKS, from page 1 their clients have been stepping up their fundraising for the three lawmakers, contribut- ing $542,350 in the first six months of this year, or 26 percent of their total fundraising, accord- ing to a Roll Call analysis of Federal Election Commission data. The earmarking boon has proved profitable for the Arlington, Va.-based firm, which col- lected $2.4 million in the first half of the year from the 24 clients that secured earmarks in the Defense bill, just over a quarter of its total six-month revenues. Taken together, the hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from firm clients to the lawmakers and the millions of dollars in earmarked projects from the law- makers to the clients paint a vivid picture of mutually beneficial interests at work. “It’s pretty staggering to look at how much this is,” said Steve Ellis, of vice president of File Photos House Defense appropriators, from left, John Murtha, Jim Moran and Peter Visclosky have provided a large percentage of their Taxpayers for Common Sense and an earmark earmarks to clients of the PMA Group. Those clients have provided large campaign contributions to the three Members. critic. “This is the classic Washington iron tri- angle — lawmaker gets campaign cash, com- cle in the lobbying community. panies get earmarks, lobbyists get rich. You do In the first six months of 1998, PMA pulled the math.” Fundraising Totals in $1.4 million, placing it 44th among K Street Carmen Jacobs, a lawyer for the PMA firms by revenue, according to CQ Money- Group, called the earmark figures inflated be- Fundraising totals for the first half of 2007 for three Democratic Appropriations Line. By the first half of this year, it had vault- cause “some of the clients have different firms Committee members who provided significant earmarks to 24 clients of the PMA Group. ed to the No. 9 spot by earning $8.6 million. working for them.” Total Total from That result is especially notable given the “PMA clients have multiple representation Member receipts PMA & clients Percent climate for appropriations lobbyists this year. by different lobbying firms,” he said. Rep. Jim Moran (Va.) $400,300 $81,000 20 Democrats returned to the majority pledging In fact, nine of the companies that received Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) 864,550 231,450 27 to pare back earmarks in order to restore the earmarks from the three Democratic appropri- Rep. Peter Visclosky (Ind.) 795,600 229,900 29 fiscal accountability they charged Republi- ators also employ other lobbying firms, ac- Total 2,060,450 542,350 26 cans with neglecting. Indeed, House appropri- cording to Senate filings. Five of those com- Source: Roll Call analysis of Federal Election Commission records ators more than halved the cost of earmarks in panies have only one other firm on retainer. the Defense bill this year, cutting them to $3 Jacobs said the fundraising totals also are billion from $7.2 billion in 2006, according to misleading because, he said, PMA officials figures from Taxpayers for Common Sense. have no control over what clients decide to give. who do not appear linked to the firm. PMA Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. In One appropriations lobbyist said the lean He noted that the firm’s political action com- lobbyists wrote personal checks totaling the years since opening its doors, the shop year made PMA’s success at securing ear- mittee has only directed $5,000 each to Moran $27,000. The rest came from officials with five steadily has climbed the K Street ranks, emerg- marks more surprising. “In a year like this, and Visclosky this year, and nothing to Murtha. different companies, all clients of PMA. ing as a powerhouse in recent years as it so- that’s on the high side — unusually high. It’s “PMA doesn’t know what their clients give Spokesmen for the three lawmakers did not lidified a reputation as the go-to firm for ac- harder to get earmarks, but you have just as to these folks,” he said. respond to requests for comment. Eight PMA cess to Murtha. many people asking, if not more.” The timing of the contributions, however, clients also did not return calls or declined to With the boom in federal earmarking, The firm has broadened its reach on the De- suggests a more coordinated dynamic. discuss their relationship with the firm. Murtha’s position atop the Defense spending fense spending committee by making strate- On March 28, for example, Visclosky re- The PMA Group was founded in 1989 by panel has made him an increasingly hot com- gic hires in recent years. At the end of 2003, ceived $79,500 in campaign contributions. Paul Magliochetti, who had spent the previ- modity for contractors — a phenomenon that Richard Kaelin left his post as Visclosky’s Only $4,500 of that came from individuals ous decade as Murtha’s right-hand man on the in turn has boosted the stock of his inner cir- chief of staff to join the firm. Last year, Melis- sa Koloszar signed up as a PMA lobbyist af- ter a decade in Moran’s office, most recently serving as chief of staff. Earmarks to PMA Clients From Three Key Members At the same time, the firm and its clients steadily intensified their fundraising support Three Democratic members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense provided a significant number of earmarks to 24 for Murtha, Moran and Visclosky. In the 2002 clients of the PMA Group in the 2008 Defense spending bill. Here is a list of each of the three subcommittee members and their ear- election cycle, PMA and its clients raised mark numbers. $369,675 for Murtha, or 16 percent of his to- Total Earmarks Total Earmarks tal funds; $88,930 for Moran, or 9 percent of Member earmarks to PMA clients Percent earmarks $ to PMA clients $ Percent his total funds; and $114,000 for Visclosky, or Rep. Jim Moran (Va.) 30 6 20 $49 million $10 million 20 12 percent of his total funds, according to an Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) 47 17 36 166.5 million 65 million 39 analysis of federal election records. Rep. Peter Visclosky (Ind.) 28 13 44 53.5 million 25.5 million 48 By the 2006 cycle, those numbers had jumped to $608,049 for Murtha, 20 percent of Total 105 36 34 269 million 100.5 million 37 his total; $274,400 for Moran, 18 percent of Source: Analysis by Roll Call and Taxpayers for Common Sense of House Appropriations Committee documents. his total; and $450,625 for Visclosky, 33 per- cent of his total.

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Page 22 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007 Hundreds of Bills Move With Little Oversight HOTLINE, from page 1 of hotlined bills concerned the chairman of the conservative Republican Steering Committee, Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), enough that he made the issue of hotlining the topic of discussion during last week’s regular RSC luncheon. Although these aides said DeMint and other conservative lawmakers have yet to broach the topic with their leaders, it likely will become an issue if the trend continues. “It’s inevitable that it will come up,” one aide said. According to the Library of Congress’leg- islative database THOMAS, of the 399 bills or resolutions passed by the Senate this year — which range from recess adjournment res- olutions to the Iraq War supplemental bill — only 29 have been approved by a roll-call vote. The rest have been moved via unani- mous consent agreements, the vast majority of which were brokered using the hotline process. File Photos Critics also point out that hotlining is often The increasing practice of “hotlining” expensive bills is worrisome to conservatives such as GOP Sens. Jeff Sessions (left) and done during “wrap-up” at the end of the day Tom Coburn, who say Senators often do not have enough time to figure out whether those measures are noncontroversial. — which can occur well after Members’ of- fices have closed for business — and is par- sored by Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) as a right. “People think they can hotline [a hotlined, Coburn initially objected because of ticularly popular in the runup to recesses. making changes to the Appalachian Region- bill] and you have to agree,” Coburn said, problems with the bill. He and Kerry entered al Development Act of 1965. According to the adding that “a lot of Members are offended” into negotiations to resolve their differences, Congressional Budget Office, those changes if anyone raises an objection or wants to offer and the Senate ultimately passed the package ‘Senators are forced [by will cost $294 million over five years. changes to a bill. by unanimous consent. “We gave a couple of hotlined bills] into an “all- In many cases, bills are placed before the Coburn also said that because of limited things, he gave a couple of things and we Senate for only a few days or even hours be- floor time, “we don’t have time to debate passed the bill,” Coburn explained. or-nothing” posture — place fore they are hotlined. For instance, the Sen- everything ... but if you object, they ought to Bill Allison, a senior fellow at the govern- ate received H.R. 727 — a bill sponsored by be willing to negotiate with you. But usually, ment watchdog group Sunlight Foundation, a secret hold on legislation Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas) amending the they put the press after you. said the process of hotlining has added to the and negotiate in the back Public Health Services Act — from the House “They accuse you of being against veter- lack of transparency and accountability in on March 28, according to THOMAS. Sen- ans, of being against breast cancer patients ... Congress. “Hotlining bills diminishes the ac- room, or keep their objections ate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and I’ve been accused of so many things,” Coburn countability of Congress. Senators are forced to themselves.’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- lamented. But he insisted that when sponsors into an ‘all-or-nothing’ posture — place a se- Ky.) hotlined the bill the following day. Ac- of bills he has objected to take his concerns cret hold on legislation and negotiate in the Bill Allison cording to CBO, the bill is expected to cost seriously, they often are able to work out an back room, or keep their objections to them- Senior fellow, Sunlight Foundation $40 million between 2008 and 2012. agreement. selves. The Senate is supposed to be a delib- Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) said hotlining For instance, he points out that earlier this erative body, and those deliberations should In a March 2006 floor speech, Sen. Jeff Ses- bills is not necessarily a bad thing but that year, when Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) occur in the light of day and be part of the pub- sions (R-Ala.) harshly criticized the practice. Members have increasingly seen the process brought a small-business bill to leaders to be lic record,” Allison said. “The calls are from the Republican and the Democratic leaders to each of their Members, asking consent to pass this or that bill — not consider the bill or have debate on the bill but to pass it,” Sessions said. Allen Paid for Stevens’ Home Remodeling “If the staff do not call back ... the bill pass- es. Boom. It can be 500 pages. In many of- STEVENS, from page 3 Allen — who pleaded guilty this spring to beyond a review of bills. fices, when staffers do not know anything ruption in the state. The Girdwood raid came federal charges of bribery and corruption — “I gave Ted some old furniture ... I don’t think about the bill, they usually ignore the hot- as part of the government’s probe into the is cooperating with federal officials in a series there was a lot of material. There was some la- line and let the bill pass without even inform- longtime Senator’s relationship with Allen of cases currently under way in Alaska against bor,” Allen said, according to The Associated ing their Senators. If the staff miss the hot- and VECO, an oil-services giant that has long former state legislators. During his testimony Press, adding that between one and four VECO line, or do not know about it or were not been a major player in Alaska politics. Friday in the case of former state Rep. Pete employees worked on the house for up to six around, the Senator is deemed to have con- FBI and IRS agents, along with officials Kott (R), Allen said his and VECO’s involve- months in 2000. Allen also admitted to visit- sented to the passage of some bill which from the Departments of Interior and Com- ment in the Girdwood remodeling went well ing the work site every month or two. might be quite an important piece of infor- merce, also are conducting several other in- mation.” quiries involving Stevens, his son and Trevor During that brief pre-recess period this sum- McCabe, Ben’s former business partner and a mer, the chamber passed S. 496, a bill spon- former aide to the elder Stevens. Reichert Measure Would Mandate Automatic CRs REICHERT, from page 3 Democrats haven’t yet decided on the ex- Reichert said Republicans erred in 1995 by act outline of their own stopgap continuing instigating a government shutdown in their resolution other than that they will have one, battle with President Bill Clinton, saying they keeping the government running past Sept. 30. should have instead focused the debate on spe- It’s likely to last until November, possibly un- cific spending proposals. til Thanksgiving, when Democratic leaders Kirstin Brost, spokeswoman for the House have at least a hope of adjourning for the year. Appropriations Committee, dismissed Re- What is less clear is what riders Democrats ichert’s bill as well as the prospects for a shut- will try to attach to the CR train beyond the down this fall. usual extenders of expiring authorizing pro- “Democrats aren’t going to let a govern- visions like the State Children’s Health Insur- ment shutdown happen,” she said. “The Con- ance Program. stitution gives Congress the power of the Attaching anything significant could prod purse. This bill would allow our government veto threats from the White House and shut- to run on autopilot — giving folks an out if down talk. they don’t want to do the work and make the “At this point there is nothing interesting tough choices necessary to keep the govern- about the CR,” said one House Democratic ment running.” staffer. Monday, September 17, 2007 ROLL CALL Page 23 Black Cops © 2007 The Williams Companies, Inc. Press Case Protecting the environment In Appeal just comes naturally to Williams. POLICE, from page 3 Friday that the officers are confident they will win on appeal. “Theirs is a case of blatant, institutional racial discrimination and the U.S. District Court has dismissed most of the case based on technicalities,” Gebhardt said. “The black officers leading the case are upset with the Capitol Police hierarchy for op- posing their discrimination complaints and never resolving their concerns,” Gebhardt added. “They are even more upset with the United States Congress for not exercising oversight for the past six years but instead sim- ply writing checks to the Capitol Police lawyers and the U.S. attorney’s office to fight against their just cause.” The department declined to comment on the appeal because the matter is part of an on- going lawsuit, police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said Friday. But Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance Gainer, who served as Capitol Police chief from 2002 to 2006 and now heads the Capi- tol Police Board, said the department is light years ahead of where it was in 2001. “The big specific thing that I think I began in my administration is to open the door and listen to people, and treat everybody like you’d

‘The big specific thing that I think I began in my administration is to open the door and listen to people, and treat everybody like you’d like to be treated.’ Terrance Gainer Former Capitol Police Chief like to be treated, and be far less petty,” Gain- er said. Capitol Police officials have worked to institute better practices and procedures in hir- ing, post assignments and promotions at the department, Gainer said. The procedures “haven’t been flawless, but made it objective and made it transparent,” Gainer added. “We’re just much better today.” Gebhardt said that while “in-your-face racial hostility” has declined in the depart- ment, discrimination issues remain. “The biggest lingering concern is that the black officer complaints were never ad- dressed, and so there is a bitter feeling among many black officers that the racism hasn’t been Meet Gretchen Kohler. As part of Williams’ natural-gas production put down sufficiently,” he said. Ingenuity fl ows. It has been a lengthy effort for the police of- team, Gretchen helps ensure groundwater quality meets the most stringent compliance standards. ficers involved in the lawsuit. The lead officer in the dispute, Sharon Blackmon-Malloy, She’s proud that our participation in World Water Monitoring Day helps teach kids to be good originally filed the lawsuit in 2001. Because she was among the eight officers whose case environmental stewards. Recently, federal and state regulators honored Williams with four awards was permitted to proceed, Regina Bolden- for environmental best practices. That’s a source of pride, too. Producing natural gas. Protecting Whitaker and Ave Maria Harris will serve as the lead appellants, according to court docu- natural resources. At Williams, the two go together. Naturally. ments. Since the lawsuit originally was filed, nine Ingenuity takes energy.™ of the officers in the case have died, Gebhardt said, a “cruel irony” because only eight plain- tiffs were left after the Capitol Police’s mo- tion to dismiss. (800) WILLIAMS | www.williams.com Gebhardt said he would continue to repre- sent those officers who died on behalf of their families. Page 24 ROLL CALL Monday, September 17, 2007

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HOUSE Education Department Energy and Commerce Oversight and Government Veterans’ Affairs TODAY Dedication Committee Reform Committee Committee Education Department event to dedi- Health Subcommittee hearing on “An- Federal Workforce, Postal Service Full committee hearing on “State of Floor Agenda cate the Lyndon Baines Johnson Ed- swering the Call: Medical Monitoring and the District of Columbia Subcom- the Department of Veterans Affairs.” House meets at 12:30 p.m. for morn- ucation Department Building. and Treatment of 9/11 Health Effects.” mittee markup of pending calendar 10 a.m.; Room 334, Cannon House ing hour debate and 2 p.m. to consid- 10:30 a.m.; Education Department, Witnesses include John Howard, di- business. Office Building; 202-225-9756; er H.R. 3246, the Regional Economic 400 Maryland Ave. SW.; Jo Ann Webb, rector of the National Institute of Oc- 10 a.m.; Room 2247, Rayburn House veterans.house.gov & Infrastructure Development Act; 202-401-1576 cupational Safety and Health; John Office Building; 202-225-5051; H.Res. 593, Congratulating scientists Vinciguerra, retired New York City fire- oversight.house.gov F.Sherwood Rowland, Mario Molina fighter; Robin Herbert, associate pro- Sept. 19 & Paul Crutzen for their work in at- Auto Repair Event fessor for community and preventive mospheric chemistry; H.R. 1657, To The Quality Parts Coalition event to medicine at the Mt. Sinai School of Ways and Means Energy and Commerce establish a Science & Technology raise awareness on “how Congress Medicine; Jim Melius, administrator of Committee Scholarship Program for careers in can protect consumers from exces- NYS Laborers; Iris Udasin, associate Committee National Weather Service, NOAA; professor of environmental and occu- Full committee markup of H.R. 3375, Commerce, Trade and Consumer sively high auto repair costs.” Partici- To extend the trade adjustment assis- H.R. 3527, Two-month extension of pants include Eileen Sottile, executive pational medicine, University of Medi- Protection Subcommittee hearing on the authorities of the Overseas Pri- cine and Dentistry, New Jersey- tance program under the Trade Act of “Protecting Children from Lead-Taint- director of the Quality Parts Coalition; 1974 for 3 months; the "Federal Avia- vate Investment Corp; H.R. 3528, and Sandy Bass-Cors of the Coalition Robert Wood Johnson Medical ed Imports — Day 1.” Providing authority to the Peace School, EOHSI Clinical Center; Cyn- tion Administration Extension Act of 10 a.m.; Room 2123, Rayburn House for Auto Repair Equality. 2007"; and the "Airport and Airway Corps re: separation pay for host Noon; Upper Senate Park, Delaware thia Bascetta, director of health care Office Building; 202-225-2927; country resident personal services issues at the Government Account- Trust Fund Financing Act of 2007." energycommerce.house.gov contractors of the Peace Corps; and Constitution avenues NE; ability Office; and Edward Skyler, 10 a.m.; Room 1100, Longworth House H.Res. 639, Commending the actions 800-353-1274, deputy mayor of New York for admin- Office Building; 202-225-3625; of the Government of Germany in [email protected] istration. waysandmeans.house.gov Energy and Commerce preventing a large-scale terrorist at- 10 a.m.; Room 2123, Rayburn House Committee tack against locations in Germany in- Woodrow Wilson Center Office Building; 202-225-2927; Telecommunications and the Internet cluding sites frequented by Ameri- energycommerce.house.gov Intelligence Committee Subcommittee hearing on “Issues in cans; H.R. 3096, the Vietnam Human Seminar Full committee hearing on the For- Emergency Communications: A Leg- Rights Act; H.Res.238, Commending The Woodrow Wilson Center seminar eign Intelligence Surveillance Act. islative Hearing on H.R. 3403, the the first democratic elections in Aceh, on “Is Congress Resurgent on War Energy and Commerce Witnesses include Jim Dempsey, poli- 911 Modernization and Public Safety a province in Sumatra, Indonesia & Powers?” Participants include Rep. cy director of the Center for Democra- Act of 2007.” support for further implementation of Committee cy and Technology; former Secretary Vic Snyder (D-Ark.); Rep. Todd Akin 10 a.m.; Room 2322, Rayburn House the Helsinki Memorandum of Under- (R-Mo.); Matthew Green, associate Oversight and Investigations Sub- of State James Baker III, founder of standing; H.Res. 497, Sense of the professor in the Department of Poli- committee hearing on “Nuclear Ter- the James Baker Institute; and Kate Office Building; 202-225-2927; House that the People's Republic of tics at Catholic University; and Karen rorism Prevention: Status Report on Martin, director of the Center for Na- energycommerce.house.gov China should release from custody De Young, associate editor and diplo- the Federal Government’s Assess- tional Security Stuies. the children of Rebiya Kadeer & matic correspondent at The Washing- ment of New Radiation Detection 10 a.m.; Room 2175, Rayburn House Monitors.” Canadian citizen Huseyin Celil; ton Post. Office Building; 202-225-4121; Foreign Affairs Committee 10 a.m.; Room 2123, Rayburn House H.Res. 518, Recognizing the 50th An- 3:30 p.m.; WWC, One Woodrow Wilson intelligence.house.gov Full committee hearing on “Assess- niversary of Malaysia's Indepen- Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, Office Building; 202-225-2927; ment of the Administration’s Septem- dence; H.Res. 583, Recognizing the 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW; energycommerce.house.gov ber Report on the Status of U.S. Polit- remarkable example of Sir Nicholas Intelligence Committee ical and Military Efforts in Iraq.” Wit- Winton who organized the rescue of Don Wolfensberger, 202-691-4128; nesses include Sen. Lindsey Graham wilsoncenter.org (Note: RSVP to Full committee closed briefing on 669 Jewish Czehoslovakian children Financial Services “Amerithrax Follow-up: Homeland Se- (R-S.C.); and former U.S. Ambas- from Nazi death camps prior to out- [email protected]) curity Department Current Efforts sador to the United Nations Richard break of WWII; and H.R. 1154, To Committee Holbrooke, vice chairman of Perseus Full committee markup of H.R. 2868, Against Biological Threats.” award a Congressional Gold Medal to “Amerithrax” was the code name giv- LLC. Michael Ellis Debakey, M.D. For cur- National Press Club to eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities desig- en to the FBI and its partners investi- 10 a.m.; Room 2172, Rayburn House rent information on the House legisla- Iraq Event gating the anthrax laced letters that Office Building; 202-225-5021; tive program please check with the nated by national securities The National Press Club Correspon- exchanges; H.R. 2930, Section 202 began appearing in U.S. mail soon af- foreignaffairs.house.gov contacts listed below. dents Committee and Lawmakers ter the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, Republican Cloakroom, 202-225-2020, Supportive Housing for the Elderly Committee event with Senate Armed Act of 2007; H.R. 2787, CJ's Home 2001. or Democratic Cloakroom, Services Chairman Carl Levin (D- Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 525, the 2 p.m.; Room H-405, Capitol; Foreign Affairs Committee 202-225-1600; current floor activity: Mich.) to “discuss the next steps on Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions 202-225-4121; intelligence.house.gov Western Hemisphere Subcommittee clerk.house.gov/floorsummary/ Iraq in the wake of the progress re- Act of 2003; and H.R. 3526, the Fed- hearing on “U.S.-Brazil Relations.” floor.html. This week’s floor schedule: port by General David Petraeus and eral Trade Commission Act. Witnesses include Paulo Sotero, di- U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker.” house.gov/floor/thisweek.htm 10 a.m.; Room 2128, Rayburn House Natural Resources rector of the Brazil Institute at the 6:30 p.m.; National Press Club, 14th Office Building; 202-225-4247; Woodrow Wilson International Center and F streets NW, First Amendment Committee for Scholars; Stanley Gacek, associ- financialservices.house.gov National Parks and Forests Subcom- Rules Committee Lounge; Ron Baygents, 202-250-1635, mittee hearing on “Management of ate director of the International De- Full committee meets to formulate a [email protected] the Statue of Liberty National Monu- partment at the AFL-CIO; David rule on H.R. 1852, the Expanding ment.” Rothkopf, president and CEO of Garten Rothkopf LLC; and Mark Homeownership Act of 2007, and Foreign Affairs Committee 10 a.m.; Room 1324, Longworth House H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insur- HOUSE Middle East and South Asia Subcom- Smith, managing director for Western Office Building; 202-225-6065; Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Cham- ance Revision and Extension Act of FUTURE mittee hearing on “U.S. Relations with resourcescommittee.house.gov 2007. Saudi Arabia: Oil, Anxiety, and Am- ber of Commerce. 5 p.m.; Room H-313, Capitol; Sept. 18 bivalence.” Witnesses include Grego- 2:30 p.m.; Room 2172, Rayburn House 202-225-9091; rules.house.gov ry Gause, associate professor in the Office Building; 202-225-5021; Department of Political Science at the Natural Resources foreignaffairs.house.gov Armed Services Committee University of Vermont; and Lee Oversight and Investigations Sub- Committee SENATE Wolosky, partner at Boies, Schiller & Water and Power Subcommittee committee hearing on benefits and Flexner LLP. TODAY medical care for federal and U.S. con- hearing on H.R. 2733, the Trinity Riv- Intelligence Committee tractor employees deployed to Iraq 1:30 p.m.; Room 2172, Rayburn House er Restoration Fund Act of 2007; and Full committee closed briefing on “Hot Floor Agenda and Afghanistan. Witnesses include Office Building; 202-225-5021; H.R. 2085, the McGee Creek Project Spots.” Patricia Bradshaw, deputy undersec- foreignaffairs.house.gov Pipeline and Associated Facilities 8:45 a.m.; Room H-405, Capitol; Senate meets at 2 p.m. for morning Conveyance Act. Witnesses include business and at 3 p.m. to resume retary for civilian personnel policy at 202-225-4121; intelligence.house.gov the Defense Department; Shelby Robert Johnson, commissioner of the consideration of H.R. 1585, the De- Bureau of Reclamation; Clifford Lyle partment of Defense Authorization Hallmark, director of the Office of Judiciary Committee Workers’ Compensation Programs at Full committee hearing on “Warrant- Marshall, chairman of the Hoopa Val- Judiciary Committee Act. For current information on the ley Tribe, Hoopa, Calif.; Troy Fletcher, Senate’s legislative program, please the Labor Department; and Brenda less Surveillance and the Foreign In- Commercial and Administrative Law Farrell, director of the Defense Capa- telligence Surveillance Act: The Role tribal member and policy analyst of Subcommittee hearing on the Regu- check with contacts listed below. the Yurok Tribe, Klamath, Calif.; Jim Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601, bilities and Management Team at the of Checks and Balances in Protecting latory Improvement Act of 2007. Government Accountability Office. American’s Privacy Rights (Part Feider of the Northern California 2 p.m.; Room 2141, Rayburn House or Democratic Cloakroom, Two).” Witnesses include National In- Power Agency, Roseville, Calif., and 202-224-8541; senate.gov 10 a.m.; Room 2212, Rayburn House electric utility director, Redding, Calif.; Office Building; 202-225-3951; Office Building; 202-225-4151, telligence Director Michael McConnell judiciary.house.gov and Assistant Attorney General for Thomas Weseloh, north coast man- recorded schedule 202-225-2675; National Security Kenneth Wainstein. ager of California Trout, McKinleyville, GENERAL armedservices.house.gov 11 a.m.; Room 2141, Rayburn House Calif., and a member of the Board of Natural Resources TODAY Office Building; 202-225-3951; Directors of Friends of the Trinity Riv- er, Mill Valley, Calif.; Ara Azhderian of Committee Rep. Murtha Address on Education and Labor judiciary.house.gov (Note: Part one of the Central Valley Project Water As- Full committee hearing on “Diversify- Committee this hearing took place on Sept. 5.) sociation, Sacramento, Calif., and wa- ing Native Economies.” the Petraeus Report Healthy Families and Communities ter policy administrator at the San 10 a.m.; Room 1324, Longworth House The National Press Club Morning Subcommittee hearing on the Juve- Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authori- Office Building; 202-225-6065; Newsmaker Program address by nile Justice and Delinquency Preven- Homeland Security ty, Los Banos, Calif.; and Pete White, resourcescommittee.house.gov Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) on “The tion Act. Committee Oklahoma City Councilman, Ward 4, Petraeus Report and the Future of and chairman of the McGee Creek Iraq.” 10 a.m.; Room 2175, Rayburn House Full committee hearing on "The Grades are In! - Is the Department of Authority, Oklahoma City. 10 a.m.; National Press Club, 14th and Office Building; 202-226-0853; edlabor.house.gov Homeland Security Measuring Up?" 10 a.m.; Room 1334, Longworth House F streets NW; Matthew Mazonkey, Witnesses include U.S. Comptroller Office Building; 202-225-6065; 202-225-2065, matthew.mazonkey@ General David Walker of the Govern- resourcescommittee.house.gov mail.house.gov (Murtha); Michael Education and Labor ment Accountability Office and Doyle, 202-383-0006, Homeland Security Undersecretary [email protected] Committee for Management Paul Schneider. Workforce Protections Subcommittee 2:30 p.m.; Room 311, hearing on “The Family and Medical Leave Act: Extending Coverage to Cannon House Office Building; 202- Military Families Left at Home.” 226-2616; homeland.house.gov 2 p.m.; Room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building; 202-226-0853; edlabor.house.gov See DAYBOOK, page 26

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DAYBOOK, from page 24 Budget Committee Oversight and Government Foreign Relations Veterans’ Affairs Science and Technology Full committee hearing on “Using Tax- Reform Committee Committee Committee Committee payer’s Dollar Most Efficiently: Per- Full committee hearing on “Assessing Full committee hearing on the nomi- Full committee hearing on “Informa- Full committee hearing on “Bridge spectives on Performance Budget- the State of Iraqi Corruption.” nation of Christopher Egan to be tion Technology.” Safety: Next Steps to Protect the Na- ing.” Witnesses include Clay Johnson, 10 a.m.; Room 2154, Rayburn House representative of the United States of 9:30 a.m.; Room 562, Dirksen Senate tion’s Critical Infrastructure.” Witness- deputy director for management in America to the Organization for the Office of Management and Bud- Office Building; 202-225-5051; Office Building; 202-224-9126; es include Dennis Judycki, associate oversight.house.gov Economic Cooperation and Develop- veterans.senate.gov administrator for research, develop- get; U.S. Comptroller General David ment. ment and technology at the Federal Walker of the Government Account- 2:30 p.m.; Room 419, Dirksen Senate Highway Administration and director ability Office; and Congressional Bud- get Office Director Peter Orszag. Transportation and Office Building; 202-224-4651; Joint Economic Committee of the Turner-Fairbank Highway Re- foreign.senate.gov search Center at the Transportation 10 a.m.; Room 210, Cannon House Infrastructure Committee Full committee hearing on “Evolution Department; Benjamin Tang, principal Office Building; 202-226-7200; Full committee hearing on “Rail Com- of an Economic Crisis?: The Sub- bridge engineer in the Office of budget.house.gov petition and Service.” prime Lending Disaster and the 11 a.m.; Room 2167, Rayburn House Intelligence Committee Threat to the Broader Economy.” Wit- Bridge Technology, Federal Highway Full committee closed hearing to con- Administration; Kevin Womack, direc- Office Building; 202-225-4472; nesses include Peter Orszag, director sider pending intelligence matters. of the Congressional Budget Office; tor of the Utah Transportation Center Energy and Commerce transportation.house.gov 2:30 p.m.; Room 219, Hart Senate and professor of civil and environ- Robert Shiller, professor of econom- Committee Office Building; 202-224-1700; ics at Yale University; Martin Eakes, mental engineering at Utah State Uni- Commerce, Trade, and Consumer versity; and Mark Bernhardt, director intelligence.senate.gov CEO of the Center for Responsible Protection Subcommittee hearing on Veterans’ Affairs Lending; and Alex Pollock, resident of facility inspection with Burgess & “Protecting Children from Lead-Taint- Niple engineering firm. Committees fellow at the American Enterprise In- ed Imports — Day 2.” House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Judiciary Committee stitute. 10 a.m.; Room 2318, Rayburn House 9:30 a.m.; Room 2123, Rayburn House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Commit- Office Building; 202-225-6375; Full committee hearing on “Examin- 9:30 a.m.; Room 216, Hart Senate Office Building; 202-225-2927; tee joint hearing on “The American ing Approaches to Corporate Fraud Office Building; 202-224-5171; science.house.gov Legion Legislative Presentation.” energycommerce.house.gov Prosecutions and the Attorney-Client jec.senate.gov 9:30 a.m.; Room 345, Cannon House Privilege Under the McNulty Memo- Small Business Committee Office Building; 202-225-9756; randum.” Foreign Affairs Committee veterans.house.gov or 202-224-9126; 10:30 a.m.; Room 226, Dirksen Senate Sept. 20 Full committee hearing on the “Small Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Envi- Business Administration’s Contracting veterans.senate.gov Office Building; 202-224-7703; ronment Subcommittee hearing on judiciary.senate.gov Energy and Natural Programs,” focusing on historically “U.S. Assistance in East Asia and the underutilized business zones, the 8(a) Pacific: An Overview.” Witnesses in- Sept. 21 Resources Committee Business Development Program and clude Glyn Davies, deputy assistant Sept. 19 Public Lands and Forests Subcom- women’s procurement programs. secretary of State in the Bureau of Education and Labor mittee hearing on S. 1143, to desig- 10 a.m.; Room 2360, Rayburn House East Asian and Pacific Affairs, re- nate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Office Building; 202-225-5821; Committee Aging Committee the surrounding federal land in the sponsible for relations with Australia, Full committee hearing on “Preparing house.gov/smbiz New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands; Higher Education, Lifelong Learning State of Florida as an Outstanding and Competitiveness Subcommittee For The Digital Television Transition: Natural Area and as a unit of the Na- and Lisa Chiles, deputy assistant ad- Will Seniors Be Left In The Dark?” ministrator of the Bureau for Asia and field hearing on “Examining Competi- tional Landscape System; S. 1377, to Transportation and the Near East at the U.S. Agency for tiveness Through Science, Technolo- 10:30 a.m.; Room 106, Dirksen Senate direct the secretary of the Interior to Infrastructure Committee International Development. gy, Engineering and Math.” Witnesses Office Building; 202-224-5364; convey to the city of Henderson, Nev., 2 p.m.; Room 2172, Rayburn House include Charles Reed, chancellor of aging.senate.gov certain federal land located in the city; Coast Guard and Maritime Trans- the California State University - Long Office Building; 202-225-5021; S. 1433, to amend the Alaska Nation- portation Subcommittee hearing on Beach; Warren Baker, president of al Interest Lands Conservation Act to “Cruise Ship Security Practices and foreignaffairs.house.gov the California Polytechnic State Uni- Banking, Housing and provide competitive status to certain Procedures.” versity, San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Fred federal employees in the state of 11 a.m.; Room 2167, Rayburn House Urban Affairs Committee Tarantino, president of the Universi- Full committee markup of the FHA Alaska; S. 1608 and H.R. 815, to pro- Office Building; 202-225-4472; Financial Services ties Space Research Association, vide for the conveyance of certain transportation.house.gov Modernization Act of 2007; H.R. 835, Committee Columbia, Md.; Marshall Drummond, the "Hawaiian Homeownership Op- land in Clark County, Nev., for use by Full committee hearing on “Legisla- chancellor of the Los Angeles Com- portunity Act of 2007"; and S. 1518, the Nevada National Guard; S. 1740, tive and Regulatory Options for Mini- munity College District, Los Angeles; the "Community Partnership to End to amend the act of Feb. 22, 1889, Veterans’ Affairs mizing and Mitigating Mortgage Fore- Todd Ullah, director of the Depart- Homelessness Act." and the act of July 2, 1862, to provide closures.” Witnesses include Treasury ment of Science, Los Angeles Unified 10 a.m.; Room 538, Dirksen Senate for the management of public land Committee Secretary Henry Paulson; HUD Sec- School District, Los Angeles; Susan trust funds in the state of North Dako- Full committee hearing on “Findings retary Alphonso Jackson; and Federal Hackwood, executive director of the Office Building; 202-224-7391; of the President’s Commission on ta; S. 1802, to adjust the boundaries Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. California Council on Science and banking.senate.gov (Note: Senate of the Frank Church River of No Re- Care of America’s Returning Wound- Technology Riverside, Calif. Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd ed Warriors.” 10 a.m.; Room 2128, Rayburn House turn Wilderness in the state of Idaho; 9:30 a.m.; Kellogg West Conference (D-Conn.) will hold a media availability S. 1803, to authorize the exchange of 10 a.m.; Room 334, Cannon House Office Building; 202-225-4247; Center, 3801 West Temple Ave., immediately following the markup.) certain land located in the state of Office Building; 202-225-9756; financialservices.house.gov California State Polytechnic University Idaho; S. 1939, to provide for the con- veterans.house.gov in Pomona, Calif.; 202-226-0853; veyance of certain land in the Santa Intelligence Committee edlabor.house.gov Environment and Public Fe National Forest, New Mexico; and Full committee hearing on the For- S. 1940, to reauthorize the Rio Puer- Ways and Means eign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Works Committee co Watershed Management Program; Transportation Safety, Infrastructure S. 1143, to designate the Jupiter Inlet Committee Witnesses include Director of Nation- SENATE Security and Water Quality Subcom- Income Security and Family Support al Intelligence Mike McConnell. Lighthouse and the surrounding Fed- Subcommittee hearing on “Unem- FUTURE mittee hearing on “Meeting America's eral land in the state of Florida as an 9 a.m.; 202-225-4121; Wastewater Infrastructure Needs in ployment Insurance to Reduce Barri- intelligence.house.gov Outstanding Natural Area and as a ers for Jobless Workers,” focusing on Sept. 18 the 21st Century.” unit of the National Landscape Sys- reducing gaps and disparities in ac- 10 a.m.; Room 406, Dirksen Senate tem; and S. 2034, to amend the Ore- cess to unemployment insurance, es- Intelligence Committee Commerce, Science and Office Building; 202-224-8832; gon Wilderness Act of 1984 to desig- pecially for low-wage and part-time Technical and Tactical Intelligence Transportation Committee epw.senate.gov nate the Copper Salmon Wilderness workers. Subcommittee closed hearing on Full committee hearing on the “Na- and to amend the Wild and Scenic 1 p.m.; Room 1100, Longworth House “Roundtable with GeoEye.” GeoEye is tional Football League Retirement Rivers Act to designate segments of Office Building; 202-225-3625; a remote-sensing company that deliv- System," focusing on the current Indian Affairs Committee the North and South Forks of the Elk waysandmeans.house.gov ers imagery products, including satel- compensation system for retirees with Full committee hearing on the River in the state of Oregon as wild or lite and advanced image processing claims of advanced injuries that be- process of federal recognition of Indi- scenic rivers. and photogrammetry. came symptomatic after retiring from an tribes. 2:30 p.m.; Room 366, Dirksen Senate Sept. 20 1 p.m.; Room H-405, Capitol; 202-225- the NFL. Witnesses include former 9:30 a.m.; Room 485, Russell Senate Office Building; 202-224-4971; 4121; intelligence.house.gov NFL player and coach Mike Ditka; Pro Office Building; 202-224-2251; energy.senate.gov Armed Services Committee Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers; indian.senate.gov Full committee hearing on “Account- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Environment and Public ability During Contingency Opera- Judiciary Committee and NFL Players Association Execu- tions: Preventing and Fighting Cor- Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, tive Director Gene Upshaw. Judiciary Committee Works Committee 10 a.m.; Room 253, Russell Senate Human Rights and the Law Subcom- Full committee hearing on “Oversight ruption in Contracting and Establish- Border Security, and International mittee hearing on “The ‘Material Sup- ing and Maintaining Appropriate Con- Law Subcommittee hearing on “US- Office Building; 202-224-1251; Hearing to Examine the Condition of port’ Bar: Denying Refuge to the Per- our Nation’s Bridges.” trols on Materiel.” Witnesses include CIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration commerce.senate.gov secuted.” Thomas Gimble, principal deputy in- Services) Fee Increase Rule.” 10 a.m.; Room 406, Dirksen Senate 2:30 p.m.; Room 226, Dirksen Senate spector general of the Defense De- 10 a.m.; Room 2141, Rayburn House Office Building; 202-224-8832; Office Building; 202-224-7703; partment; Shay Assad, director of de- Office Building; 202-225-3951; epw.senate.gov Finance Committee judiciary.senate.gov fense procurement and acquisition judiciary.house.gov Full committee hearing on “Breaking policy and strategic sourcing at the the Methamphetamine Supply Chain: Defense Department; Army Lt. Gen. Meeting Challenges at the Border.” Finance Committee Ross Thompson, military deputy to Natural Resources Witnesses include Thomas Siebel, Rules and Administration Full committee hearing on “Frozen the assistant secretary of the Army Committee chairman of the Meth Project, Palo Committee Out: A Review of Bank Treatment of for acquisition, logistics, and technol- Alto, Calif.; Peter Wolfgram, president Full committee hearing on S. 1905, Social Security Benefits.” ogy; Kathryn Condon, executive Insular Affairs Subcommittee markup of H.R. 53, to authorize the secretary and CEO of Bungalow Drug Inc., Bel- the Regional Presidential Primary 10 a.m.; Room 215, Dirksen Senate deputy to the commanding general of grade, Mont.; Joseph Rannazzisi, and Caucus Act of 2007, to provide Office Building; 202-224-4515; the Army Materiel Command. of the Interior to enter into a long-term lease with the Government of the deputy assistant administrator of the for a rotating schedule for regional se- finance.senate.gov 11:30 a.m.; Room 2118, Rayburn Drug Enforcement Administration; lection of delegates to a national House Office Building; 202-225-4151 United States Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a school. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State presidential nominating convention. Christy McCampbell of the Bureau of recorded schedule 202-225-2675; 3 p.m.; Room 1324, Longworth House 9:30 a.m.; Room 301, Russell Senate armedservices.house.gov International Narcotics and Law En- Office Building; 202-224-6352; Office Building; 202-225-6065; forcement Affairs; and Matthew Allen, resourcescommittee.house.gov deputy assistant director of the Office rules.senate.gov of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 10 a.m.; Room 215, Dirksen Senate Office Building; 202-224-4515; finance.senate.gov See DAYBOOK, page 28

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Paul Meyer, sector vice president of vices, and International Security Sub- Small Business Programs.” 8 a.m.; Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, 10 a.m.; Cannon Terrace, Cannon air mobility systems at Northrop committee hearing on the Office of 10 a.m.; Room 428-A, Russell Senate 400 New Jersey Ave. NW; Ken Vest, House Office Building; 202-225-4911 Grumman Integrated Systems Management and Budget’s oversight Office Building; 202-224-5175; 301-208-9320 (Kennedy); 202-225-8699 (Wynn); 12:30 p.m.; National Press Club, on ongoing federal agency informa- sbc.senate.gov 202-225-5071 (Granger) 14th and F streets NW, First tion systems projects. Amendment Room; Gus Gulmert, 2:30 p.m.; Room 342, Dirksen Senate Climate Change Discussion 703-875-8450, [email protected] Office Building; 202-224-2627; GENERAL The Council on Foreign Relations dis- Counterfeit News (Note: RSVP requested.) hsgac.senate.gov FUTURE cussion on “Can Coal be Clean? The Conference Promise of Climate Change Technol- Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.); Sen. ogy.” Participants include Rep. Rick George Voinovich (R-Ohio); Rep. Joe NCLB News Conference Sept. 18 Boucher (D-Va.); Ernest Moniz, pro- Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.); Rep. Jay In- Intelligence Committee fessor of physics and engineering Donnelly (D-Ind.); Rep. Steve Chabot Full committee hearing on “Interroga- (R-Ohio); and Rep. Brad Sherman (D- slee (D-Wash.); and Rep. Zach Wamp House Republican systems and director of the Energy (R-Tenn.) news conference on No tion.” Initiative at the Massachusetts Insti- Calif.) news conference on a new bill 2:30 p.m.; Room 219, Hart Senate Conference Meeting to fight overseas counterfeiting and Child Left Behind. The House Republican Conference tute of Technology; and Michael Levi, 1 p.m.; Cannon Terrace, Cannon House Office Building; 202-224-1700; fellow for science and technology and piracy. intelligence.senate.gov (Note: The closed meeting on party matters. 11 a.m.; Cannon Terrace, Cannon Office Building; 202-225-5506 (Kind); 9 a.m.; The Capitol Hill Club, 300 First director of the Program on Energy committee will hold closed session Security and Climate Change at CFR. House Office Building; 202-224-5623 202-225-6311 (Inslee); 202-225-3271 St. SE; Katie Strand or Brian Schubert, following the open portion of the 8 a.m.; The Washington Club, (Bayh); 202-224-3353 (Voinovich) (Wamp) 202-226-9000 hearing.) 15 Dupont Circle; 202-518-3428, [email protected]; cfr.org Food Stamp Challenge Hispanic Heritage Month House Democratic (Note: This event is open to media only. Judiciary Committee RSVP required by 5 p.m. on Sept. 17.) News Conference Address Full committee markup of S. 1845, to Caucus Meeting The Jewish Council for Public Affairs Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) provide for limitations in certain com- The House Democratic Caucus news conference to announce partici- keynote address for the Library of munications between the Department closed meeting, beginning at noon, pation in the Food Stamp Challenge. Congress’ celebration of Hispanic of Justice and the White House; on party matters. Immigration News Participants include Rep. Chris Van Heritage Month. S. 772, the Railroad Antitrust Enforce- Noon; Room HC-5, Capitol; Christy Conference Hollen (D-Md.); Rep. Keith Ellison (D- 1 p.m.; LOC, Madison Building, 101 ment Act of 2007; S. 1267, the Free Lombardi, 202-225-1400 (Note: Reps. Joe Baca (D-Calif.) and Luis Minn.); Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.); Independence Ave. SE, Mumford Room; Flow of Information Act of 2007; S. Stakeout in the Center Steps Hallway.) 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News and personalities in the Capitol community MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 PAGE 31 Hill Climbers By Jillian Bandes The People’s Constitution ROLL CALL STAFF aking Brown-Waite’s Office Bet- ter Than Ever. The drawer New Project Makes Documents, M wouldn’t budge. Justin Gra- belle pulled and jiggled, but the sliding mechanism held fast, leaving the con- Interviews More Accessible tents inside painfully inaccessible. He By Daniel Jackson felt around the edges of the reception ROLL CALL STAFF desk where the drawer was located. Lo! A button! Thinking it was the release mechanism for the drawer, Grabelle pushed hard. enate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s 2:30 p.m. appointment Nothing happened. didn’tS garner much media attention on Sept. 10, a day when reporters Grabelle was boggled. As the new leg- islative assistant in the office of Rep. and protesters alike swarmed to the House side of the Capitol for the Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.), he was ea- testimony of U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus and ger to satisfy his boss’s demands — and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. With a those demands included getting inside that drawer. They did not include, as it solemn portrait of George turns out, calling the Capitol Police to Washington Brown-Waite’s office for no apparent reason. behind Which is exactly what happened ap- him and proximately five minutes after Grabelle 17 ninth- pushed the button. “It was pretty embarrassing,” said graders Grabelle, a Highland Park, N.J., native from who is assisting Brown-Waite with de- Rockville, fense, foreign affairs, appropriations and energy issues, among other duties. He Md.’s Woot- worked as the Representative’s intern ton High two years ago and was her campaign School in manager in Florida during the previous election cycle. front of him, During the campaign, Grabelle lived the Nevada in Weeki Wachee, Fla., known as the only city of live mermaids. Democrat held Communications Director Charlie forth on the Keller informs Hill Climbers that Weeki Great Compro- Wachee recently has been named the deepest fresh-water spring in the United mise and the sep- States, at 408 feet. aration of powers. File Photo Alternately, Grabelle would very much Organizing the Today is Constitution Day — don’t forget to celebrate. like to be former President Teddy Roo- sevelt in the presidential race at the Na- event — from arranging the chairs to calling eney, wife of Vice President Cheney, to the Fathers and their personal visions for the tionals baseball games. on students for questions — was Lorianne Independence Mall in Philadelphia for American system of government. The hope, See HILL CLIMBERS, page 32 Updike, executive director of the new non- ConSource’s public launch. Updike said, is that easy access to these doc- profit Constitutional Sources Project, also The goal behind ConSource is to create a uments will offer important historical context known as ConSource. Today — Constitution free online archive of primary source docu- about the Constitution to everyone who needs Day — she will take the taped session with ments, such as personal letters, pamphlets and it — “from the sixth-grader to the Supreme Birthday Reid and two others with Supreme Court As- records of legislative proceedings, that could Court justice.” Greetings sociate Justice Stephen Breyer and Lynne Ch- give clues about the opinions of the Founding See CONSOURCE, page 32 SEPT. 17 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), 74 Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.), 54 Saluting Employers Behind the Troops SEPT. 18 By Jillian Bandes tive with what Matt is doing,” Dan Augustine branches of the ESGR give and the only ones Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah), 74 ROLL CALL STAFF Rep. Jim McCrery (R-La.), 58 said. with national recognition. Rep. John Tierney (D-Mass.), 56 Dan and Mike Augustine, owners of Au- The Augustines were among 15 recipients Strosser’s wife, Jessica, works full time gustine and Sons Inc., grow crops and raise of the 2007 Employer Support Freedom while he is away and takes care of their two SEPT. 19 cattle in the small town of Rose Hill, Iowa. Awards, handed out in Washington, D.C., last sons, Reece, 9, and Tyler, 7. She lives with her Del. Donna Christian-Christensen (D- They have only two employees. week by the Employer Support of the Guard sons rent-free in a house the Augustines own. Virgin Islands), 62 One of them, 1st Sgt. Matt Strosser, a mem- and Reserve, an agency within the Depart- “Thank you,” she told the Augustines Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), 52 ber of the Army National Guard, has been de- ment of Defense. The awards recognize em- through tears at the award ceremony, “for tak- ployed for two of the five and a half years he ployers who have gone above and beyond the ing the boys fishing, for calling them up and SEPT. 22 has worked there. call of duty with their support for Guard and inviting them down to ride the tractors and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), 55 Despite this extended absence, and the size Reserve members, making many more ac- combines at the farm, for filling that void that Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.), 61 of the Augustines’ business, Strosser knows commodations for their employees than what the boys have having their dad gone. Thank Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.), 63 he'll be able to get his job back when he re- federal law requires. you for Sunday night pizza, and games, for turns. Out of four award categories, the Freedom setting up cattle sales for the boys ... for fix- “It’s challenging, but we put it in perspec- Awards are the most prestigious that the See RESERVISTS, page 33 Page 32 ROLL CALL AROUND THE HILL Monday, September 17, 2007 New Staffers Talk TR, ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ HILL CLIMBERS, from page 31 also assisted with the financial management Why? of 15 Congressional offices. “I like his glasses,” he said. He also likes Cannon, 27, is excited to work for a Flori- soccer and soda. da Member whose district she grew up in. Grabelle, 25, graduated from George Ma- A 2003 graduate of Florida Southern Col- son University with a bachelor’s degree in lege with a degree in public relations and ad- government and international politics in vertising, Cannon eventually hopes to work 2004, and from James Madison University with NASA, perhaps through legislative af- in 2006 with a master’s degree in public ad- fairs work. ministration, concen- Tad Bardenwerper, on the other hand, is MORE HILL trating in administra- unsure of his future goals. But he does know tive health systems. the right way to use “servitude” in a sen- CLIMBERS Another new tence. staffer for Brown- “This is an enjoyable form of servitude,” Waite, Courtney Cannon, likes the movies Bardenwerper said, referring to his new job as “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Napoleon Dy- legislative correspondent in Brown-Waite’s Jillian Bandes/Roll Call namite.” She hopes to be dynamite at her office. “I don’t want to get fired.” From left: Tad Bardenwerper, Courtney Cannon and Justin Grabelle have new jobs new position as scheduler for Brown-Waite, Bardenwerper, 25, pitched for the Big Reds in the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-Fla.). taking on the responsibilities of coordinat- baseball team at Cornell University, where he ing the Representative’s calendar and man- earned a degree in history in 2005. After that lowing random question: “Recent polls have “They don’t have maps,” he responded. aging her office. he taught black history to high school students shown a fifth of Americans can’t locate the A former intern for Florida Republican in North Carolina. United States on a world map. Why do you Send news of hires and promotions on Reps. Tom Feeney and Adam Putnam, she Hill Climbers asked Bardenwerper the fol- think this is?” Capitol Hill to [email protected] Reid, Breyer, Lynne Cheney Have Taped Interviews CONSOURCE, from page 31 cause of his “special reverence for the Consti- “I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the re- of the iceberg.” Contacted about her participation with the tution.” action from the court,” she said. “The clerks, With ConSource as a resource, she said, project, Lynne Cheney said in a prepared The organization is headquartered out of the especially, will be pleased, because they’re the “we can have not just the mainstream statement that “to gather together the docu- K Street offices of law firm Winston & Strawn, ones that will really use it.” sources, but the others that maybe didn’t ments related to the Constitution and to make where one of ConSource’s top supporters Craig McKee, an eighth-grade U.S. histo- make it into the final versions” of the Con- them available on the Internet, as [the] Con- works as a litigation partner. Updike says the ry teacher at Robert Frost Middle School in stitution. She added that with ConSource, stitutional Sources Project aims to do, is a site is nonpolitical and that she hopes it will Rockville, accompanied the Wootton High “teachers will be able to find [source mate- worthwhile undertaking that I am pleased to garner a diverse audience, which she sees as School class, which includes many of his for- rials] more readily.” help launch.” crucial to its success. mer students, to the session with Reid. As a Because primary source documents are Reid spokesman Jim Manley said the Ma- “We make the materials available,” Up- teacher, he said, he sees “a lot of value in ac- widely dispersed, Updike said, ConSource of- jority Leader was supporting the project be- dike said. ConSource “is as political as a dic- cessing the actual words of the Founders” — fers a universal upload feature whereby pro- tionary. We’ve taken care to make sure it’s both in class lecture and in conjunction with fessional and amateur historians and scholars not hijacked ... neither party owns the research projects he has his students do. with access to these documents can upload CALENDAR Founders.” Donna Phillips, the social studies depart- them from anywhere. The documents, once The ConSource Web site (consource.org) ment head at Wootton High School, also ac- they are certified as authentic, will be added TODAY features endorsements from Breyer and for- companied the students to the Capitol. to ConSource’s archive. Music: “The Duke Ellington Jazz mer Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who ad- “We do a lot of work with primary sources,” Updike is a 2005 graduate of Brigham Festival.” In celebration of Dizzy dressed the Constitutional Sources Project in Phillips said of the social studies curriculum Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law Gillespie’s music, Paquito D’Rivera & Salt Lake City in March 2006. Updike said at Wootton. “We Google the ones we know School. She worked briefly as an adjunct pro- Friends will perform. The international Associate Justice Antonin Scalia also sup- about and we find a few [of the] well-known fessor in the university’s communications de- band includes members from Cuba, ported the project. ones like Federalist 21, but that’s just the tip partment. Bulgaria, Russia and the Czech Republic. Admission is free. 7:30 p.m.; Voice of America — Cohen Auditorium, 330 Independence Ave. SW; 202-401-7000 HillTalk TUESDAY 8 behind the neighboring Capitol Lounge. Theater: “Accident.” In this new Trover Card Shop to Be Push for D.C. Voting comedic performance piece, rock More than 100 firefighters responded to the singer/performer Amy Ziff discusses the Folded Into Bookstore 5:15 a.m. call and put the fire out before it Rights on Hill Today meaning of life and the afterlife with a spread beyond the two businesses. The bar New Age slant. The show runs through The Trover Card Shop on Capitol Hill saw damage to several kitchen walls and the Mayor Adrian Fenty (D), DC Vote and Sept. 23 and tickets are $25. will not reopen after sustaining damage back porch. other advocates will rally support today for 8:30 p.m.; Theater J, D.C. Jewish Community from a fire that closed the store for several “We opened one day later,” manager the D.C. House Voting Rights Act in ad- Center, 1529 16th St. NW; 800-494-TIXS weeks; instead the card shop will be com- Adam Manson said, noting that the kitchen vance of Senate consideration of the bill on bined with the nearby Trover Store. was quickly repaired, but the back porch is Tuesday. The rally will begin with an 11 Exhibition: “Portrait: Berlin.” Eleven modern artists use photography and “It’s preliminary, but I believe we are not still closed. a.m. news conference in front of the Dirk- video art to show how Berlin has going to reopen at that location,” owner Al Rebuilding the back porch is going to be sen Senate Office Building on Constitution changed since the wall fell. The show, Shuman said. “There’s just too much smoke a huge undertaking, he said, “so we really Avenue Northeast. Also participating are curated by Matthias Harder of the damage, too much damage to repair.” Shu- can’t go on with it until we get some kind the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Helmut Newton Foundation, features man would not disclose the cost of the dam- of money from the insurance company.” former Republican vice presidential candi- the work of Jens Liebchen, Brigitte age. The bar has submitted its claim and should date Jack Kemp and Raoul Cunningham, Waldach, Wiebke Loeper, Mariana Combining the card shop, located at 227 receive the money in about two months. president of the Louisville, Ky., chapter of Vassileva, Christian Rothmann, Gerhard Pennsylvania Ave. SE, and the bookstore, This was the second fire to hit the lounge the NAACP. After the rally, supporters will Kassner, Oliver Godow, Frank located a few doors down at 221 Pennsyl- in two years — both were caused by ciga- distribute literature to Senate offices. Hülsborner, Stefanie Bürkle, Armin vania Ave. SE, will involve some small ren- rettes that had not been fully extinguished Also today is DC Vote’s second Nation- Häberle and Daniela Comani. Admission is free and the exhibition ovations that already are under way and will and then tossed into trash cans, according to al Call-In Day for DC Voting Rights. Resi- runs through Sept. 27. not close the store. Shuman says he hopes Alan Etter of Fire and Emergency Services. dents are urged to call Senators toll free 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Goethe-Institut, to unveil the card shop addition shortly af- “It was the very same thing as last time,” at 866-346-3008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 812 Seventh St. NW; 202-289-1200 ter Oct. 1. he said. He added that even though the city Eastern. The card shop was severely damaged by has banned smoking inside bars and restau- — Alison McSherry Send calendar items to a fire that began in the early hours of Aug. rants, cigarettes can still cause fires. and Daniel Heim [email protected] Monday, September 17, 2007 ROLL CALL AROUND THE HILL Page 33 Guard, Reserves Honor Employers RESERVISTS, from page 31 winners, the New Hampshire State Police and training. There also are rules regarding ing dirt bikes, for flowers on the kitchen table and Turbocam; a Freedom Award has never pension plans, health care and other benefits. when I’ve had a bad day, for the offers to watch been awarded to two employers in the same But the employers who are given the Em- the boys when they’re sick so I don’t have to state. ployer Support Freedom Award do much miss work, or just so I can run errands or have The ESGR tracked down Strosser in more than what the law spells out. These com- a few moments for myself.” Afghanistan, unbeknownst to his wife, and he panies frequently offer to pay the difference Approximately 200 people at the Ronald delivered a video message during the award between a service member’s military salary Reagan Building and International Trade ceremony. and the salary he or she earns at work. Gen- Center, including Rep. Paul Hodes (D-N.H.) Via video, Strosser said the length of his ab- eral Motors Corp., for example, traditionally and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D), rose sence was “more than any employer should paid this differential for up to a year, but after for a standing ovation. Hodes was there rec- have to deal with” and thanked the Augustines the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the com- ognizing the two New Hampshire award for supporting him and his family. pany routinely extended that benefit. The material or emo- Frequently, as with the case of the Au- tional support employers gustines, extended emotional support is pro- such as the Augustines pro- vided as well. They Also Serve vide is valuable not only “They make a greater sacrifice by far than for the direct benefits that we do,” Dan Augustine said, explaining why Employer support of the Guard and Reserve 2007 the service members or he chooses to contribute. Augustine’s compa- File Photo Freedom Award Recipients: their families enjoy, but ny outsources services that Strosser would Rep. Paul Hodes applauded two award Company Headquarters also for the soldiers’peace otherwise perform when he is away, along winners from New Hampshire. Creative Healthcare Solutions Inc. Arizona of mind when they are on with simply “picking up the slack” through Con-way Inc. California the battlefield, said Dave longer hours or harder labor, he said. um-sized businesses and large businesses, Patel, deputy director for Augustine’s 17-year-old son, Ryan, con- with five awards given in each category. All Wilmington VA Medical Center Delaware national operations for the tributes. Augustine declines to put a mone- 15 winners met with Secretary of Defense Augustine and Sons Inc. Iowa ESGR. This enables sol- tary value on the support he provides, saying Robert Gates, Vice President Cheney and Sodexho USA Maryland diers to concentrate on the he has no desire to quantify what he does for President Bush. General Motors Corp. Michigan mission at hand, he said. the Strossers. Among those recognized were Sodexho Ultra Machining Co. Inc. Minnesota “These are the best em- Patel said the awards were especially im- USA, which has 6,316 employees in Wash- Nucor Corp. Mississippi ployers in the country,” portant because the military has transitioned ington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and has Patel said. from a largely active-duty force to a force more been headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., CHE Consulting Inc. Missouri The Uniformed Ser- dependent on as-needed service members. since 1998. Sgt. Robert Reynolds, one of the Sierra Pacific Resources Nevada vices Employment and “As we go more and more towards Guard employees of Sodexho who nominated the New Hampshire State Police New Hampshire Re-employment Rights and Reserve, then we’ve got to do things like company for the award, said he was Turbocam New Hampshire Act dictates that both pub- this to recognize the solid citizens that these “compelled” to nominate the company after Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. Oklahoma lic and private employers employers are,” he said. all the assistance it had provided him. provide National Guard Employees are the only individuals who “No one should have to tell you to support State of Tennessee Tennessee and Reserve members can nominate an employer for the award, your employees,”said Anthony Owens, direc- Gantt’s Excavating & Contracting Inc. West Virginia with job protection and leaving no room for self-promotion or other tor of media relations for Sodexho. “We Source: National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve rights of reinstatement af- lobbying efforts. The awards were split up wouldn’t want to do anything less for the men ter periods of active duty into three categories: small business, medi- and women that are supporting our country.” Thank You to all the sponsorsThank for their Yousupport of the Gulf Coast Relief 5K Run and Walk

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To apply, submit letter of application, resume and contact information Weofferacomprehensivebenefitspackageincludingmedical,dentalandlifein- for three references online and search for VACANCY 070896 at: surance; 401K and a free fitness center in building. Salary commensurate with experience. www.iastatejobs.com

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Tom Williams/Roll Call Under the Trestle You want crumbling infrastructure? Plenty of that on display in Washington, D.C. — and some of it just blocks away from the Capitol. See above for a prime example. Not exactly something for our nation’s — or our city’s — leaders to be proud of. Never- theless, there it is. Where? That’s for you to figure out. Check back next week for the answer. Meanwhile, last week, we asked you to identify the construc- tion site pictured at left. It may not be much prettier than what’s pic- tured above, but at least it’s a sign of some (slow) progress. Slow being the operative word here, it’s the Capitol Visitor Center site across from the Li- brary of Congress. File Photo