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CQ News Morning Headlines - May 11, 2016

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS WILL CONSIDER NEW BUDGET PLAN WEDNESDAY	
CQ has learned that House Republican leaders will make a renewed push Wednesday morning to adopt a fiscal 2017 budget resolution, with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan expected to lay out a plan that would likely combine a budget resolution and a mandatory spending cuts package into a single bill.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884741?srcpage=cqnamt

APPROPRIATIONS BILLS TO START MOVING AHEAD ON SENATE FLOOR	
The Senate will wrap up work on the Energy-Water appropriations bill within the next day and forge onwards to other fiscal 2017 spending bills this week and into the summer, according to a tentative schedule laid out Tuesday by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884606?srcpage=cqnamt

SENATE GETTING CLOSER TO ENERGY-WATER PASSAGE	
Senators expressed confidence Tuesday afternoon that they will dispose of a controversial amendment related to the Iran nuclear deal by Wednesday, allowing them to pass a $37.5 billion Energy-Water fiscal 2017 appropriations bill by the end of the week -- the earliest completion in the modern budget era.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884582?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN SEES ZIKA FUNDING PROGRESS	
House Appropriations Chairman Harold Rogers is indicating some progress has been made on a spending package to combat the Zika virus, after months of negotiations have so far failed to resolve disputes over funding levels or offsets.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884724?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE DEFENSE APPROPRIATORS BANKROLL PRIORITIES BY CUTTING WAR FUNDS	
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense plans to mark up on Wednesday a Pentagon spending bill that would bankroll programs favored by lawmakers by subtracting funds President Barack Obama has sought for troops at war.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884593?srcpage=cqnamt

MORE THAN $3 BILLION FOR AFGHAN SECURITY FORCES IN NDAA MARKUP	
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities approved by voice vote Tuesday its portion of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill, which includes $3.4 billion for the Afghan Security Forces and $10.8 billion for U.S. Special Operations Command.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884588?srcpage=cqnamt

NDAA: PANEL SHIFTS BILLIONS TO BASES, REJECTS CALL TO CLOSE SOME	
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support made clear Tuesday it would not authorize a new round of military base closures, and instead would reorder priorities to authorize billions of additional dollars for those facilities.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884528?srcpage=cqnamt

SASC SUBCOMMITTEE OKS TRICARE CHANGES IN NDAA MARKUP	
The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee quickly approved its portion of the fiscal 2017 defense authorization bill on Tuesday, delaying debate on any controversial amendments to the full committee's closed markup later this week.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884410?srcpage=cqnamt

RULES SETS FLOOR TERMS FOR TWO OPIOID BILLS	
The House Rules Committee on Tuesday reported out a rule providing for floor consideration of two measures dealing with opioid abuse.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884602?srcpage=cqnamt

HOUSE CONSIDERS OPIOID BILLS	
The House began floor consideration of legislation to combat opioid and heroin abuse Tuesday, debating five bills on the issue with more queued up for Wednesday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884501?srcpage=cqnamt

A TRICKY PART OF THE PUERTO RICO RESCUE BILL: VIEQUES	
Tucked inside a bill that aims to rescue Puerto Rico from its $72 billion debt crisis is a section dealing with a transfer of 3,100 acres of federally protected land on the island of Vieques from the United States to the Puerto Rican government - a contentious issue that could throw a monkey wrench into passage of the larger bill, a revised draft of which is expected to be released Wednesday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884654?srcpage=cqnamt

NIH SEEKS NEW LEADERS AT TROUBLED FACILITY	
The National Institutes of Health announced on Tuesday it is seeking new leadership at one of its main hospitals in an organizational revamp. The overhaul follows a scathing report from an independent investigative panel that criticized agency staff for prioritizing research demands over patient safety at the facility in Bethesda, Md.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884503?srcpage=cqnamt

SEVEN THINGS WE LEARNED FROM JUDGE GARLAND'S QUESTIONNAIRE	
&#x200B;The questionnaire that Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland submitted Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee is full of the standard biographical information, such as a list of the most significant legal matters he has handled.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884436?srcpage=cqnamt

'LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL' ON HOUSE-SENATE TSCA COMPROMISE	
A House-Senate compromise measure that would overhaul the nation's toxic chemical review laws could come as early as the end of the week and no later than the Memorial Day holiday, lawmakers said Tuesday.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884694?srcpage=cqnamt

SHUTDOWN OF METRO SYSTEM THREATENED BY TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY	
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tuesday he won't rule out shutting down Washington's Metro system, given continued problems that range from outdated infrastructure to workers who don't follow safety protocols.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884530?srcpage=cqnamt

LAWMAKERS APPLAUD U.S. CHALLENGE TO CHINA OVER POULTRY	
Chicken continues to be a point of escalating trade friction between China and the United States, which announced Tuesday that it plans a second challenge to China's anti-dumping and countervailing duties that limit U.S. poultry exports to the giant market.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4884474?srcpage=cqnamt

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