Subject: POLITICO Huddle, presented by Business Roundtable: McConnell’s plan to avert shutdown likely dead in the house – Schock brings in reinforcements to advise on spending concerns
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MCCONNELL'S PLAN TO AVERT SHUTDOWN LIKELY DEAD IN THE HOUSE. Jake Sherman and Manu Raju write, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker John Boehner "are staring at a Friday deadline to avoid a shutdown of DHS but are struggling to balance the demands of immigration hard-liners with Republicans who fear political and practical fallout from DHS shutting down. McConnell has been quiet for weeks about his next steps. But his new proposal on Tuesday - to extend DHS funding through September while advancing a separate plan to block a portion of Obama's immigration proposal - signaled that he's nervous a shutdown could damage his party politically. Twenty-four GOP senators are up for
 reelection next year...In a sign of how difficult the path in the House is, one senior House Republican, who is close to party leaders and spoke anonymously to discuss strategy, said the Senate's plan to send two bills to the House is "a joke." Several top House Republicans believe the only way a clean funding bill can pass their chamber is if the DHS shuts down and pressure builds for a resolution." 
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SCHOCK BRINGS IN REINFORCEMENTS. Anna Palmer, John Bresnahan and Jake Sherman report, "Rep. Aaron Schock has hired two prominent Washington defense attorneys and a public relations firm to respond to the swirling controversy and a potential ethics probe over how he has financed his lavish lifestyle. The move by the embattled Illinois Republican comes amid continuing questions about his use of campaign and office accounts to pay for pricey travel and accommodations...Schock has hired William McGinley and Don McGahn of the Washington law firm Jones Day to lead his legal team. Veteran GOP communications operatives Ron Bonjean and Brian Walsh are helping manage his response, according to
 sources close to the matter."

"POLITICO has repeatedly sought information regarding Schock's trip in June 2011 to London. He stayed at Claridge's, a five-star hotel where the least expensive rooms currently cost $500 per night. He also was scheduled to visit the city's posh clothing stores and dined at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, according to the documents. The trip, which included events organized by the nonprofit Prince of Wales Foundation, was not an official government trip and was not reported as a gift." 
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NETANYAHU: MEETING WITH DEMS COULD CREATE 'MISPERCEPTION OF PARTISANSHIP. Burgess Everett has the story, "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is turning down an invitation from two senior senators to meet privately with the Senate Democratic Caucus next week. In response to an invitation from Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois and Dianne Feinstein of California to address the Senate minority next week, Netanyahu said he feared such a visit would only further inflame partisan tensions surrounding his March 3 address to Congress." 
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NEARLY TWO DOZEN PREPARING TO SKIP SPEECH. Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen has added himself to the growing list of Democrats who plan on skipping Netanyahu's address. 
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TODAY IN CONGRESS - The House will meet at 10 a.m. with first votes expected between 1:15 and 2:15 p.m. and last votes expected between 3:15 and 4:15 p.m. The Senate has no votes scheduled.

AROUND THE HILL - The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittees on National Security, and Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules will hold a 10 a.m. hearing on the Department of Homeland Security's protocols on releasing non-citizen criminals in the U.S. - The House Budget Committee will hold its members' day today - a chance for lawmakers to testify on budget priorities for the next Congress. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer will testify at 3:15 p.m. - Sen. Jack Reed will discusses his latest trip to Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan in the Senate studio at 12:15 p.m.-Sens. Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden and Mark Kirk will hold a media avail on whistleblower protections at 2:30 p.m. in
 SD-226. At 2 p.m., Sen. Dick Durbin and others will discuss tax reform in the Senate Studio.

** Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) now will help ensure America's children graduate from high school ready to succeed in college and the workplace. Quality education is a top priority for business leaders, and it should be for Congress, too. Read the Business Roundtable ESEA reauthorization 
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TRANSITIONS. Rep. Cheri Bustos has brought on Jon Pyatt, a Debbie Wasserman Schultz alum, to serve as the Illinois Democrat's chief of staff.

VILLARAIGOSA'S EXIT OPENS FOR HOUSE MEMBERS EYEING A SENATE RUN. The Sacramento Bee reports, "Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has decided against a run for the U.S. Senate, leaving California Latinos without an immediate standard-bearer for the office and shifting the focus to Washington where a handful of Democrats are considering possible candidacies... Democrats considering bids include Reps. Loretta Sanchez, Adam Schiff, Xavier Becerra, and former Secretary of the Army and Assemblyman Louis Caldera." 
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THIRD WAY TAPS THREE AS CO-CHAIRS. Reps. Suzan DelBene, Scott Peters and Kyrsten Sinema have all been named honorary house co-chairs for think tank Third Way. Third Way has been called 'incorrigible pragmatists' and 'radical centrists' - and if you ask me, Washington could use a little more of this kind of thinking," Sinema said in a statement.

DOUBLE WHAMMY ON OBAMACARE NEWS: IRS won't collect on Obamacare glitch. POLITICO's Kelsey Snell reports, "The Obama administration took a step on Tuesday toward containing the damage from sending the wrong Obamacare tax data to hundreds of thousands of taxpayers. The 50,000 taxpayers who filed returns based on inaccurate subsidy data they got from the government will not need to file amended returns and the IRS won't collect for any underpayment, the Treasury Department said." 
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Burwell: no plans if SCOTUS strikes down case. Louise Radnofsky reports for the Wall Street Journal, "The Obama administration is holding firm that the executive branch has no plan should the Supreme Court strike down the federal health law's tax credits. 'We know of no administrative actions that could, and therefore we have no plans that would, undo the massive damage to our health care system that would be caused by an adverse decision,' Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell wrote to Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, in a letter released today. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a challenge contending that the language of the 2010
 Affordable Care Act restricts the law's insurance premium subsidies to residents of states that have set up their own insurance exchanges. 
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LAWMAKERS PREPARE TO DEBATE 'NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND.' From the Associated Press, "No Child Left Behind is a widely criticized law, but a GOP bill intended to fix it isn't winning popularity contests among House Democrats. House Republicans say the measure, set to be debated in the chamber Wednesday, would restore local control in schools and stop "top-down education mandates." But, House Democrats and the White House say the bill would lead to the federal government abandoning its responsibility to poor, minority, non-English-speaking and disabled children, while allowing billions in federal dollars to flow out without ensuring they will improve student learning. A vote is expected on Friday,
 and it's possible that members will vote strictly along party lines. That's what happened with a similar bill in 2013." 
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SCHATZ AND SPEIER PRESS NFL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Via the Associated Press, "Two members of Congress have asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to clarify whether teams can lose draft picks if they do not properly address domestic violence...The letter noted that the league has docked clubs draft picks in the past, such as when the Saints were investigated for a bounty system and when the Patriots were caught videotaping an opponent's sideline signals." 
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ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR NUNNELEE'S SEAT. Jose DelReal writes for the Washington Post, "Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday scheduled a May 12 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death ofRep. Alan Nunnelee (R), who served Mississippi's 1st Congressional District from 2011 until his death earlier this month." 
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TODAY'S TRIVIA - Cody has today's question. Who is the only person to be a congressman, senator-elect and president-elect simultaneously? The first person to correctly answer gets a mention in the next day's Huddle. Email me at 
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** Helping America's children reach their full potential includes providing them with a quality education that prepares them for college or the workplace after high school. Equipping all students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed is a priority for America's business leaders, and it should be one for Congress, too. Business Roundtable CEOs released 
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