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Trump: ‘I would absolutely blame the Democrats’ if there was a government shutdown

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
12:00pm: Convene and begin a period of morning business.

Committee Hearings
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
9:30am – SD-430

Environment and Public Works
10:00am – SD-406

Judiciary
10:00am – SD-226

Joint Economic Committee
10:00am – 1100 Longworth HOB

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
10:30am – SR-253

Veterans’ Affairs
2:30pm – SR-418

Intelligence
3:00pm – SH-219

House Floor Schedule
10:00am: House will meet for morning hour.
12:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.

Committee Hearings
Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
10:00am – 2362-A Rayburn HOB

Appropriations
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
10:00am – 2007 Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
Subcommittee Housing and Insurance
10:00am – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
10:00am – 2172 Rayburn HOB

Judiciary
10:00am – 2141 Rayburn HOB

Natural Resources
10:00am – 1324 Longworth HOB

Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Interior, Energy, and Environment
10:00am – 2154 Rayburn HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Energy
10:15am – 2322 Rayburn HOB

Appropriations
Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
11:00am – 2362-B Rayburn HOB

Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
2:00pm – 2172 Rayburn HOB

Appropriations
Financial Services and General Government
2:00pm – 2358-C Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
Multiple Subcommittees
2:00pm – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Rules
3:00pm – H-313 Capitol

Natural Resources
4:00pm – 1324 Longworth HOB

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Senate Republicans round up more votes for tax plan

One by one, the GOP holdouts on the Senate tax bill are falling into place for Republican leadership.

Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, who had raised concerns about the tax measure’s red ink, said Wednesday morning that he would support the overhaul, particularly with a backstop measure meant to help guard against a ballooning deficit. Lankford’s support comes after another wavering GOP senator — Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas — said he would back the bill, too.

“I want to see the good economic growth that’s coming with it,” Lankford said on CBS on Wednesday. “But I also want to make sure that we’re protecting future taxpayers as well, in debt and deficit.”

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Lawmakers, conservative groups don’t want ‘trigger’ in tax bill

Some GOP senators and outside conservative groups are raising concerns about the potential inclusion of a “trigger” in the Senate tax bill if the measure fails to meet economic growth projections.

GOP deficit hawks in the Senate have been pushing for a backstop that would scale back tax cuts if they add more to the deficit than Republicans expect. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said Tuesday that he has reached an agreement with leadership to include a trigger in the bill, though he did not provide any details about the provision.

But others are wary of automatic tax increases.

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Trump backs bipartisan fixes to ObamaCare markets

President Trump at a closed-door meeting with GOP senators on Tuesday said he would support two proposals meant to stabilize ObamaCare’s insurance markets in exchange for a repeal of the law’s individual mandate, several Republicans in attendance said.

The two bills would fund key ObamaCare insurer payments, and provide billions to help states create reinsurance programs for high-cost patients.

Passage of the measures could prove crucial to winning support for the Senate tax bill, which includes repeal of ObamaCare’s mandate, from Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).

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Republican Senators Who May Oppose the Tax Bill

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
12:00pm: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Gregory G. Katsas, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Committee Hearings
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
9:45am – SH-216

Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
10:00am – SD-406

Foreign Relations
10:00am – SD-419

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
10:00am – SD-430

Judiciary
10:00am – SD-226

Budget
2:30pm – SD-608

Intelligence
2:30pm – SH-219

House Floor Schedule
12:00pm: House will meet for morning hour.
2:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.
Votes postponed until 6:30pm.

Committee Hearings
Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security
10:00am – City Council Chambers, Trenton City Hall, Trenton, NJ

Oversight and Government Reform
12:30pm – Johns Hopkins Hospital, Chevy Chase Auditorium, Baltimore, MD

Rules
5:00pm – H-313 Capitol

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Trump: ‘I don’t see a deal’ to avoid a government shutdown

President Trump on Tuesday cast doubt on Washington’s ability to avoid a government shutdown, writing on Twitter that he didn’t believe a deal could be reached with Democrats.

The tweet came hours before Trump is to meet at the White House with GOP congressional leaders as well as Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

“Meeting with “Chuck and Nancy” today about keeping government open and working,” Trump tweeted.

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Lawmakers making progress in talks on children’s health care

Congressional negotiators are making progress towards a bipartisan deal to reauthorize children’s health insurance and several other important health-care programs, sources say.

Staff from the relevant committees in both parties and chambers met over the Thanksgiving break and are getting closer to an agreement, according to lobbyists and aides.

The package would include funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and community health centers, and an extension of a range of other expiring Medicare programs. It could also include a bipartisan bill from the Senate Finance Committee known as the Chronic Care Act that seeks to make Medicare spending more efficient and save money.

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Mulvaney imposes temporary hiring, regulations freeze on CFPB

Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s pick for acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Monday he has no immediate plans to dismantle the agency, but he nonetheless implemented a temporary freeze on hiring and new regulations.

“Rumors that I’m going to set the place on fire or blow it up or lock the doors are completely false,” Mulvaney, a longtime critic of the bureau, told reporters during a briefing at CFPB headquarters.

He insisted that his first day at the CFPB was “extraordinarily smooth and professional” despite an unfolding fight for control of the bureau between himself and Leandra English, who on Friday was appointed acting director by outgoing chief Richard Cordray.

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President Donald Trump’s Consumer Agency Pick Mick Mulvaney Challenged in Court

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
4:00pm: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Dabney Langhorne Friedrich, of California, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia.

Committee Hearings
No committee hearings scheduled.

House Floor Schedule
None.

Committee Hearings
No committee hearings scheduled.

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Congress returns to nightmare December

Lawmakers are bracing for chaos in December as they plunge into several high-stakes legislative fights.

Both chambers are expected to be in session for roughly 15 days before leaving town until January, but the looming battles could push their exit date closer to Christmas.

Republicans want to get a key agenda item, tax reform, to President Trump’s desk by the end of the year.

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CBO: Senate tax bill would hurt poor

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that the proposed Senate tax legislation would hurt Americans in the lowest income brackets if passed, The Washington Post reported late Sunday.

The bill would negatively impact individuals who make less than $30,000 per year by 2019, the CBO said, while most of those making under $75,000 would be negatively affected by 2027.

The update from the nonpartisan CBO comes as the Senate pushes its version of tax-reform legislation, which reportedly could see a vote as early as Thursday.

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Trump wants ‘a few changes’ to tax plan

President Trump on Monday appeared to call for changes to the Republican tax plan even as he claimed it has “great support.”

Trump tweeted that he wants “just a few changes” that would help “the middle class and job producers,” as well as small businesses that are taxed through the code for individuals.

“The Tax Cut Bill is coming along very well, great support,” the president wrote. “With just a few changes, some mathematical, the middle class and job producers can get even more in actual dollars and savings and the pass through provision becomes simpler and really works well!”

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Mick Mulvaney says the Trump administration wants “the best tax bill that can pass”

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
None.

Committee Hearings
No committee hearings scheduled.

House Floor Schedule
None.

Committee Hearings
No committee hearings scheduled.

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Collins: Pass bipartisan ObamaCare bills before mandate repeal

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Sunday that she wants two bipartisan ObamaCare bills to pass before the Senate takes up a tax bill that repeals the health law’s individual mandate.

Collins, a key swing vote on the tax bill, said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that she did not think the mandate repeal should be in the tax bill, but she indicated she thinks the rise in premiums from repealing the mandate could be mitigated if two other bills passed first.

Those other bills are an ObamaCare stabilization bill from Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) that would fund key payments to insurers for two years, and a bill she introduced with Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) that would provide funding for “reinsurance” programs aimed at bringing down premiums. Reinsurance provides funding to help pay the cost of some especially sick enrollees, allowing insurers to lower premiums.

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Congress faces growing health care crisis in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s Medicaid funding crisis is deepening, adding yet another issue for Congress to deal with in what is sure to be a hectic December.

Hurricane Maria caused serious damage to Puerto Rico’s health-care system, and none of the federal disaster relief money to date has been earmarked for the Medicaid program.

A $44 billion supplemental payment request from the White House on Friday said the administration was “aware” that Puerto Rico needed Medicaid assistance, but it put the onus on Congress to act.

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In Democrat-led state capitals, GOP tax reform push could scramble fiscal plans

The Republican tax reform push in Washington is setting off budgetary alarm bells in high-tax states like New York, California and New Jersey, in the latest political skirmish to pit national Republicans against Democratic state and big-city leaders.

With Republicans intent on shrinking or repealing the state and local tax deduction, California officials are worried that the House-passed tax bill, and the emerging Senate measure, would force local governments to reduce taxes and make big cuts to schools and social services. In New York, where New York City and state revenues are heavily reliant on just a handful of wealthy tax filers, budget watchdogs fear federal tax changes could trigger the flight of those residents. And in New Jersey, plans for a new millionaire’s tax, one of incoming Gov. Phil Murphy’s biggest campaign promises, are already being reined in as the Democratic-led New Jersey Senate waits on the outcome of any federal tax plan.

“We’re going to have to re-evaluate everything” if a federal bill repealing the state and local tax deduction becomes law, New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney said Wednesday in Atlantic City. Just days before, Sweeney had said he would make passage of a millionaires tax his chief priority in the new administration. “I’m just saying that what’s happening in Washington is concerning the hell out of me,” he added.

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Sen. Ron Johnson Is The First Republican To Oppose Tax Bill: A Sign Of Trouble For The GOP

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
9:30am: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Joseph Otting to be Comptroller of the Currency.

Committee Hearings
Finance
9:00am – SH-216

Armed Services
10:00am – SD-G50

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
10:00am – SR-253

Judiciary
10:00am – SD-226

Intelligence
2:00pm – SH-219

House Floor Schedule
9:00am: House will meet for legislative business.
First and last votes expected 1:30pm – 2:30pm.

Committee Hearings
Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

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The Easter eggs hidden in the new Senate tax bill

The headline changes in the new Senate tax bill released late Tuesday night were a bigger child tax credit and the sunset of all individual tax cuts after 2025—but behind those, the new version of the bill includes dozens of carveouts and special provisions that will arrive like a gift for some industries and taxpayers.

Thanks in part to the complexity of the tax code, and in part to Congress’s need to stuff lots of priorities into any law likely to pass, the bill contains measures that touch on almost every part of U.S. society. Congress hasn’t legally been able to dole out pork since earmarks were banned in 2011, but there are other ways to pack goodies into a law. The newest draft of the Senate bill includes everything from a new tax credit for paid family leave to a tax break for citrus growers to a big reform of craft beer regulations—even a gift to the three largest U.S. airlines in their ongoing fight against the Gulf airlines.

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Mandate repeal sparks fears of premium hikes

The move by Senate Republicans to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate could plunge insurance markets into uncertainty, leading to premium hikes or insurers dropping out of the market, experts say.

The mandate requires most people to either have health insurance or pay a fine. It was designed to ensure that people don’t wait until they are sick to buy health insurance, since ObamaCare also bars insurers from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.

If the mandate is repealed in the tax-reform bill, as Senate Republicans propose, the fear is that only sick people would remain enrolled in the individual market, causing premiums to spike or insurers to simply drop out of the market.

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Conservatives fear end-of-year “Christmas tree” spending bill

Conservatives are growing worried that an end-of-year spending bill will be loaded up with extraneous, expensive provisions as lawmakers rush to prevent a government shutdown and get home for the holidays next month.

“Loading up the Christmas tree right before the end of the year is never good,” said Rep. Dave Brat (R-Va.), a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. “Push it off to next year, there’s too much in flux right now.”

“Once people get ready to get out the door, a lot of things become acceptable that wouldn’t in other seasons,” added Rep. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.), another Freedom Caucus member.

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GOP senators consider cutting individual mandate in tax reform effort

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
9:30am: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of David G. Zatezalo to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.

Committee Hearings
Energy and Natural Resources
9:00am – SD-366

Finance
9:00am – SH-216

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
9:30am – SD-124

Environment and Public Works
10:00am – SD-406

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
10:00am – SD-430

Judiciary
10:00am – SD-226

Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
2:30pm – SD-124

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
2:30pm – SD-430

House Floor Schedule
10:00am: House will meet for morning hour.
12:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.
First votes expected 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Last votes expected 3:45pm – 4:45pm.

Committee Hearings
Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
9:30am – 2362-A Rayburn HOB

Oversight and Government Reform
10:00am – 2154 Rayburn HOB

Science, Space, and Technology
10:00am – 2318 Rayburn HOB

Judiciary
10:00am – 2142 Rayburn HOB

Natural Resources
10:00am – 1324 Longworth HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Environment
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
10:00am – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Foreign Affairs
10:00am – 2172 Rayburn HOB

Natural Resources
10:30am – 1334 Longworth HOB

Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
2:00pm – HVC-210 Capitol

Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Information Technology
2:00pm – 2154 Rayburn HOB

Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
2:30pm – 2172 Rayburn HOB

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GOP chairman releases modifications to tax bill, including mandate repeal

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released modifications to the Senate tax bill late Tuesday, including the effective elimination of ObamaCare’s individual mandate and the expiration of tax changes for individuals after 2025.

Hatch said in a statement that by repealing the mandate “we not only ease the financial burdens already associated with the mandate, but also generate additional revenue to provide more tax relief to [middle-class] individuals.”

Hatch’s “modified mark” would essentially repeal the individual mandate by reducing to zero the penalty people pay if they don’t have health insurance.

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House panel sets up floor debate on GOP tax reform bill

House Republicans’ tax reform bill is set to reach the floor with no amendments, despite a push from some conservatives to include a repeal of the individual mandate.

The House Rules Committee, which determines how legislation is considered on the floor, approved parameters late Tuesday for four hours of debate and no opportunity for lawmakers to amend the bill before an expected vote at the end of this week.

The House is expected to debate the legislation on Wednesday, but wait until Thursday to vote on final passage.

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Trump admin to reveal rules on cyber vulnerabilities: report

The Trump administration is set to make public on Wednesday its rules for deciding whether to disclose cyber vulnerabilities or keep them under wraps, according to a Reuters report.

The revised rules are intended to shed light on how the government determines whether to reveal cybersecurity flaws so that manufacturers can patch holes in computer systems.

The government has faced criticism that it often fails to warn manufacturers about cyber vulnerabilities, so as to exploit such gaps to launch its own cyberattacks.

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Jeff Sessions: I have never lied to Congress (full opening statement)

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
10:00am: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Steven Gill Bradbury, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.

Committee Hearings
Finance
9:00am – SH-216

Energy and Natural Resources
9:30am – SD-366

Armed Services
10:00am – SD-G50

Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
10:00am – SD-406

Foreign Relations
10:00am – SD-419

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
10:00am – SD-430

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
2:30pm – SR-253

Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
2:30pm – SD-419

Intelligence
2:30pm – SH-219

House Floor Schedule
10:00am: House will meet for morning hour.
12:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.

Committee Hearings
Science, Space, and Technology
Subcommittee on Oversight
10:00am – 2318 Rayburn HOB

House Administration
10:00am – 1310 Longworth HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Environment
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

Oversight and Government Reform
Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs
10:00am – 2154 Rayburn HOB

Judiciary
10:00am – 2141 Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
10:00am – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
10:00am – HVC-210 Capitol

Natural Resources
2:00pm – 1324 Longworth HOB

Rules
3:00pm – H-313 Capitol

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GOP tax bill could spur $25 billion in Medicare cuts: CBO

The GOP tax bill could trigger automatic cuts worth $136 billion from mandatory spending in 2018, including $25 billion in Medicare cuts, if Congress doesn’t find another way to offset its deficit increases, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The tax bill will add an estimated $1.5 trillion to the deficit over a decade. Congressional “pay-as-you-go” rules, called pay-go, require that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) automatically cut mandatory spending if legislation increases the deficit beyond a certain point.

“Without enacting subsequent legislation to either offset that deficit increase, waive the recordation of the bill’s impact on the scorecard, or otherwise mitigate or eliminate the requirements of the [pay-go] law, OMB would be required to issue a sequestration order within 15 days of the end of the session of Congress to reduce spending in fiscal year 2018 by the resultant total of $136 billion,” CBO wrote on Tuesday.

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Senate GOP nearing decision on repeal of ObamaCare mandate

Republican senators appear to be nearing a decision over whether to include the repeal of ObamaCare’s individual mandate in tax-reform legislation.

GOP members of the Senate Finance Committee met Monday night to discuss the issue, Republican aides said. The full Senate Republican caucus will discuss the idea at its lunch meeting on Tuesday, and sources said a decision could be made as soon as Tuesday.

A Senate GOP aide said repeal of the mandate could be included in an updated tax-reform bill being released later Tuesday.

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Housing groups: GOP tax plan could hurt hurricane rebuilding efforts

Housing groups in Texas and Florida are warning that the House GOP tax bill could hurt post-hurricane rebuilding efforts in the U.S., because the measure eliminates a critical infrastructure financing tool.

In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Monday, the organizations raised concern over a provision that would eliminate the deduction on tax-exempt private activity bonds (PABs), which are issued for private projects and have been used to finance a wide range of infrastructure projects around the country.

“This bill, as currently written, would make it significantly more difficult to repair and rebuild affordable housing in areas affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma,” the Florida Housing Coalition and the Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers wrote. “We strongly urge you to not hold a vote on the bill until this issue is fully addressed.”

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin defends Trump’s tax plan

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
4:00pm: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Derek Kan to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

Committee Hearings
Finance
3:00pm – SH-216

House Floor Schedule
12:00pm: House will meet for morning hour.
2:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.
Votes will be postponed until 6:30pm.

Committee Hearings
Rules
5:00pm – H-313 Capitol

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House sets vote on tax overhaul

The House will vote on its version of the Republican tax reform bill in the coming week, as leaders race to get legislation to President Trump’s desk by Thanksgiving.

“Millions of families are counting on us. Millions of small business owners are counting on us,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said of the bill on Thursday. “The House will vote on this bill next week to deliver a win for the American people.

The bill, which was approved along party lines in the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, is the centerpiece of the Republican legislative agenda.

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House will not accept repeal of state, local tax deduction

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said Sunday that his colleagues would not accept Senate Republicans’ plan to eliminate a federal deduction for state and local taxes as part of an effort to overhaul the tax code.

The Texas Republican said on “Fox News Sunday” that the House would not agree to the proposal even if the Senate passed it.

“I’m convinced that this is where we’re going to end up,” Brady said.

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Record ObamaCare sign-up drive enters third week

ObamaCare is entering its third week of open enrollment and supporters are watching to see if the fast pace of sign ups will continue.

About 600,000 people signed up for ObamaCare plans in the first four days of enrollment, the Trump administration announced Thursday. About twice as many people signed up on the first day, Nov. 1, this year compared to last year.

That’s an average of 150,000 sign-ups per day for the first four days this year, compared to about 84,000 per day for the first 12 days last year. There is no data for the first four days of last year.

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GOP tax bill markup in House Ways and Means Committee hearing

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
9:30am: Convene and proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of William L. Wehrum to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Committee Hearings
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
9:30am – SR-328A

Armed Services
10:00am – SD-G50

Judiciary
10:00am – SD-226

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
10:30am – SD-342

House Floor Schedule
12:00pm: House will meet for morning hour.
2:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.
Votes will be postponed until 6:30pm.

Committee Hearings
Foreign Affairs
Science, Space, and Technology
Subcommittee on Space
9:30am – 2318 Rayburn HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Environment
10:15am – 2322 Rayburn HOB

Armed Services
Subcommittee on Readiness
10:30am – 2212 Rayburn HOB
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House leaders race to round up tax votes

House GOP leaders are using a mix of behind-the-scenes cajoling and warnings about losing the majority to corral their oft-fractured conference on tax reform.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s team has been pulling district-by-district data to prove to skeptical lawmakers from high-tax states that their constituents will see a tax cut under the plan. That strategy successfully flipped Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) from a “no” last week to a “lean-yes” over the weekend.

But leadership sources say the toughest part of the whipping effort has yet to begin. That’s because on Thursday, the Senate will release its own tax bill that is expected to upend some of the House’s careful negotiating. The Ways and Means Committee will also finish consideration of the bill this week, slamming the door shut on any last-minute changes sought by Republicans from across the conference.

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Senate set for clash with House on tax bill

Senate Republicans are set to unveil a tax-reform bill that differs significantly from legislation in the House, setting up a battle within the GOP as it tries to hand President Trump his first major legislative victory.

Tax-writers in the Senate are expected to eliminate the deduction for state and local taxes in their legislation, a break with House Republicans, who have proposed keeping it in place for property taxes up to $10,000.

About two dozen House Republicans from high-tax states had insisted on the $10,000 exemption in the bill, saying it was critical to ease the financial impact on their constituents.

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Democrats emboldened after elections – but still wary of shutdown talk

There are two words never to be uttered in the Democratic caucus: government shutdown.

That’s even true after Democrats were emboldened by their sweeping election victories this week.

Democratic leaders are preaching caution to their caucus as they head into year-end funding negotiations with increased political momentum, even as the party’s left flank vows to withhold votes from any must-pass spending bill without a legislative fix for Dreamers.

Courting a shutdown over young undocumented immigrants risks playing into the GOP’s hands with final funding talks still weeks away, senior Democrats warn.

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How lawmakers are reacting to Texas church shooting

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Today’s Hill Action
Senate Floor Schedule
10:00am: Convene and begin a period of morning business. Thereafter, proceed to executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of John H. Gibson II, of Texas, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense.

Committee Hearings
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
9:30am – SD-342

Armed Services
10:00am – SD-G50

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
10:00am – SD-538

Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
10:00am – SR-253

Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
2:30pm – SVC-217

Intelligence
2:30pm – SH-219

House Floor Schedule
10:00am: House will meet for morning hour.
12:00pm: House will meet for legislative business.
First votes expected 1:30pm – 2:30pm. Last votes expected 5:15pm – 6:15pm.

Committee Hearings
Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
10:00am – 2172 Rayburn HOB

Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Energy
10:00am – 2123 Rayburn HOB

Natural Resources
10:00am – 1324 Longworth HOB

Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications
10:00am – HVC-210 Capitol

Judiciary
10:00am – 2141 Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
10:00am – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Financial Services
Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
2:00pm – 2128 Rayburn HOB

Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
2:00pm – 2172 Rayburn HOB

Natural Resources
2:00pm – 1324 Longworth HOB

Judiciary
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
2:00pm – 2141 Rayburn HOB

Rules
3:00pm – H-313 Capitol

Natural Resources
5:00pm – 1324 Longworth HOB

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15 elections you should be watching

Gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia might be the marquee contests on ballots across the country on Tuesday, but there are plenty of other high-impact elections and referenda across the country with national implications.

There are key big-city mayoral races, pivotal state legislative contests and even a special congressional election, all of them providing some degree of insight into the political climate in the first Election Day of Donald Trump’s presidency.

The immigration issues that Trump has championed are dominating much of the coverage and advertising in the Virginia governor’s race, but they’re also playing out in other contests, including a suburban county executive race on Long Island. A mayor’s race in Manchester, New Hampshire has attracted the attention of a half-dozen possible Democratic 2020 presidential candidates. A New Jersey teachers union is engaged in a raw display of power against a powerful longtime Democratic state legislative leader who crossed them.

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GOP unlikely to repeal ObamaCare mandate in tax measure

The House is unlikely to repeal the mandate to buy insurance under ObamaCare as part of its tax-reform bill, GOP sources say, though the issue could return down the road.

President Trump and conservative lawmakers are pushing for the individual mandate to be repealed in the bill, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) has expressed worry that the controversial measure would jeopardize the broader tax-reform bill, given the Senate’s failure on health care earlier this year.

“It hasn’t ever been in the [House] bill,” said one Republican on the Ways and Means Committee who has been taking part in the negotiations. “I expect that it will be added somewhere down the sausage-making venture.”

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Contentious debate begins on tax reform

Republicans kicked off their markup of potentially historic tax legislation Monday, with Democrats hammering the proposal for slashing breaks for the middle-class to pay for tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations.

Democratic questioning zeroed in on the breaks curbed or eliminated in the bill that tend to be enjoyed by the middle class: for teachers, homeowners and others. They railed against the measure for violating a rule enunciated by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin: That the legislation would not give a net tax benefit for the rich.

“This tax plan is blatant fraud being perpetrated against Middle America,” said Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), echoing sentiments of the minority on the House Ways and Means Committee panel throughout the hours-long hearing.

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