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CQ News Morning Headlines - May 10, 2016

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THIRD ENERGY-WATER VOTE FALLS SHORT, BUT A NEW PATH EMERGES	
Following a third failed vote Monday to advance the fiscal 2017 Energy-Water appropriations bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a procedure in motion to force a vote by Wednesday on a contentious amendment related to the Iran nuclear deal that has so far stalled progress on the spending bill.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883829?srcpage=cqnamt

D.C. OFFICIALS SLAM POSSIBLE POLICY RIDERS IN SPENDING BILLS	
Top D.C. officials pledged Monday to fight against policy riders that might be inserted in fiscal 2017 appropriations bills and could give Congress the power to swipe back against local laws.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883874?srcpage=cqnamt

SUPREME COURT PICK GARLAND TO TURN IN PAPERWORK, RESUME MEETINGS	
Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland will submit a questionnaire about his credentials to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as he resumes his meetings with senators who can decide his fate.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883919?srcpage=cqnamt

REP. BUCHANAN PRESSES FOR SMALL-BUSINESS TAX CUT	
In the GOP effort to overhaul corporate tax rates, Rep. Vern Buchanan is pushing legislation that would give many small businesses a tax cut and ensure they get their share of any future rate reductions that are enacted for larger companies.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883880?srcpage=cqnamt

DOJ, NORTH CAROLINA SLUG IT OUT IN COURT OVER BATHROOM LAW	
The Justice Department and North Carolina officials filed dueling lawsuits Monday over the state's controversial law restricting the restroom use of transgender people -- setting the stage for a legal fight that could shape the future of similar legislation across the country.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883704?srcpage=cqnamt

OTHER STATES WATCHING NORTH CAROLINA'S BATHROOM FIGHT	
While North Carolina and federal officials continued to fight it out Monday over whether a bathroom bill in that state infringed on transgender rights, other states with pending legislation and advocacy groups on the left and right were eyeing the situation closely.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883886?srcpage=cqnamt

TREATMENT PROVISION IN HOUSE OPIOID BILL SCALED BACK	
Legislation that would help opioid-drug addicts access treatment has been significantly watered down ahead of its consideration on the House floor this week.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883785?srcpage=cqnamt

DEMOCRATIC SCION DANA YOUNG NOW LEADS FLORIDA REPUBLICANS	
A chance to attend President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union address in 1985 steered a congressional intern toward Republican politics, even though she came from a family that had been a force in the Florida Democratic Party for generations.
http://www.cq.com/doc/4883698?srcpage=cqnamt

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