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Legislation House: Members begin Monday with several suspension bills, including one meant to facilitate the delivery of home heating fuels more quickly to cold regions of the country. Two more energy bills are up on Tuesday that look to ease federal permitting for energy projects, and relax rules on coal mining. On Wednesday, the House will take up a bill to eliminate this year’s ObamaCare penalty for not buying health insurance. Re- publican leaders are also hoping to squeeze in a bipartisan flood insur- ance bill. SENATE: Just like last week, the Senate will slog through a series of amend- ment votes early in the week. While Democrats’ use of the nuclear option is allowing them to take up nomina- tions, Republicans are refusing to allow them to proceed quickly. By mid-week, the Senate should be able to start work on a bill to boost federal grants that states can use to make childcare services available to low- getty images income families. This week, House Republicans will call up a bill to delay ObamaCare’s individual mandate penalties. Hearings Tuesday-Thursday Budget hearings GOP keeps up attack on House Appropriations Hearings for various agencies run Tuesday-Thursday HT-2, The Capitol Obama’s healthcare law Wednesday •House Republicans have kept a electricity utilities. tion. Senate Democrats tried to move Defense budget sharp focus on legislative efforts to Another would provide more immedi- a bill expanding veterans benefits, but Senate Armed Services change ObamaCare, and they are ate relief by letting trucks drive for lon- Republicans blocked it to protest their 9:30 a.m., 216 Hart showing no signs of slowing down. ger hours to deliver propane and other inability to offer amendments. This week, they will call up a bill to home heating fuels. This week, the Senate will try again President’s budget stop the government from penal- The House will also try again to pass a with a bill that would increase grants Senate Budget izing people who choose not to buy bipartisan bill that delays pending flood to states to be used for childcare ser - 10:30 a.m., 608 Dirksen health insurance this year. insurance rate hikes. Rep. Maxine Wa- vices for low-income families. Repub- This is the first year that the so- ters (D-Calif.) has been working with licans seem more open to advancing President’s budget called individual mandate penalties GOP leaders on the legislation. this measure. House Budget kick in. The penalty is 1 percent of 2 p.m., 210 Cannon household income or $95, which- Budget politics ever is larger. Senate may pass But Republicans point out that the childcare bill The biggest event off the floor will be Thursday Obama administration has delayed the release of President Obama’s bud- Defense budget the employer mandate to provide The Senate is coming off another week get for fiscal 2015. Republicans will House Armed Services health insurance, and say it is unfair in which it failed to advance any legisla- complain that the budget is a month 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn that individuals cannot have a simi- late and calls for $56 billion in new lar delay. spending. President’s budget The measure is unlikely to move But the arrival of the budget will spark House Ways and Means in the Senate. Still, the House de- a flurry of congressional hearings, 9 a.m., 1102 Longworth bate and vote will give both parties marking the official start of the effort another chance to practice their ar- to get spending bills passed for the next Ukraine policy guments on healthcare for the 2014 Republicans point fiscal year. House Foreign Affairs midterm elections. White House Budget Director Sylvia 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn out the Obama Burwell will testify in both the House GOP targets and Senate, as will Treasury Secretary Transportation funding energy rules administration has Jack Lew. Senate Banking Republicans are likely to use the 10 a.m., 538 Dirksen House Republicans will also keep delayed the employer White House budget to pressure the up their broader theme of deregula- Senate to pass a budget resolution this tion, this time by moving four bills mandate and say it year, even though Democrats are saying aimed at cutting federal red tape they will not produce one. from the energy industry. is unfair individuals Democrats say a new budget is not These bills would speed up the necessary in the wake of the blueprint federal approval process for en- cannot have a that passed late last year. House Re- ergy projects, and moderate fed- publicans are planning to pass a budget eral rules on coal production and similar delay. resolution this spring. THE HILL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 5

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This Week, Face the Nation WHO WAS WHERE Kerry says US, others will ‘go to the hilt’ to Face the Nation (CBS): isolate Putin as Ukraine crisis intensifies Secretary of State John Kerry; Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel •Secretary of State John Kerry warned Sunday of “serious repercussions” if Fox News Sunday: Russia did not back down from its incur- sion into Ukraine, but did not announce Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio); any punishment yet, giving time for the United States to look for a solution. Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), “This is a time for diplomacy, and we Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and will engage as much as we can in order to steer this away from an escalation,” Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.); Kerry said on ABC’s “This Week.” former Sen. Scott Brown President Obama said Friday that “there will be costs for any military in- (R-Mass.) tervention in Ukraine.” That interven- tion has now occurred, but Kerry did not State of the Union (CNN): get specific about any costs on Sunday, instead warning that they would come Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and into effect if Russia does not deescalate. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.); “If this cannot be resolved in a reason- able, modern, 21st century manner, former National Security Advisor there are going to be repercussions,” Tom Donilon; Yuriy Sergeyev, Kerry said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” He said he spent Saturday on the phone Getty images Ukrainian ambassador to the UN with ten foreign ministers in the G8 and Secretary of State John Kerry raised the prospect of sanctions against Russia. elsewhere. “All of them, every single one This Week (ABC): of them, are prepared to go to the hilt to isolate Russia with respect to this inva- “thinking twice” about doing business table,” but emphasized the U.S. much Kerry; Rep. Adam Kinzinger sion,” Kerry said. “They’re prepared to with Russia, he added. preferred a diplomatic solution. (R-Ill.) put sanctions in place, they’re prepared An economic aid package to Ukraine Russia’s actions have the potential to to isolate Russia economically.” appeared to be in the works. “We’re pre- set a dangerous precedent, Kerry said, Meet the Press (NBC): He also listed as possibilities cancel- pared to provide economic assistance,” for the “modern manner in which na- ling attendance at the G8 meeting in Kerry said. “We want the Congress to tions resolve problems.” Kerry, Sen. Marco Rubio Russia, visa restrictions on Russian join us in providing that assistance.” “We’re not trying to make this a battle (R-Fla.); Gov. Jerry Brown travel and freezing Russian assets. Kerry did not rule out military action between east and west,” he added. “We American businesses might start by the U.S., saying “all options are on the don’t want to return to the Cold War.” (D-Calif.); Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake (D) Fox News Sunday Fox News Sunday, Meet the Press This Week

How many Members are skeptical on idea of US military people can get response in Crimea stoned and still have •Elected officials appearing on Sunday ‘ shows urged a strong but non-military re- a great state or a sponse to Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. great nation?...I Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), appear- Issa says Lerner will ing on “Fox News Sunday,” set the tone Rubio treads carefully think we need to testify on IRS furor for many in urging quick action to pun- in ‘anti-gay’ debate ish Russia economically while avoiding stay alert, if not 24 • Former IRS official Lois Lerner will military escalation. • Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) offered testify before Congress on Wednesday, “I’m a fairly hawkish guy, [but] sending cautious semi-support for recently hours a day, more according to House Oversight Com- more naval forces to operate in the Black proposed laws in several states that mittee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Ca- Sea is really not a very good idea,” Rog- would allow business owners to cite re- than some of lif.) on “Fox News Sunday.” ers said. “Unless you’re planning to use ligious beliefs in order to deny service Lerner is at the center of the contro- them, I would not send them.” to gay customers. One such law was re- the potheads versy over alleged IRS targeting of con- Rogers said the United States should cently vetoed in Arizona amid heated servative groups seeking tax-exempt cancel its attendance at a planned G8 public debate. might be status. She also appeared before the summit in Sochi next summer and move Rubio said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” committee in May 2013, but declined to expel Russia from the group entirely. that he opposed discrimination but able to put to testify at the time, invoking her He also said Congress should move to also did not want business owners to Fifth Amendment rights. impose sanctions on Russia if President be “sanctioned by the state” for refus- together.” Issa said Lerner had not been prom- Obama didn’t act himself. ing to provide services related to gay ised immunity in exchange for speak- Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), also marriages. California Gov. Jerry ing. He also said a key question for the appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” urged “I don’t believe that gay Americans Brown (D), saying hearing would be learning if and how Republicans to stop attacking the presi- should be denied services at a restaurant states besides Colorado Lerner was pressured to target conser- dent in a moment of international crisis. or hotel or anything of that nature,” Ru- and Washington vatives. “I would hope Americans would focus bio said. “I also don’t believe, however, should be wary of “We know what she did, in most cases, on condemning the actions of Putin that a caterer or a photographer should rushing headfirst what we don’t know is why she did it… rather than in a knee-jerk way again be punished by the state for refusing to into full marijuana Only she can tell us what she thought criticizing the president,” he said. provide services for a gay wedding be- legalization (“Meet that pressure was,” Issa said. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) suggested cause of their religious-held beliefs.” the Press”) Issa did say Lerner could have been that Van Hollen may get his wish, saying Rubio stopped short of endorsing “mostly acting on her own,” but in- on ABC’s “This Week” that “I think you’re Arizona’s vetoed law, however, saying sisted that if others did not know, they going to find the House is very cooperative he had not read it and that it might have “should have.” with the administration on this.” gone further than he liked. THE HILL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 7 polling

PUBLIC DIVIDED ON HIGHER RATE OF DEPORTATIONS

IS THE INCREASED NUMBER OF DEPORTATIONS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS GOOD OR BAD?

IS IT POSSIBLE YOU WOULD VOTE FOR A CANDIDATE WHO DOES NOT 45% 45% good bad SHARE YOUR VIEWS ON OBAMACARE? thing thing

64% 31% say no say yes

don't 0 20 40 60 80 100 know The New York Times and CBS News surveyed 1,644 adults from Feb. 19 to 23, with a margin of error Pew surveyed 1,821 adults from Feb. 14-23, with a margin of error of of +/- 3 percentage points. +/- 2.6 percentage points.

• The public is split down the middle on whether the higher rate of deportations in recent years is good or bad. VOTERS: POSITION ON OBAMACARE IS MAKE OR BREAK A new Pew poll finds that 45 percent of adults say the increased deportations of • ObamaCare is the issue that will be most decisive in place.” At the same time, 42 percent want the law to be illegal immigrants is a “good thing,” and an- determining how people vote in the coming midterm elec- repealed entirely. The largest group, 50 percent, chose an other 45 percent say it is a “bad thing.” tions, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. option that read, “There are some good things in the law, The Obama administration has deported The poll finds 64 percent of respondents say they would but some changes are needed to make it work better.” people at a higher rate than any other ad- never vote for a candidate who does not share their views President Obama has already made some changes to ministration. About 30,000 people a month on ObamaCare. the law’s implementation, such as delaying the mandate are deported by the Obama administration, That is the highest number of negative responses of any that employers provide health insurance to their em- compared to around 20,000 for the admin- of the issues polled. ObamaCare beat out global warm- ployees and allowing people whose plans were canceled istration of President George W. Bush. ing, at 45 percent, the minimum wage, at 45 percent, im- for not meeting the law’s standards to renew them for a Views are split along ethnic lines. White migration, at 52 percent, gay marriage, at 53 percent, and year. The poll indicates much of the public wants more people approve of the deportations 49 to abortion, at 55 percent. changes. 42 percent, while Hispanic people oppose The healthcare law drew a strong response from mem- House Republicans, on the other hand, have voted 48 them 60 to 35 percent. bers of both parties, suggesting that it is not just those times to repeal the law in its entirety. Seventy-two percent of Hispanic people who oppose the law who feel passionately about it. Sixty- The law has already featured prominently in midterm say passing immigration legislation is “ex- seven percent of Republicans said they would never vote campaigns, with the Koch brothers-backed Americans tremely” or “very” important, compared for a candidate not sharing their views on the law, but 62 for Prosperity already spending around $30 million on to 49 percent overall. The number is 60 percent of Democrats said the same, along with 61 per- ads attacking it. percent for Democrats and 46 percent for cent of self-described independents. Vice President Biden told a Democratic National Com- Republicans. Still, Democrats do seem to be at a disadvantage on the mittee meeting last week that Democrats should not be Seventy-three percent support a path to issue. The poll finds that only 6 percent of adults say the defensive about the law. "We are too shy. We are not talk- legal status, but only 46 percent a path to healthcare law is “working well and should be kept in ing about it enough in my opinion," he said. full citizenship.

BOEHNER’S FAVORABILITY BRALEY LEAD IN IOWA NARROWS SLIGHTLY •Rep. Bruce Braley (D- INCHES UP TO 32 PERCENT Iowa) has an average of a 7-point lead over potential GOP opponents for the 41/35% Senate seat representing Braley vs. Mark Jacobs the Hawkeye State in a new PPP poll, down from an 11-point lead in July. 40/34% 50% Braley vs. Matt Whitaker Former energy execu- tive Mark Jacobs leads a crowded GOP primary field, at 20 percent, com- 42/34% pared to 13 percent for his Braley vs. Sam Clovis closest opponent. 32% Braley seems to be ben- Gallup surveyed 1,023 adults from Feb. 6-9, with a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points. efitting from higher name GETTY IMAGES recognition. Fifty-six per- • Speaker John Boehner’s (R- A Gallup poll finds his favorability cent know enough to make

Ohio) favorability has ticked back has risen 5 points from its low of 27 a decision about him, PPP surveyed 869 Iowa voters from Feb. up from its low during October’s percent in October. The GOP’s favor- whereas none of the GOP 20-23, with a margin of error of government shutdown, but still ability as a whole also stood at 32 per- contenders top 25 percent +/- 3.3 percentage points. stands at only 32 percent. cent in a December Gallup poll. at this point. COURTESY OF BRUCE BRALEY 8 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL cover story As rivals stumble, Bush seen as a savior by GOP establishment

→ continued from P.1 “A Jeb Bush candidacy would be ex- tremely attractive, if he’s running, to an awful lot of people,” Bravacos said. dull, not too unpredictable; not too “I think a lot of people feel that the inexperienced, and not too marred by door is certainly wide open, particu- scandal. In fact, just right. larly if Hillary Clinton is the nominee. But many of his greatest potential Then you’re already reaching back- advantages could also be liabilities. wards anyway.” The Bush name gives him a deep Navarro emphasized, however, that and broad political network, but sour Bush is not yet clearly signaling he memories of his brother’s presidency will run, as some others have done. still fester, while the notion of a third When they see each other at the Bilt- Bush in the White House since his more, the Miami hotel that she and father won in 1988 might strike voters her husband own and where Bush as too dynastic. It could, ironically, has an office, they “speak like normal also make the alternative of a second people,” not mentioning his future Clinton presidency, via Hillary, seem aspirations. fresher and more attractive. “I know it strikes people as strange Jeb has not held elected office since because that’s not what we’re used 2007, which leaves him untainted to from politicians, but Jeb actually by recent political dysfunction. But means what he says and says what he having fought no big political fights means,” Navarro said. “The art of the for so long might also have made him political tease, showing some leg, it’s ring-rusty. just completely lost on the man.” Witness the fumbled rollout of his So don’t expect Bush to make the tra- 2013 book, Immigration Wars, which ditional pilgrimages to early-primary left people guessing whether he sup- states, or to suck up to donors such as ported a path to citizenship for illegal Sheldon Adelson, or to inflame the immigrants. Conservative Political Action Confer- Still, his name hangs over the Re- ence; he is skipping the annual con- publican field. If he takes the plunge, servative convention this year. He will he would instantly become a top- make moves only when he has made flight contender. the decision to run, allies say. Late last month, Slater Bayliss, a Navarro did say that Bush gets “more Florida Republican lobbyist, took his invitations than a wealthy debutante” son to see a Miami Heat basketball getty images to early primary states, many of which game and had breakfast with Bush, for Barbara Bush has said that that nation does not need a third President Bush. she fields, but he tends to turn most whom he was a close aide during the down. latter’s time as governor. Some take his silence as a sign he will “I’ve never seen him so seriously not run after all. Bravacos was slightly considering a run for higher office,” Republicans are looking for a leader surprised at renewed speculation Bayliss said. “He’s legitimately going on such issues as immigration and because he had seen nothing to sug- through a very methodical, thought- education reform, which resonate gest that Bush was moving toward the ful process to come to a decision.” with voters nationally. Jeb certainly 2016 race. As Bush speaks to many of his busi- looks right on those issues. His is a The art of the “It’s not like there’ve been many ness and political associates, the con- multicultural family; his wife is from public indications that he’s definitely versations often tend to shift toward Mexico, and he speaks fluent Span- political tease, interested in doing it,” he said. 2016, Bayliss said, adding, “People ish, which could help the GOP appeal Bravacos noted that, until Bush who are generally in touch with him to Latinos. showing some leg, makes moves, donors will not be mak- about ideas now pivot those conver- Many party strategists believe Bush ing any commitments. sations to be more about politics be- could transform the electoral map, ‘ Logistically they cannot do so. Un- it’s just completely cause they see an opening.” turning blue states purple and purple like other hopefuls, Bush does not Ana Navarro, who worked in Bush’s states red. lost on the man.” even have a super-PAC or active cam- gubernatorial administration and Others point out that the “dynasty” paign account, so there is no clear way was an adviser to his older brother’s problem might be neutralized if Hill- Ana Navarro, GOP strategist and Jeb for donors to support him financially. presidential campaign, confirmed ary Clinton gets the Democratic nomi- Bush friend But he might be able to short circuit that the younger Bush is giving seri- nation, as many people expect. the normal courtship rituals. ous scrutiny to a White House run. Still, Bush’s toughest critic on this His name and network remains “Certainly he is going into more detail point could be his mother. Barbara “large and robust,” according to Flori- about it than he has ever before,” said Bush has repeatedly joked that the has damaged two Republican estab- da GOP strategist Rick Wilson. the GOP strategist. “In the past he has country does not need any more Bush- lishment favorites, Govs. Chris Chris- “A candidate like Jeb Bush has an shut the door completely. This time he’s es or Clintons, given that members of tie of New Jersey and, to a lesser ex- opportunity and an ability to throw telling us he is going to think about it.” those two clans have been centrally in- tent, Scott Walker of Wisconsin, while an infrastructure together for a cam- Bush himself said in January that he volved in eight of the nine presidential once-rising stars Sen. Marco Rubio of paign that’s a lot faster than other will make a decision “later this year,” campaigns since 1980. Florida and Gov. Bobby Jindal of Loui- people might have,” Wilson added. and it will be based on whether he can Since leaving the governor’s man- siana have lost much momentum. Still, in a party full of people waiting run in the right spirit. sion, Jeb has become president of Donors are among those looking to- for Jeb, his allies wish he would hurry “The decision will be based on, can I his own consulting firm and a senior ward Bush as a savior. Navarro said she up and run. do it joyfully? Because I think we need adviser to Barclays Capital, giving him has been fielding calls from GOP do- Navarro is among those hoping he candidates to lift our spirits; it’s a the recent private-sector credibility nors who had never met Bush but want makes his intentions clear. “I’m not the pretty pessimistic country right now,” he would need to make a pitch as a to sit down and talk with him. most patient of people,” she said. “If I Bush told a local CBS affiliate. “And is business-oriented candidate, if that is Chris Bravacos, a party strategist and had a dollar for every journalist who it right for my family? So I don’t want the profile he seeks to emphasize. former Mitt Romney bundler, says calls wanting to know where Jeb’s head to even think about that until the Bush also benefits from the troubles there are “no barriers” to a Bush cam- is, I could buy myself a really fancy pair right time, and that’s later on.” of his potential rivals. 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“Both sides have very difficult domes- tic political equations to deal with,” said Peter Joseph, the chair of the Israel Policy Forum. “They’re being asked to make some very painful decisions, some very painful compromises, and perhaps it requires the president to help them through this process.” J Street’s Elsner said the concessions both sides will be asked to make clear in Kerry’s framework are already known, at least in outline. Netanyahu will have to accept an Israel drawn along pre-1967 lines with some land swaps and a role for the Palestinians in East Jerusalem; Abbas will have to accept that Israel is the homeland of the Jew- ish people and that the Palestinian right of return will be mainly exercised in the new Palestinian state. Obama’s message to Netanyahu and Abbas is expected to be succinct: both sides have no choice but to continue negotiations because the alternative is far uglier. “Both sides need to hear that they really have no alternative other than a negotiated settlement,” Joseph said. According to Israeli paper Al Haaretz, administration officials say Obama plans to ask both leaders, “What’s your plan if the attempt to formulate a framework for further negotiations fails and the peace pro- cess breaks down?” The prospects for both Netanyahu and getty images Abbas are grim — especially if they are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Obama will meet in an attempt to revive peace negotiations. seen as the party responsible for peace talks breaking down. For Netanyahu, there is particular concern over the prospect of toughen- ing European Union sanctions against Jewish settlements in Palestinian ter- ritories. Israeli media has reported that Kerry has raised the specter of the sanc- Crunch time for Obama tions in talks, and indicated that the Europeans could consider restrictions that would limit trade and educational exchanges into the disputed territory. Abbas, for his part, risks severely on peace in Middle East damaging the Palestinian national movement if he pulls out of the talks. An exit by Abbas would embolden the By Justin Sink and Julian Pecquet Israeli and Palestinian leaders have cess can continue in parallel with ef- Israeli right, which has argued the openly criticized elements of the forts to disarm Iran’s nuclear weapons Palestinians are not serious about •President Obama is poised to jump scaled-back framework Kerry has program. Netanyahu has openly con- peace, and could undermine efforts at head first into peace talks between proposed, which would precede an- demned the U.S.-backed agreement to gaining recognition and aid from the Israel and the Palestinians that can no other round of negotiations. ease sanctions in exchange for a freeze of international community. longer move ahead without him. “The talks have not been going all that part of the Iranian nuclear program, and Both leaders are also concerned On Monday, the president will lobby well, and this is an attempt to salvage signaled that talks with Palestine should about the security implications of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin the process,” said Khaled Elgindy, a fel- come after the Iranian issue is settled. talks falling apart. Netanyahu to adopt a framework low with the Saban Center for Middle “The problem with Netanyahu is “There’s a risk of violence on the agreement that would facilitate nego- East Policy at the Brookings Institu- you can see parts of his coalition [are] street,” Elgindy said. “Something tiations for a final-status agreement. tion. “At this point they see a presiden- getting very agitated,” Elgindy said. could happen — there could be an in- Two weeks later, Obama will make the tial role is actually needed.” “They’re getting agitated not because crease in terrorist attacks, there could same pitch to Palestinian Authority Others think Obama’s engagement is they don’t agree on the terms for a two- be a risk of protest in the street, so President Mahmoud Abbas. cause for cautious optimism. state solution — it’s because they op- they want to preserve the process.” Obama’s stepped up involvement “It’s a sign that he thinks he can move pose a two state solution.” Elgindy added it was a “calculated comes at a perilous time for the fragile things forward,” said Rep. Brad Sher- But Obama also faces a tough chal- risk” for Obama to wade into the pro- peace negotiations, which Secretary of man (Calif.), a top Democrat on the lenge in his conversations with Abbas, cess at such a pivotal moment. State John Kerry restarted last summer House Foreign Affairs panel. He said who was reportedly alienated during a “The next five, six weeks are going to after little movement for the better part the U.S. special envoy for the negotia- mid-February meeting with Kerry. be crunch time,” Joseph said. “We’re of five years. With the easy decisions be- tions, Martin Indyk, convinced him The Times of Israel, citing a report in in a very intense time right now.” hind them, Netanyahu and Abbas must that “things are looking a little better the Arabic-language Palestinian news- The top Democrat on the House For- now make the tough choices that de- than you would have thought” during paper Al Quds, reported the Palestinian eign Affairs panel, Rep. Eliot Engel mand U.S. support at the highest levels. a briefing for Jewish lawmakers on leader was angered by Kerry’s proposal (N.Y.), suggested Obama can’t not get “There comes a point when the Capitol Hill this past week. for how to establish a Palestinian capital involved. president needs to personally roll up Obama’s meeting with Netanyahu in East Jerusalem, as well as his pro- “There are political risks,” Engel his sleeves and get involved,” said Alan comes ahead of the planned release posed borders for a Palestinian state. He said. “But there are political risks if Elsner, spokesman for the liberal pro- of a group of Palestinian prisoners at accused Kerry of repackaging previous we don’t get involved. There are po- Israel lobby group J Street. “It’s much the end of March, a deeply unpopular Israeli offers and attempting to squeeze litical risks if things fall apart.” harder to say ‘no’ to the president.” move among part of the Israeli leader’s the Palestinians. He cautioned that many details Some observers think the talks have governing coalition. Netanyahu also has Obama will also need to convince Ab- would remain to be ironed out even if hit a roadblock. not indicated what he plans to do with bas to agree to recognize Israel as a Jew- both parties agree on a framework. State Department officials have the Israeli population in the West Bank, ish state — a major point for the Israelis. “This will continue for many, many openly acknowledged that they will another crucial issue in the talks. Abbas told The New York Times earlier months,” Engel predicted. “They’re likely need more time than the April Moreover, Obama will need to argue this month that such a concession was leaving certain things to be negoti- 29 deadline for a peace deal. And both that the Israeli-Palestinian peace pro- “out of the question.” ated later.” 10 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL national from The Boston Globe from the New York Daily News from Los Alleged Boston bomber said Angeles Times to have compromised himself Use of force • An FBI agent heard accused Boston Marathon bomb- er Dzhokhar Tsarnaev make a compromising statement by US Border when his sister and an investigator from his defense agents comes team visited him in prison, prosecutors said last week. In a court filing in federal court in Boston, prosecutors under scrutiny said that “Tsarnaev, despite the presence of an FBI agent • Lawmakers and and an employee of the federal public defender, was un- watchdog groups called able to temper his remarks and made a statement to his last week for tougher detriment which was overheard by the agent.” restrictions on the use The filing did not specify when the visit occurred or of deadly force by U.S. what Tsarnaev said. border agents and more transparency in the in- vestigation of killings. The comments fol- from Reuters lowed a report by Tri- bune Newspapers that Judge rules against bin Laden revealed a 21-page audit — which the border son-in-law’s bid to delay trial agency commissioned • A federal judge last week rejected a last-ditch but has refused to request from one of Osama bin Laden’s sons-in-law to release publicly — cited delay his trial after his lawyers said the government getty images examples of agents un- may have mixed him up with a detainee at Guanta- Jason Collins, center for the Brooklyn Nets, is the first openly gay player in NBA history. necessarily stepping in namo Bay, Cuba, with a similar name.THE HILL XXXXXDAY, XXXXXX XX, XXXX front of fleeing cars to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said the trial of justify firing at passen- XX Suleiman Abu Ghaith will go forward on Monday. Basketball association will give cash from gers. Prosecutors have accused Abu Ghaith of acting as a Conducted by the spokesman for al Qaeda and recording videos soon after Jason Collins jerseys to gay rights groups nonprofit policy group the Sept. 11 attacks threatening further violence against Police Executive Americans. • The NBA announced last week that Wyoming in 1998. Collins wears No. 98 Research Forum, the it will donate all proceeds — more than to honor the memory of Shepard. review — obtained by $100,000 so far — from the sale of The league also plans to auction off Col- the Tribune Washing- Jason Collins’ Brooklyn Nets jerseys to lins’ autographed, game-worn jerseys to ton Bureau — found 19 the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education help raise money for those same causes. deaths had occurred in Network (GLSEN) and the Matthew Collins is the first openly gay player in the 67 cases it exam- When people go to Wall Shepard Foundation. NBA history. Since he signed with the ined. The foundation was set up in memory Nets on Feb. 23 and was added to the Street in New York, what do of a 21-year-old college student who roster, his jersey has been the top-seller was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in at NBAStore.com, the league said. ‘they do? They get their picture with the big bull. We need from The Associated Press from The Associated Press something in town that people Obama honors students who Creationists move ahead with want to come and made films on tech’s importance plan to build ark in Kentucky see and take their •Two days before the Oscars, President Obama • A Christian ministry’s long-stalled plans to recognized the best of nearly 2,500 films made by build Noah’s Ark in the hills of Kentucky have picture in front of.” K-12 students after the White House asked them been revived. for short videos on the role technology plays in Creation Museum founder Ken Ham announced Christopher Girard, the city their education. Thursday that a municipal bond offering has raised commissioner of Bay City, Mich., “Today the Oscar goes to all of you because, among enough money to begin construction on the Ark En- who wants to erect a sign noting all the incredible videos we received, yours stood counter project, estimated to cost about $73 million. that it is the birthplace of pop out,” Obama said. Groundbreaking is planned for May and the ark is singer Madonna (Detroit Free Obama wants every classroom to have high-speed expected to be finished by the summer of 2016. Internet by the end of 2018. He also announced $400 Ham said a recent high-profile debate he had with Press) million in new pledges to that initiative. “Science Guy” Bill Nye helped boost support.

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from The Wall from The Boston from The Hill’s Ballot Box blog I’m as likely to Street Journal Globe run as to not run.” Sens. Paul, Lee Gov. Christie, look for Tea Romney raise Vice President Biden, ‘discussing the possibility that he Party positivity $1 million at will run for president in 2016 fundraiser (“The View,” ABC) •As the Tea Party celebrated its fifth • New Jersey Gov. Chris anniversary last week, Christie (R), was in Republican Sens. Rand Boston last week to raise Paul(Ky.) and Mike Lee money for the Republican from The Washington Post (Utah) called for the Governors Association movement to become alongside former Gov. Democrats in intra-party fight more proactive and Mitt Romney (Mass.), forward-thinking. the 2012 GOP presiden- over the role of super-PACs Speaking at an all-day tial nominee, and Charlie • Tensions are simmer- support for Obama’s event in Washington, Baker, the party’s leading ing among Democrats healthcare overhaul Paul said the movement candidate for governor in over whether their — but is not running needs to present a more Massachusetts this year. super-PACs are too television ads aimed optimistic, inclusive A last-minute shift in focused on the 2016 at boosting vulnerable message. “If we want location, from a private presidential race and a Democrats. a bigger crowd and we home to a hotel, came potential Hillary Clin- Priorities USA sent a want to win politically, after the event drew ton candidacy, even as letter assuring donors our message has to be a unwanted attention from Democrats face congres- that the group would happy message,” he said. reporters. sional battles this year. not “big-foot” other Lee, speaking earlier Baker’s campaign Some party leaders are party super-PACs work- in the day, said Repub- worked during the after- grumbling that Orga- ing to help candidates in licans need to develop noon and evening to keep nizing for Action, which this year’s congressional a “conservative reform the location shift a secret, raised more than $26 elections and asking agenda” that embraces declining repeated re- million last year, has them to direct money to good policies, rather quests for the information been working to rally 2014 efforts. than just opposing bad about the event, which ones. raised around $1 million from about 20 people. from The Denver Post getty images Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards: from CBS News “Our message to candidates that demean and dismiss women is clear: Do so at your own peril.” Docs show Hillary Clinton’s worries on individual mandate Planned Parenthood announces • One document among the thousands released Fri- day by President Clinton’s Library includes remarks new midterm election initiative from a Sept. 9, 1993 meeting, in which Hillary Clinton • Planned Parenthood announced a new Women explains her opposition to the individual mandate, are Watching campaign on Friday that, it said, which two decades later has become a centerpiece of the could play a major role in the midterm election Affordable Care Act. fight for the Senate. “That is politically and substantively a The abortion rights group said the campaign much harder sell,” Clinton told con- would inform voters about where candidates stand gressmen. “Because not only will you on women’s issues. be saying that the individual bears It plans to invest in Senate races in North Caro- the full responsibility; you will be lina, Montana and Alaska, and governors races in sending shock waves through the Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania. currently insured population that Planned Parenthood has already released Web if there is no requirement that ads in North Carolina and Texas, where Demo- employers continue to insure, cratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis shot then they, too, may bear the to fame after filibustering an anti-abortion bill in individual responsibility.” the state legislature. In a Jan. 22, 1994 memo, Davis is facing an uphill climb to win her race, White House staffers wor- however. She trails her challenger, Greg Abbott ried about whether they (R), by about 11 percentage points in the polls. could “get away with” “Our message to candidates that demean and greg nash promising that people could dismiss women is clear: Do so at your own peril,” Sen. Mark Udall’s (D-Colo.) campaign accused challenger keep their health plans. Cecile Richards, the president of the Planned Par - Cory Gardner (R) of making a deal to keep competitors out. enthood Action Fund, said in a statement.

Sen. Udall blasts tactics of from The Associated Press from The Associated Press new Republican challenger Childers gives Democrats a • Sen. Mark Udall’s (D-Colo.) campaign accused new Pryor hits Cotton on spending GOP challenger Rep. Cory Gardner (Colo.) of making stronger candidate in Miss. a deal to keep potential primary competitors out of the • Travis Childers, a conservative Democrat who • Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) filed paperwork Friday to race last week. served just over two years in Congress before being run for re-election, accusing his Republican challenger “It’s no surprise that a Washington ideologue like defeated as Republicans grabbed the House majority of helping outside groups more than Arkansas. Congressman Cory Gardner worked with party bosses in 2010, said Friday that he’s running for the U.S. Sen- The fight for Pryor’s seat has been underway since last to cook up the ‘Centennial State Swap,’ the shady ate in Mississippi this year. August, when Republican Rep. Tom Cotton announced scheme hatched behind closed doors that enabled Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is also being challenged he would try to unseat the Democratic lawmaker. him to swoop into the Senate race,” Udall campaign by two-term state Sen. Chris McDaniel in the Repub- Speaking to reporters after filing, Pryor said, “We’ve spokesman Chris Harris said in a news release. lican primary. already seen the outside groups, these national outside Local district attorney Ken Buck, who dropped out Childers’ decision to run gives Democrats an expe- groups, we’ve seen them spend millions of dollars on my when Gardner entered the race, said there was no deal. rienced candidate with name recognition. The last opponent’s behalf to try to get him elected to the Senate.” “I stepped out of the race because I thought Cory Democrat to serve in the Senate from Mississippi was Cotton’s campaign pushed back, saying Pryor was represents the best opportunity to beat Mark Udall,” John C. Stennis, who retired in early 1989 after nearly representing President Obama’s interests more than Buck said. 52 years in office. the state. 12 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL Ukraine crisis

from BBC Ukrainian PM: Nation ‘on brink of disaster’ • Ukraine has ordered a full military NATO is conducting emergency talks, mobilisation in response to Russia’s saying Russia’s actions threaten “peace incursion into Crimea. and security in Europe.” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk President Obama called Russian troop said Sunday Ukraine was “on the brink deployments a “violation of Ukrainian of disaster.” sovereignty.” In Crimea, Ukrainian soldiers faced Russian soldiers continue to occupy off with Russian soldiers surrounding key sites on the Crimean peninsula, getty images their bases while the Russian army is including airports and communications A man waves a Russian flag outside a Ukrainian military base that was surrounded by said to be digging trenches on the bor- hubs, although there has been no actual several hundred Russian-speaking soldiers Sunday. der with mainland Ukraine. violence yet.

from the Associated Press Pro-invasion crowds march in Moscow, opponents detained • At least 10,000 people bearing Russian flags marched freely in a pro-invasion rally through Moscow on Sunday, while dozens of people demonstrating on Red Square against an invasion of Ukraine were quickly detained by Russian riot police. Reporters witnessed over 50 deten- tions and spotted at least five police vans, which carry between 15 and 20 protesters, driving away from the square. Many Russians believe the country should maintain strong ties with Ukraine’s predominantly Russian- speaking eastern and southern regions. But Russia’s state-controlled TV stations have ratcheted up that rhetoric after months of pro-democ- racy protests in Ukraine.

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from USA Today It is deeply disturbing NIH director House to vote on ending to read reports of sounds alarm against rush otherwise healthy children mandate penalty for ’14 to legalize pot Republicans seek to end Affordable Care Act ‘ One of the nation’s top experiencing sudden • scientists raised concerns paralysis.” about the nationwide charge for individuals who do not get insured move to legalize mari- Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) in a letter to the director of juana, saying regular use •Healthcare will dominate the news chael V. Hayden, Medicare chief Mari- the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Boxer wants of the drug by adolescents this week among three major indus - lyn Tavenner, Senate Finance Commit- a formal investigation into what has caused polio-like paralysis had been tied to a drop in try conferences, the release of Presi - tee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and in about 20 children in her state. (The Associated Press) IQ and that a possible link dent Obama’s budget and a House House Budget Committee Chairman to lung cancer hasn’t been vote to eliminate the individual Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). seriously studied. mandate penalty for 2014. Wyden’s talk is expected to draw par- “There are aspects The House vote is likely to win the ticular attention given his recent tran- of this that probably most attention. The bill would get rid of sition to the Finance chairmanship. from The Hill’s Healthwatch blog should be looked at the ObamaCare penalty for not having Afraid of fresh budget cuts, hospitals more closely than some health insurance for the rest of the year. will want to hear about his approach to Enrollment in Medicaid of the legalization GOP leaders argue that no one who reforming Medicare’s flawed physician experts are willing to lacks health insurance should be asked payment system. increases to close to 9 million admit,” said to pay a fine given the various prob- America’s Health Insurance Plans will • The number of people eligible for Medicaid National lems with ObamaCare’s rollout. House hold two headline conferences, each jumped again in January, according to federal Institutes Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) focusing on the Affordable Care Act. health officials. of Health described the GOP’s effort as reducing Among the speakers will be Medicare The Department of Health and Human director the penalty from $95 to $0. deputy administrator Gary Cohen, who Services reported last week that more Francis The vote will take place on Wednes- is intimately involved with launching than 8.9 million people were approved to Collins. day along with, perhaps, a Senate the new insurance marketplaces. receive either Medicaid or the Children’s He said vote to confirm Dr. Vivek Murthy as On Capitol Hill, lawmakers will spend Health Insurance Program between October the National surgeon general. Sen. Rand Paul (R- most of the week debating Obama’s and January. Institute on Ky.) has worked to hold up Murthy’s 2015 budget, which comes out Tuesday. Roughly 2.6 million of these verdicts occurred Drug Abuse nomination. Health policy experts will watch for the in January, up from 2.3 million in December and fewer was interested The Federation of American Hospi- budget’s handling of Medicare and the than 2 million in November. in pursuing such studies tals will start the week with its annual Affordable Care Act, its assumed rate of The 8.9 million figure includes those who received re- now that legalization policy conference Monday and Tues- growth in healthcare spending, and any newals and were therefore eligible before ObamaCare. has made them more day in Washington. new priorities it outlines. The administration has been criticized for not breaking feasible to do. But the The event will feature speeches by down how many people have been determined eligible process will take time, he former CIA and NSA Director Gen. Mi- Elise Viebeck for Medicaid solely because of the Affordable Care Act. cautioned. policytechnology

from The Hill’s Workshops will aim to Hillicon Valley blog Unfortunately … it would appear that a advance NSA review Appeals court Privacy advocates, government officials and backs FCC on ‘surprising number of people use webcam conversations academics reach for consensus on surveillance handset rules • A federal appeals court to show intimate parts of • Stakeholders in the fight over govern- lar legislation, but Chairman Bob Good- on Friday sided with the ment and commercial surveillance will latte (R-Va.) has released a list of seven Federal Communica- their body to the hold a high-profile workshop on Monday principles a bill would have to meet in tions Commission (FCC) to hash out their differences over digital order to be considered by the panel. against three small wire- other person.” spying. The House is now the battleground less companies fighting Commerce Secretary Penny Pritz- for an Internet sales tax bill, after the the agency’s rules. Internal document from GCHQ, a British ker will attend the event, which was Senate passed the Marketplace Fair- The phone companies surveillance agency, discussing findings launched when President Obama ness Act last year. wanted the court to waive from its monitoring of millions of online ordered a review of National Security Also on Tuesday, the Federal Commu- a mandate requiring conversations (The National Post) Agency programs in January. nications Commission’s Jessica Rosen- them to provide phones The workshop of privacy advocates, worcel will speak at an event exploring that were compatible government officials, companies and opportunities to make more room on with hearing aids, claim- scholars is the first of three meetings to the nation’s airwaves for Wi-Fi. ing it was impossible to be held on the issue. Upcoming sessions On Wednesday, the House Energy comply within the FCC’s from CNET at New York University and the Univer- and Commerce communications narrow timeframe. The sity of California at Berkeley will look at subcommittee will explore an attempt handsets were not widely German court turns down $2.2B ethical and legal issues. to reauthorize the federal satellite available by the Septem- The daylong workshop is co-hosted by television law. ber 2006 deadline, they suit from ‘patent troll’ IPCom the White House’s Office of Science and The Satellite Television Extension and say, and the FCC erred • IPCom, a company that owns patents and asserts Technology Policy and the Massachu- Localism Act, which governs the video in not granting waivers those in infringement trials, has lost in its bid to setts Institute of Technology, and will be marketplace, is set to expire this year. to them as it did to other generate $2.2 billion in damages off Apple. held in Cambridge, Mass. The International Association of wireless carriers. The company, which has been referred to by some The House Judiciary Committee is Privacy Professionals will hold its annual A panel of three judges as a “patent troll” because it doesn’t actually make getting together on Tuesday to explore privacy summit in Washington starting on the U.S. Court of Ap- products but uses its patent portfolio as a revenue “alternative solutions” on an online sales on Wednesday. peals for the D.C. Circuit generator, was rebuffed Friday by the Mannheim Re- tax. A committee aide has clarified the disagreed with their gional Court, which found that Apple did not in fact hearing won’t be focused on any particu- Julian Hattem and Kate Tummarello protests and upheld the infringe on two standard-essential patents brought commission’s order. before it by IPCom. 14 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL policyfinance from The Hill’s On the Money blog from The from CNBC No budget from Senate Democrats Associated Press Home sales • Senate Democrats will not the Appropriations Com- Tokyo bitcoin disappoint write a budget for the next fis - mittees are already working in January cal year. with their bipartisan spend- exchange files One year after writing and ing levels, and now we should for bankruptcy • Amid harsh weather passing the first Senate Demo- work together to build on our that battered much of cratic budget resolution in four two-year bipartisan budget, • The Mt. Gox bitcoin the nation, signed con- years, Senate Budget Commit- not create more uncertainty exchange in Tokyo filed tracts to buy existing tee Chairwoman Patty Murray for families and businesses by for bankruptcy protec- homes only held steady (D-Wash.) said her conference immediately relitigating it,” tion Friday and its chief last month, according will not make an effort in 2014, Murray said. executive said 850,000 to the National Associa- a midterm election year. House Republicans are plan- bitcoins, worth several tion of Realtors. In a statement, Murray said ning to do a budget, however. hundred million dollars, The nearly-flat reading there was no reason to do a fis - That will set up a contrast with are unaccounted for. caught economists by cal 2015 budget after the two- the Senate, where Republicans The exchange’s CEO surprise. year deal struck in December for years criticized Democrats Mark Karpeles said a Pending home sales with House Budget Committee for not doing a budget. weakness in the ex- edged up 0.1 percent to Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). Democrats are trying to hold on change’s systems was 95.0 in January, disap- That deal set budget ceilings to their Senate majority in a chal- greg nash behind a massive loss of pointing analysts who for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal lenging year, and the decision Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) argued that the virtual currency in- had expected sales to years. The 2015 fiscal year be - to abandon the budget means the budget deal agreed on in December volving 850,000 bitcoins. gain 2.0 percent, ac- gins on Oct. 1. Democrats in difficult races will obviated the need for Democrats in the That would amount to cording to a consensus “Fiscal Year 2015 is settled, avoid some tough votes. Senate to produce a 2015 plan. about $425 million at re- estimate from Reuters. cent prices. The index’s reading The online exchange’s remained 9.0 percent unplugging last week and below January 2013. from Los Angeles from Reuters from Reuters accusations it had suffered December’s level was Times a catastrophic theft have upwardly revised in De- British citizen charged with Watchdog drawn renewed regulatory cember to 94.9. attention to a currency These signed contracts Q4 growth hacking US Federal Reserve wants free created in 2009 as a way to are an indicator of sales • A British man has been charged with hacking into com- credit scores make transactions across in February and March. revised down puter servers belonging to the Federal Reserve, and then borders without third par- • Fourth-quarter econom- disclosing personal information of people who use them. •The top U.S. consumer ties such as banks. ic growth was revised down Last week’s charges against Lauri Love were announced watchdog said last week sharply Friday to 2.4 per- four months after he was arrested in England, and accused he has called and written cent as new data showed by authorities of hacking into various U.S. government com- the heads of big credit consumers opened their puter systems, including those run by the military. card companies to press wallets less and businesses The man allegedly used a hacking method called a them to offer free credit sold fewer goods abroad “sequel injection” to access names, email addresses and scores to customers. than initially estimated. phone numbers. Richard Cordray, direc- A bull market is like The new figures indi- tor of the U.S. Consumer cate the recovery had Financial Protection sex. It feels less momentum heading Bureau, said consum- into 2014. from The Associated Press ers who monitor their best just Last month, the Com- credit will be less likely ‘ before it merce Department es- Consumer confidence ticks up to default. But borrow- timated total economic ers have told the bureau ends.” output expanded at a 3.2 • A rising stock market and a more optimistic outlook they do not always know percent annual rate in among younger Americans pushed up a measure of U.S. how to obtain their score Billionaire Warren Buffett, the last three months of consumer sentiment in February. or report errors. quoting financial manager last year. The University of Michigan says its index of consumer The consumer bureau, Barton Biggs, warning Financial economist sentiment rose to 81.6 from 81.2 in January. which was created by against irrational optimism Chris Rupkey said the The harsh winter weather had only a modest impact. the 2010 Dodd-Frank growth slipped below the Those under age 35 were the most optimistic in six years law, has long had con- in his annual shareholder letter 3 percent level many be- about their future incomes. cerns about consumers’ (Fortune) lieve will provide “escape Survey director Richard Curtin said consumers’ resilience access to accurate credit velocity” for the recovery. in the face of cold weather bodes well for future spending. information.

On Friday, the jobs report for February will be the focus. President’s 2015 budget The last few months have disappoint- ed on the jobs front, and Friday’s report could offer clues as to whether that was to overshadow all else a weather-related blip or a sign the re- covery is slowing down. Blueprint to be released on Tuesday; will renew fight In the Senate, Democrats will be searching for a way to reestablish ex- in Congress over nation’s long-term fiscal outlook getty images tended unemployment benefits after Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will hit Capitol they expired at the beginning of the year. • President Obama will release his fis- term elections, is abandoning the most Hill to sell the Obama budget. The embattled former IRS official at cal 2015 budget on Tuesday, and the rest significant entitlement reform in last the center of the Tea Party targeting of the week in Congress will be domi- year’s budget: a switch to the chained budget, appearing before the Senate controversy will be back on Capitol Hill nated by the debate that is sure to ensue. consumer price index that would have Finance Committee on Wednesday. on Wednesday for what promises to be a Even though the budget will essen- reduced Social Security payments. He will follow that with a repeat per- contentious chat. tially be dead on arrival with the Repub- The White House has said the budget formance Thursday before the House Three nominees for the Federal Re- lican-led House, its release will renew will include a $56 billion stimulus pack- Ways and Means Committee. serve Board are slated to testify Tues- the fight in Congress over the nation’s age and a 1 percent pay increase for fed- Meanwhile, Sylvia Mathews Burwell, day, including Stanley Fischer, the man long-term fiscal outlook. eral workers. It also assumes passage of head of the Office of Management and tapped to fill the No. 2 spot on the board. The White House has pledged to show an immigration reform bill. Budget, will testify on Obama’s blue- more deficit reduction than in past bud- Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will print Wednesday before the House and Peter Schroeder, Erik Wasson and Vicki gets, but Obama, primed for the mid- hit Capitol Hill to sell the president’s Senate Budget Committees. Needham Confidence to grow

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from McClatchy Budget battle begins in Smoking breaks are Typical appeals one of the few reasons process at the VA takes close earnest on Capitol Hill to take a break in the Hagel will defend cuts against heavy criticism ‘ to three years military.” • The average time for •The Pentagon will unveil its 2015 hearings on Capitol Hill. Researcher Keith Haddock, explaining a denied claim to get budget proposal this week, beginning a The commanders of U.S. Pacific why tobacco use remains popular in the through the cumber- contentious fight with Capitol Hill over Command and U.S. Strategic Com- military despite concerted efforts by some Department of the military’s spending priorities. mand will be testifying ahead of Hagel commanders to discourage it (Stars Veterans Affairs appeals process shot up to more Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Dempsey on Tuesday in the and Stripes) previewed the budget last week, House Armed Services Committee, than 900 days last year, detailing the Pentagon’s plans to just hours after the budget is released. double the department’s reduce the size of the Army, cut The House panel will also have the long-term target. benefits for troops and retire the chiefs of U.S. Central Command and After hovering be- A-10 “Warthog” fleet. Africa Command appearing be- tween 500 and 750 days All of those proposals face major fore the committee on Wednesday. for a decade, what the resistance in Congress. Those same two commanders will from The Hill’s DEFCON blog VA refers to as its “ap- The Pentagon said that the 2015 be on the Senate side of the Capi- peals resolution time” budget would meet the spending caps tol to speak to the Armed Services Mabus: Navy needs to keep hit 923 days in fiscal of $496 billion that were passed in last Committee on Thursday. 2013. year’s budget act. The Senate panel will also hold a better track of contract cash The department’s The budget request will also in- hearing on the U.S. nuclear force pos- • Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said the Navy and long-term goal is to get clude a new round of base closures ture on Wednesday afternoon. Marine Corps need to better track the $40 billion a that figure to 400 days, — a non-starter for both parties in There are also a few hearings unre- year spent on service contracts for everything from although the trend over recent years. lated to the budget this week. information technology to mowing grass. the past decade has The day after the budget is re- The Senate Foreign Relations Com- “We know we can save significant amounts of been in the other direc- leased, Hagel and Chairman of the mittee on Thursday plans to examine money just by setting up things like contract tion. Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey the terror threat in the Middle East courts, which require ... contracting officers to VA official Laura Es- will begin defending the blueprint spilling over from Syria. come in every year and justify the contracts,” Ma- kenazi cautioned that on Capitol Hill. The Pentagon lead- The House Foreign Affairs panel will bus said last week. the many layers built ers will be testifying before the hold a hearing on U.S. foreign policy “Why do we have the contract? Has it been re-bid into the system prompt House Armed Services Commit- toward Ukraine on Thursday, and it lately? Is it — is it the best price we can get? Is it many of the delays. tee on Wednesday and the Senate will probe Iran’s global terrorism con- needed?” he said at the Center for Strategic and Armed Services panel on Thursday. nections in a Tuesday hearing. International Studies. Hagel and Dempsey’s hearings mark He said cutting service contracts was harder than the official start to a flurry of budget Jeremy Herb cutting platforms, because they were less visible and harder to pinpoint. policyenergy from McClatchy Interior Dept. Think how shockingly Parks’ defenders set to backs seismic stupid it is to build a tests, to dismay 21st-century electric outline economic case of protesters ‘ Report on employment benefits from National system based on 120 million • The Interior De- partment is endorsing wooden poles.” Park system expected to be released on Monday seismic exploration for oil and gas in Atlantic NRG Energy CEO David Crane, criticizing the basic • After becoming the star of the 16-day The bill would halt the administration’s waters, a critical move structure of the U.S. electrical grid (Greentech Media) government shutdown in October, na- rewrite of a federal stream protection toward starting oil drill- tional parks are set to get some renewed rule that dates back to the George W. ing off the Carolinas, attention this week. Bush administration. Virginia and potentially On Monday, Interior Secretary Sally On Tuesday, a House Natural Resourc- down to Florida. Jewell and National Park Service Direc- es subpanel will hold a hearing to explore The department re- from The Hill’s E-2 Wire blog tor Jonathan Jarvis will release a new the most effective ways to transport the leased its final review report on the park system. country’s “new energy resources” across last week, favoring a Energy Department sets new The report will detail the economic federal lands. plan to allow the in- benefits of national parks, including the On Thursday, another House Natural tense underwater seis- efficiency standards for fridges jobs supported in nearby communities. Resources subcommittee will consider mic airgun blasts that •The Energy Department announced new energy efficien- Data on all 401 national parks will be a slew of bills on leases of federal lands, environmentalists and cy standards Friday for commercial refrigerators, saying included in the study. conservation and watershed protection. some members of Con- the move would conserve enough power to light millions of National parks became a flashpoint Off Capitol Hill, the Bipartisan Policy gress say are a threat to homes and save American businesses billions of dollars. during the shutdown as Republicans Center will host an event Tuesday on the whales, dolphins, sea The regulations for large refrigerators used in super- accused the administration of need- state, regional and industry approaches turtles and fish. markets, convenience stores and restaurants reflect lessly closing outdoor spaces to generate to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Interior Secretary the latest in a series of efficiency standards issued political pressure in favor of reopening the power sector. Environmental Protec- Sally Jewell is expected by the agency in recent months as part of President the government. The administration has tion Agency chief Gina McCarthy will to give a formal OK to Obama’s climate change initiative. defended the closures in congressional join utility commissioners at the event. the plan in April. Commercial refrigerators generally must be kept testimony. The Newseum and the Edison Founda- At that point the gov- cold constantly, consuming huge amounts of power. Also on Monday, the House Rules tion Institute for Electric Innovation on ernment would start The standards set out in a final agency rule are set Committee will consider a bill from Rep. Thursday will hold an event to explore a reviewing permit appli- to take effect in three years. Once in place, they will Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) that aims to move toward a 21st century electric grid. cations from companies make the average commercial refrigeration unit stop the Obama administration’s coal that want to conduct about 30 percent more efficient, compared to the cur- regulations. Laura Barron-Lopez the seismic testing. rent standards. THE HILL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 17 policytransportation

from The Hill’s Transportation blog We Dems push Keystone review Panel looks to private cannot •Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is joining Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) in his call for the Government Accountability Of- cash for infrastructure cause tra ic fice to investigate the State Department’s environmental review process for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Gas tax not bringing in enough to cover spending ‘ Boxer made the request in a letter sent to the GAO on Fri- problems in day, just days after Grijalva asked for a similar investigation. front of his Their request comes weeks after the State Department •A week after President Obama and $126.5 billion respectively to restore released its study finding the pipeline would not have a House Ways and Means Committee the solvency of the Highway Trust house, can significant negative impact on the environment. Chairman Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) re- Fund, using revenue from their com- The two Democrats are concerned there was a conflict leased plans to increase federal transpor- peting tax reform proposals. we?” of interest in the State Department’s analysis in which tation funding, lawmakers in the House The trust fund’s coffers are normally one contractor on the study had previous contracts with will take a look at finding money for infra- fi lled by the 18.4 cents per gallon fed- Bridget Anne Kelly, TransCanada. President Obama told governors at the structure elsewhere in the private sector. eral gas tax, but collections from the then-aide to New Jersey White House last week he expects to make a decision on The House Transportation and fuel levy have dwindled as cars have Gov. Chris Christie (R), Keystone within the next couple of months. Infrastructure Committee’s panel on become more fuel-effi cient. joking last August with public-private partnerships will meet The gas tax currently brings in ap- Port Authority executive Wednesday to discuss boosting opportu- proximately $34 billion per year, but nities for non-governmental funding for the current expiring transportation David Wildstein after from The Associated Press transportation projects. bill includes more than $50 billion in the latter complained The public-private partnerships, annual road and transit spending. that a local rabbi “pissed Regulator says that oil rail cars known within the transportation in- Additionally in the House, the com- him o .” The two are at dustry as P3s, have become increasingly mittee will hold a hearing on Tuesday the center of a scandal are an ‘unacceptable public risk’ popular as federal funding for road and on maritime transportation regula- regarding lane closures on •Rail tank cars being used to ship crude oil from North transit has become more constrained in tions, focusing on “impacts on safety, the George Washington Dakota’s Bakken region are an “unacceptable public recent years. security, jobs and the environment.” Bridge. (CNN) risk,” and even cars voluntarily upgraded by the indus- The current transportation appro- Lawmakers in the Senate will turn their try may not be sufficient, a member of the National priations bill is scheduled to expire attention to rail safety this week. The Transportation Safety Board said last week. in September, and the Congressional Senate Commerce, Science and Trans- The cars, known as DOT-111s, were involved in derail- Budget Offi ce has projected that the trust portation Committee will hold a hearing ments of oil trains in Casselton, N.D., and Lac-Megan- fund used to pay for most infrastructure on Thursday examining “enhancing our tic, Quebec. projects will run out of money as early as rail safety, focusing on current challenges The agency will likely propose new tank car standards August. for passenger and freight rail.” before the end of this year, but regulators refused to be Obama and Camp have released pinned down under questioning by lawmakers on when proposals to transfer $150 billion and Keith Laing those rules might become final.

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Visit asymca.org to learn more. 18 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL opinion What other columnists are saying instead saving its money for a Hillary Juan Clinton 2016 presidential campaign. The response was a scream so intense Williams Priorities USA, which raised more than Erick Editorial Jonathan $60 million for the president’s 2012 Erickson Board Chait campaign, had to issue an urgent denial. Red State Charlotte New York “That’s not true … The next Demo- Observer Magazine cratic President will have a much easier time if she — or he — has a Democratic House and Senate,” Buffy Wicks, the ex- Sen. Hagan ecutive director of Priorities USA said. too cagey for But the fact is the fundraising picture for Democrats looks bad. her own good The Democrats’ central problem •Sen. Kay Hagan (D- when it comes to the midterms is that Government N.C.) demonstrated last the party is seeking more of the same. picking sides week why so many N.C. After years, The odds strongly favor the GOP hold- voters are lukewarm ing its House majority, which means on religion about her. She’s cau- still no GOP the best the Democrats can hope for is • Because com- tious, parses every word, health plan holding on to their Senate majority. mitted Christians and frequently avoids If that scenario comes to pass, it will believe marriage is a taking a definitive stand •House Majority Leader Dems face mean more of the political stalemate relationship created on an issue until the po- Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said and polarization that has poisoned and ordained by God litical ramifications are in January the House Capitol Hill since a 2010 landslide gave Himself to be between clear — if even then. would vote on an Obama- struggle in Republicans a House majority. a man and woman, Asked several times Care alternative this Democrats are in a frenzied search they believe they can- last week when she year, but has walked for a message to energize their donors not provide goods and learned that not every- that back. The reality is cash wars and their indifferent base. Is it a call for services to a marital one would be allowed to there’s no plan out there income equality that paints the GOP union that would run keep their health plan, that is both ideologically as the party of the rich? Is it a charge counter to that which Hagan avoided answer- acceptable to conserva- • “I guess we don’t think it’s sexy that the GOP is engaged in a “War on God ordains. ing. Finally, she said, “It tives and politically de- enough.” Women?” Is it about the super rich — A number of states wasn’t clear that insur- fensible. Carping from That intriguing quote came from the Koch brothers — and the influence have sought to ensure ance companies were the sidelines is a great President Obama last week. It was his of money on our political system? Christians cannot be selling substandard strategy for Republicans amusing expression of regret over a lack In this winter of their discontent, the compelled by the state policies.” because status quo bias of passion among Democrats for the immediate problem for Democrats to violate their con- North Carolinians is extremely powerful. It 2014 midterm elections. is that they do not have the money to sciences. The laws are will try to look beyond lets them highlight the The president has a strong personal counter the Koch brothers’ assault on being badly mischar- the mudslinging in the downside of every trade- incentive to pull every fire alarm over the Democrats’ Senate candidates. acterized as anti-gay. campaign. They will off without owning any the current absence of campaign dona- Small-dollar donations are flowing Christians are being want to see a candidate downside of their own. tions among Democrats. to Democrats to support House candi- compared to Bull Con- who knows what she The amazing thing is If Republicans gain control of the dates. The Democratic Congressional nor for trying to honor believes and isn’t afraid that House Republicans Senate in this year’s midterm elec- Campaign Committee set a record for their God. The state is to articulate it. have managed to sustain tions, the last two years of his presi- election year fundraising in January. It picking sides in mat- this any-day-now stance dency will be very cold. holds $32 million in cash on hand, giv- ters of conscience. since the outset of a The White House will be reduced to a ing it an edge over the National Repub- Fareed healthcare debate that besieged bunker for a president under lican Congressional Committee’s $24 Zakaria began five years ago. attack from the GOP majority on both million on hand. Linda Valdez Washington sides of Capitol Hill. But when it comes to money for Sen- The Arizona Post The Democrats’ rising fear of a ate races, the Republicans and Demo- Republic Gary Schmitt Republican takeover also came into crats are about even. The National and Thomas view last week in the red-faced anger Republican Senatorial Campaign com- Donnelly expressed by Senate Majority Leader mittee has $8 million on hand while Arizona can The Weekly Harry Reid (D-Nev.). the Democratic Senatorial Campaign do more on Standard He went to the Senate floor to Committee has $12 million on hand condemn the dollars pouring out of but also $3.7 million in debts. And the gay rights billionaires Charles and David Koch, Republicans are being bolstered by out- Army cuts who are the primary backers of the side spending, specifically money com- •Arizona Gov. Jan Quiet tactics have too advocacy group named Americans for ing from the Koch brothers’ Americans Brewer (R) got it right Prosperity. The Koch brothers’ group for Prosperity. when she vetoed a bill on Ukraine high a price has already spent $27 million on TV Also, The New York Times reported in allowing discrimina- the right move •Alas, congressional Re- ads attacking Democrats seeking to early February that Tea Party groups tion against gay people publicans have been the hold Senate seats. “now have formidable amounts of cash on grounds of religious •Conventional wisdom enablers of the Obama “I can’t say that every one of the to augment their grassroots muscle.” In freedom. Her veto tends to view Ukraine administration’s plan to Koch brothers’ ads are a lie,” Reid addition, other outside groups support- message regarding SB as another example of cut the Army. The party’s said. “But I will say this: The vast ma- ing hard-right Republicans, including 1062 was remarkably the weak and feckless accountant wing cooked jority of them are. the Senate Conservatives Fund, are eloquent. Obama administration. up the Budget Control “Just because you have huge raising record amounts of money. Arizona has strong In fact, by working Act and accepted its amounts of money you should not be The disparity in money for the up- protections for free- behind the scenes, the sequestration provision able to run these false, misleading ads coming Senate campaigns is fueling dom of religion. But the Obama administration that allowed Obama by the hundreds of millions of dol- a hunger for a “sexy” Democrat to civil rights of all people ensured the story was to do what no previous lars,” Reid added. take on the Kochs. One possible hero are not protected. about the Ukrainian Democratic president Reid’s finger-pointing at the Koch emerged last week. Instead of earning people’s desire to move would dare. brothers and the president’s lament Tom Steyer, a billionaire, pledged national condemna- West. Now the United Does anyone doubt the are both in line with a pleading Twitter $100 million in campaign spending to tion for a bill that made States can help deter decision in Washington message from Obama’s former top po- elect candidates to fight climate change. a preemptive strike Russia from derailing to slash its defenses has litical advisor David Axelrod. Steyer embraces his new role. “The against gay and lesbian Ukraine’s aspirations. been fully noted in Mos- “With the Senate seriously at risk Koch brothers are pushing ideas that rights, Arizona could That will require some cow, Beijing, Pyongyang, and the Koch Brothers spending pro- directly benefit them,” he told NPR last have raised its stature firmness but also care- Tehran, and North Wa- digiously,” he asked, “shouldn’t Dem week. “They are pushing [issues] where by extending protec- ful negotiations, not ziristan? Like Jeremiah, funders be focused on ’14 and not ’16 it is going to result in their pocketbooks tions against dis- bluster. we say judgment is inevi- races?” being a lot fatter.” crimination to include The world is not in table. Unless the present This outbreak of concern over the At the moment, Steyer is the Demo- sexual orientation. great disorder. There course is reversed, the midterms stems in part from a report crats’ best hope to bring “sexy” back. Some say it’s too is one zone of instabil- wages of weakness will that Priorities USA, a leading liberal much to expect from ity, the greater Middle be paid in increased in- super-PAC, is staying out of the Demo- Juan Williams is an author and political state lawmakers. It’s East, an area that has stability and ultimately crats’ uphill efforts in the 2014 races, analyst for Fox News Channel. time to raise our stan- been unstable for four conflicts that might well dards. decades at least. have been avoided. THE HILL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 19 opinion What other columnists are saying would also give us an edge in the JUDD world markets where we must now compete. Editorial Tod The Editors GREGG Second and as a corollary to the first Board Robberson National item of good news, House Ways and Omaha World- The Dallas Review Means Committee Chairman Dave Herald Morning Camp (R-Mich.) is putting forth a News GOP’s modest comprehensive tax reform bill that Hagel cuts a will reduce rates, eliminate or cut de- strategy holds ductions and exemptions, and begin step in right its own risk the debate in earnest as to how we direction grow our economy. •Republicans’ election Tax policy is at the center of what •Defense Secretary year “avoid mistakes” a government can do to incentivize Chuck Hagel proposed strategy seems to us to American entrepreneurs to take the cutting the Army to its be itself a mistake to be risks necessary to create jobs and smallest size since 1940 Gay equality avoided. This type of generate prosperity. last week. After a de- opponents to thinking is one of the Our present tax laws are a disaster cade of war in Iraq and reasons Republicans in this arena. The Camp proposal is a Afghanistan, military be left behind have not gotten on board ray of light that should energize the restructuring and down- •Last week, a federal something like Sen. Tom Some light debate on how we restructure our sizing are the very defini- judge ruled Texas’s ban Coburn’s (R-Okla.) plan tax code. Up to now, that debate has tion of tough choices. on gay marriage uncon- to replace Obama- been convoluted and dysfunctional. The point isn’t that stitutional. Care, or Sen. Mike Lee’s at end of It is dragging down the nation’s po- all of Hagel’s propos- This decision marks (R-Utah) tax-reform tential for prosperity. als should be accepted. a defeat for Texas At- proposal, or Sen. John Third, Defense Secretary Chuck Ha- Indeed, some cuts to torney General Greg Thune’s (R-S.D.) job- the tunnel gel has proposed a defense budget that National Guard and Abbott (R), who is creation agenda. addresses the core issue of how we de- Reserve forces may be campaigning for gov- There is no point to fend ourselves in this post 9/11 world. penny-wise and pound- ernor on a platform of Republicans’ setting • After much ado and little done It is the most out of the box propos- foolish, since those units continued opposition any goal lower than the in Washington, is that a glimmer of al since the end of the Cold War. are more economical. to gay marriage. He will creation of a new ma- light we see coming down the tracks? It may not be perfect, but it chal- Reasonable people can no doubt appeal. And jority that will govern It could be, maybe. lenges in a thoughtful and creative disagree about specific given the trajectory of more constructively, There have been three items of way a defense structure that has be- cuts. But there should these rulings, Abbott is and more conserva- good news during this last week or come both incoherent and calcified. be no disagreement that going to lose. It might tively, than the last so. Three. Count them. It begins with defining the purpose leaders in Washington be time for him to re- Republican majority Let’s take a moment to say a small — of our national defense. It states must face the heat and think his position. did. Republicans ought but not excessive — hallelujah. that the essential goal of national begin to make these dif- The writing’s on the to start building the case First and not necessarily fore- defense today is to find and destroy ficult decisions. Hagel’s wall. Gay marriage is for conservative gover- most, but still truly significant: Sen. terrorists who threaten America and willingness to make un- here to stay. Those who nance of our country. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), the incom- our allies. popular recommenda- continue to fight it are ing chairman of the all-powerful To accomplish this we do not need tions set the right tone. destined to be treated Finance Committee of the Senate, a “boots on the ground” strategy, or as relics, just like those David A. implied that the Congressional Bud- the ability to fight two land wars , who opposed the civil Graham get Office and Joint Tax Staff may be which are ideas that are remnants Philp Klein rights movement in the The Atlantic turning rational. from Cold War times. Washington 1950s and ’60s. For years, the CBO and Joint Tax Rather we need to be able to find an Examiner Staff have subscribed to a counter- enemy who is not readily detectible intuitive method of scoring tax law in the historic context of a nation Danny Vinik changes. state. We need massive intelligence The New Each has essentially taken the posi- capability . The Hagel budget ac- Republic tion that when you change the tax law knowledges and funds that need. to incentivize people to invest for real We also need the capability to deliv- GOP runs returns rather than for tax benefits er lethal force quickly and effectively from itself The last of there is no resulting economic benefit when those who wish to do us harm the old-style or increase in federal revenues. are discovered and identified. The Tax policy on tax reform It is a position that is indefensible Hagel budget also recognizes this, Democrats as matter of logic but is defensible if although it is not clear that a com- should not • Rep. Dave Camp’s you are the CBO and the Joint Tax mitment to the importance of naval promote (R-Mich.) plan is ex- • Retiring Rep. John Staff, and need to have historical resources to deliver this type of force actly the type of con- Dingell’s (D-Mich.) consistency so that too much com- is fully funded. social goals servative tax reform superannuation means mon sense does not interfere with Over 50 years ago, our last truly • Government that Republicans have he represents a kind of spending and tax policy. great military and domestic leader, shouldn’t use the tax been touting for years. politics that doesn’t re- Now we learn from the new chair- President Eisenhower, advised the code to manipulate hu- So why are so few Re- ally exist anymore, any- man of the Finance committee that nation in his farewell address that man behavior. On the publicans coming out where. It’s a mix of New there is a chance this incredibly a military-industrial complex that spending side, advocates in support of it? Camp Deal-style social politics, destructive approach to scoring tax did not adjust to the changing needs of limited government kept his plan revenue support for muscular policy changes may be adjusted, at of changing threats could hamper want to reduce expendi- neutral, but in order government regula- least slightly. rather than enforce our national de- tures to give individuals to do that and lower tion, affection for labor, The implications of this are im- fense needs. more control over their rates, he had to find respect for business, and mense. For the first time, people on Hagel must have read his speech. money. This should other revenue sources. attachment to conserva- both sides of the aisle who want to His plan is a call to arms to defend be the same on the tax The plan could stand tive social values. restructure the tax laws by reduc- this nation, not to defend the forces side. When politicians to be more progres- Universal healthcare ing rates, special interest deduc- of the status quo. It is refreshingly say “tax credit,” I hear, sive, and also raise net has been a family cause tions and exemptions may have the creative. “We’ll allow you to keep revenue. But Camp since 1933. He helped chance to get a score that reflects the In a time when there is a certain more of your money if has managed to show write the Endangered massive economic expansion that justifiable cynicism across the land you spend it the way we that it is mathemati- Species Act. But Dingell such an approach could generate. about the effectiveness of our federal think you should.” cally possible to lower is a former NRA board In plain terms, this means that tax government, these three candles at Though Rep. Dave rates, close loopholes, member; the pro- reform along the lines of the 1986 the end of the tunnel present some Camp’s (R-Mich.) plan and keep it revenue choice group NARAL Reagan-Rostenkowski template — genuine hope. would represent prog- neutral without says he votes against an overhaul that reduces rates while It is a nice change. ress, too much of it still screwing over the it on abortion issues maintaining progressivity — may be accepts the premise lower- and middle- 81 percent of the time. possible. Judd Gregg is a former governor and that the federal tax code class. That’s quite a He was an outspoken Such an outcome would be a tre- three-term senator from New Hampshire should be used by the feat, even if Repub- opponent of NAFTA. mendous improvement in the way who served as chairman and ranking mem- government to promote licans won’t openly Who represents this we tax our nation’s job creators. It ber of the Senate Budget Committee. national priorities. say so. heritage now? 20 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL member of the week Rep. Takano sets out to make his mark

By Blake Neff • When Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) was running for office in 2012, his Rep. Mark Takano website marketed him as a “Teacher of Congress,” so it is hardly a surprise (D-Calif.) the former educator has made the na - tion’s schooling a top priority for his Date of Birth Dec. 10, 1960 time in Washington. It almost wasn’t that way, however. A lifelong resident of Riverside, Calif., Birthplace Riverside, Calif. Takano is a sansei, a grandchild of those who immigrated to the United States Occupation Teacher from Japan. Growing up, his entire fam- ily was Republican, and after graduat- ing as valedictorian and enrolling at Political Experience Riverside Harvard University, Takano planned to Community College Trustee, pursue a career as a lawyer advancing Republican causes. 1990-2012 However, during his years in Massachu- setts, Takano found his attitudes evolv- Education B.A., Harvard University ing. Work as a substitute teacher led him into education instead of law, while the Republican Party’s stronger emphasis on Family Single social conservatism and his own rejec- tion of laissez-faire economics led him to Fun Fact Takano is a fan of TV cook- switch parties after graduation. “My switching parties, I think, reflects ing shows a shift from the idea of strict individual- ism to the idea that we’re all in it together. That philosophy resonated with who I to Republican John Tavaglione with was,” Takano told The Hill. 37 percent of the vote. In the general After graduating, Takano returned to election, however, higher Democratic Riverside to begin his teaching career. turnout came to Takano’s rescue, and For the next three decades, he taught a he triumphed with 58 percent of the variety of subjects to middle and high vote. With the victory, he became the schoolers, including American history, first non-white openly gay Congress- remedial English, and his favorite sub- man in history. ject, British literature. (Jane Austen is a Now in Washington, Takano’s aspira- personal favorite.) tions remain focused on education and Takano’s interest in politics remained issues he sees as closely related, such as after his party switch, but he originally job training and anti-poverty measures. planned to make a very ordinary entry He supports “blurring the line” between into the field, starting at the bottom. high schools and colleges as a means to “The model that I’d always seen as a encourage more students to seek techni- little boy, as a teenager, as I watched cal and other job training. other political careers, I saw people Takano acknowledges that educa- who’d start off in local government, gain tion is primarily a state and local issue, experience, move to state government, and decries No Child Left Behind’s and then on to federal office. I’d always imposition of high-stakes testing as believed that kind of experience was a well-intentioned “failure.” He says important,” Takano says. the best use of the federal government He initially followed this pathway, in education is not to micromanage with his first elected office being a spot standards, but rather to improve edu- on the Riverside Community College cational equality and opportunities for Board of Trustees. the less advantaged. Takano’s slow road map was suddenly greg nash “The federal role is really to focus on junked, however, when a redistricting Two decades after his first attempt, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) has finally made it to equity,” he says. “We need to pay atten- in 1990 created a new open seat in the Washington. tion to equity in terms of the condition Riverside area. of these students, the number of kids Takano rolled the dice and challenged in poverty, as that affects learning. We Republican Ken Calvert. Though the dis- agenda” included gays in the military to want to think about ways in which you need to create the conditions for every- trict was created with a Republican tilt, and same-sex partner benefits. His can make the world better,” Takano said. body to learn.” Takano ran a shockingly close race and candidacy suffered greatly. He lost by As the 2000s wore on, Takano per- In a similar vein, Takano says Congress was defeated by just 500 votes in one of 17 points. ceived that the chance to run for office could act to make sure the disabled and the closest elections in California history. The severe defeat would be Takano’s again could be arising. Demographic those in special education receive suf- Emboldened by the close finish — and last scrape with Congressional poli- shifts were changing Riverside County, ficient funding from the federal govern- by Calvert getting caught in compro- tics for nearly 20 years. Instead, along as the number of Democratic-leaning ment. mising circumstances with a prosti- with his work as a teacher and college Hispanics grew. Takano acknowledges that major ac- tute in 1993 — Takano tried again in trustee, Takano busied himself during Also helping, he said, was a major shift complishments in Congress typically 1994. This time, things got ugly. While his “wilderness years” by expanding his in public acceptance of homosexuality require a degree of seniority, but is oth- attacking Calvert with mailers asking horizons through travel during his time that would allow him to run without be- erwise loath to forecast how long he will voters “It’s Midnight … Do You Know off. Takano says travels in Latin America ing severely hindered. remain in Washington. Where Your Congressman Is?” Takano were particularly eye-opening. In addition to Riverside’s demographic “I think it’s presumptuous of me to had to cope with his sexuality becom- “The perspective I picked up on was just shifts, Takano also benefited from the speculate how long I’ll be here,” he said. ing a campaign issue. how important America is to the rest of redrawing of California’s congressio- Whenever he does leave Congress, Takano, who is gay, had remained clos- the world, and how important it is that nal districts after the 2010 Census. His Takano says he wants to leave a legacy of eted throughout the 1992 campaign, but we have leaders who have a connection to home city of Riverside was removed improvement. in 1994 research by journalists and the a global perspective and a global vision,” from Calvert’s district and placed into a “I would be very pleased if I set the tone opposition forced him into the open. he said. He also drew motivation from the newly-drawn 41st District that favored for the nation to improve its educational Bright pink pro-Calvert mailers poverty of Brazil’s favelas. Democrats and had no incumbent. performance … and that we close the gaps warned that Takano was “A Congress- “You can’t not be changed by the experi- Takano entered the jungle primary in performance, especially between cer- man for San Francisco” whose “secret ence of seeing extreme poverty. You start for the seat, initially finishing second tain minority groups.” THE HILL MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 21 classifieds EMPLOYMENT

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22 MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 THE HILL classifiedsEMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT AssociateEMPLOYMENT Executive Director, Senior LegislativeEMPLOYMENT and Policy Tax Associate Office of FederalAdvocacy and Public Policy The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) seeks a The NationalSenior School Legislative Boards Association (NSBA) and seeks Policy an Associate Tax Associate key senior tax associate to represent state Housing Finance Agencies in Washington.Director The successful of Digital candidate andmust have Grassroots knowledge Strategy ExecutiveThe National Director Council to lead of Statethe association’s Housing Agencies interest (NCSHA) in Congress seeks and a of housing and tax policy; experience working with Congress; federalkey senior agencies tax associate through to staff represent lobbying, state field Housing activities, Finance the Agenciesmedia and Fast-paced advocacy org. seeks Director of Digital and Grassroots initiative; and strong analytical and writing skills. Responsibilities coalitions.in Washington. This role The provides successful leadership candidate and mustoversight have knowledgeto the Center for Strategy to develop & implement social media & grassroots strategies Publicof housing Education, and tax which policy; delivers experience high workingprofile and with functional Congress; research reports on education includeto promote advocating advocacy, NCSHA’s fundraising, tax agenda before communications Congress and & marketing and school governance, and to the National School Board Action Center, a separate 501(c)(4) initiative; and strong analytical and writing skills. Responsibilities theobjectives. Administration; Reqmts: coordinating Bachelor’s with degree, industry min. groups; 7 yrs.’ working exp. in withdigital/ members on special lobbying organization. include advocating NCSHA’s tax agenda before Congress and projects;grassroots and conference organizing planning. for political/policy Competitive advocacy salary, excellent campaigns. benefits, and growth Strong strategic & writing skills, & team player attitude. Send cover Forthe aAdministration; full description coordinatingand application with instructions, industry groups; please working visit www.nsba.org/AED. with members on special opportunity. NCSHA is an equal opportunity employer. See full job description at www. letter, resume, salary history & writing sample to: [email protected]. ncsha.org. Please send cover letter and resume to [email protected], or fax to 202-624-5899. projects; and conference planning. 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