Subject: POLITICO Huddle, presented by Emirates Airline: The fight Harry Reid let go – Roster set for the Congressional Women’s Softball game
From: "POLITICO Huddle" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 06:04:06 -0600

By Lauren French (
mailto:[email-masked] 
[email-masked]  & @laurennfrench)

THE FIGHT REID LET GO. Manu Raju and Burgess Everett write, "President Barack Obama was furiously lobbying Democratic senators Thursday to back his trade agenda - and liberals like Elizabeth Warren were pushing hard to derail it. Caught in the middle was Harry Reid. As the trade bill was on the brink of collapse, Reid sat silently at his desk on the Senate floor - not lifting a finger to either kill the bill or help the president of his own party. t was an oddly complacent posture for the Nevadan, considering the dominating presence he's been atop the Senate Democratic Caucus for years. His restraint reflected how divisive the trade debate has become for the White House and progressives -
 as well as Reid's desire to quickly move on to a more politically palatable issue. And by not continuing to press what almost surely would have been a losing hand, Reid's bond with Obama appears to have persevered through the biggest clash between the White House and Senate Democrats in the six years of Obama's presidency." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=dd37ce17e4bf44e3393b40afb9d97a054a176049646edce742efe13037c9ddc0 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=dd37ce17e4bf44e3393b40afb9d97a054a176049646edce742efe13037c9ddc0 

LAWMAKERS SCRAMBLE ON NSA. CNN's Deirdre Walsh and Ted Barrett report, "Some members of Congress are scrambling to find a way to make sure the National Security Agency&#39;s bulk collection of data continues before the program is shut down. But they better hurry up: The program is set to go dark on June 1, and Congress is getting ready for a week-long Memorial Day recess despite the lack of resolution to a matter many feel is critical to national security. Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed the USA Freedom Act, which would shift responsibility for holding data from the government to telecommunications companies while also imposing stricter limitations on how authorities could access
 the information. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, however, is pushing for a two-month extension of the current law." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0ed175d5031bba400c3ba817f0b7536426dea1baee7a58577d 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0ed175d5031bba400c3ba817f0b7536426dea1baee7a58577d 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK GETS A VOTE. Jake Sherman and Victoria Guidareport, "Conservatives will finally get a chance to kill the Export-Import Bank. But a high-stakes vote this summer will test whether they have the clout - and power - to back up their threats. The obscure government-backed lender - which has sharply split the Republican Party - is slated to shut its doors June 30 unless Congress acts. But in exchange for votes on an unrelated trade bill on Thursday, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have separately said that legislation to rescue the bank is likely to come to vote. So the bank's opponents, who have long decried the institution as an
 out-of-date vestige of crony capitalism, will get a chance to prove their claims that they have the votes to shut the institution down for good." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e7bd5eec5fadde3289485fdb0b0b812b43c25a4e1fa8035ca 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e7bd5eec5fadde3289485fdb0b0b812b43c25a4e1fa8035ca 

GOOD MORNING, it's Friday May 22, 2015 and welcome to The Huddle, your play-by-play guide to everything Capitol Hill. Have a wonderful Memorial Day. Let me know what's going on at 
mailto:[email-masked] 
[email-masked]  or at @laurennfrench on Twitter.

TODAY IN CONGRESS - All the action is in the Senate with votes not expected until after 5 p.m.

AROUND THE HILL - Not much

** A message from Emirates Airline: At Delta, United, and American Airlines, profits are going up, but customer satisfaction remains low. Sound like a good trade-off to you? Now they want to take away your right to choose - and prevent you from flying Emirates. That definitely shouldn't fly with you. Learn more at 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e19d358f4d33302e0a7921eb47327b62f70c27b0e85cb66c4 
emirates.com/openskies . **

PLAY BALL. The roster is set for the Congressional Women's Softball game next month. Veterans like Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will be returning to the field alongside rookie Reps. Elise Stefanik, Kathleen Rice and Mia Love.For the Bad News Babes, Abby Livingston and Elise Foley will return to the team joined by two rookies, Mikayla Bouchard and Julie Percha. The annual game will be held June 24th. Proceeds go to the Young Survivors Coalition, a group supporting young breast cancer survivors. 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0ed4176fac5aae9468f5e7a60d7e6a328800c7df0cac6eec93 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0ed4176fac5aae9468f5e7a60d7e6a328800c7df0cac6eec93 

WARREN PAID IN TRADE CASES. Edward-Isaac Dovere and Doug Palmer report, "Elizabeth Warren is trying to kill President Barack Obama's trade agenda by raising the specter that foreign companies could use an investor-friendly arbitration system to circumvent the U.S. court system. But she hasn't discussed her own role 15 years ago in the arbitration system she opposes - as a paid expert witness earning as much as $90,000 from the U.S. government. The Massachusetts senator is waging her fight against Obama's free-trade deals by seizing on a legal procedure, commonly contained in such trade pacts, that lets companies demand damages when their investments suffer because of a foreign government's
 actions." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e5e47bf8c20290c4ab6d3ca8e216f1ce7f266e965d6b8ccf6 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e5e47bf8c20290c4ab6d3ca8e216f1ce7f266e965d6b8ccf6 

ARCHIVISTS WORRIED ABOUT CLINTON EMAILS. Josh Gerstein reports, "Before Hillary Clinton stepped down as secretary of state in early 2013, National Archives officials were warned that her official records might wind up outside the control of the State Department and pledged to take steps to address the issue, newly released records reveal."We need to discuss what we know, and how we should delicately go about learning more about, regarding the transition plans for Secretary Clinton's departure from State," Paul Wester, chief records officer for the U.S. Government wrote to National Archives colleagues in a Dec. 11, 2012, email message obtained by POLITICO." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d8e0c8692720eb81dd71a0d7aebe8dcc9520052aed5722cf6 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d8e0c8692720eb81dd71a0d7aebe8dcc9520052aed5722cf6 

BUT DEMS WANT HER TO TESTIFY. Katie Glueck reports, "Three out of four Democratic insiders in the early states believe testifying before Congress about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, will work to Hillary Clinton's advantage. This week's survey of The POLITICO Caucus, a bipartisan group of the most influential activists, operatives and elected officials in Iowa and New Hampshire, found that most Democrats think it would be beneficial to Clinton when she is called to discuss the matter before Congress, something she is expected to do at some point, likely this summer." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4dcb088ab6da23b5271f12a6392904f23ad6b4472f0d27614c 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4dcb088ab6da23b5271f12a6392904f23ad6b4472f0d27614c 

HENSARLING AGAINST THE FEDERAL RESERVE. The AP reports, "Representative Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican who heads the House Financial Services Committee, announced on Thursday that he had issued a subpoena to the Fed, which he said had failed to adequately respond to the panel's questions and requests for documents. The committee's Republicans are investigating whether confidential information was deliberately leaked from the Fed's interest-rate policy meeting in September 2012. The Fed told the committee in March that its own investigation found no evidence that sensitive information was deliberately leaked from the policy meeting. Any disclosure of information on Fed policy makers'
 views appeared to have been "unintentional or careless" and did not contain details of policy proposals, the Fed said." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d377d60070c3f6d98c1877b7241e1e3260194225faab53d6c 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d377d60070c3f6d98c1877b7241e1e3260194225faab53d6c 

THE MOST POPULAR BABY IN CONGRESS. Emma Dumain reports for Roll Call, "Everybody wants a turn with Rep. Tammy Duckworth's baby... On Wednesday, Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., was holding court with baby Abigail just off the House floor. Wearing a floral headband and a white sundress, Abigail appeared fussy in Dingell's arms, though she paused in her whimpering to teethe on the congresswoman's pearl bracelet and later on the edge of her voting card." 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d0b386356b089fcef58c3f3e45911164b85e0c4e2ccb661f8 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d0b386356b089fcef58c3f3e45911164b85e0c4e2ccb661f8 

THURSDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Jon Deuser was the first to correctly answer that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell defeated Dee Huddleston in 1984 after the senator had served two terms.

TODAY'S TRIVIA - Jon has today's question. Freshman Iowa Rep. David Young is a former staffer for three different senators. Who are they? The first person to email 
mailto:[email-masked] 
[email-masked]  with the correct answer gets a mention in tomorrow's Huddle.

GET HUDDLE emailed to your Blackberry, iPhone or other mobile device each morning. Just enter your email address where it says 'Sign Up.' 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4db09cd4d3a594653e1a28a0d097af9d9e265643bd7a562127 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4db09cd4d3a594653e1a28a0d097af9d9e265643bd7a562127 .

** A message from Emirates Airline: Right now, Delta, American and United are lobbying congress to take away your right to choose - and prevent you from flying Emirates airline. So, why should you care? Because Emirates supports over 400,000 American jobs, offers one-stop service to 57 destinations that none of the American carriers fly to and consistently receives passenger satisfaction ratings amongst the highest in the industry. Maybe the big three American carriers should have your best interests in mind-instead of their own. Get the facts at 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4fe80818bcb27d0e19d358f4d33302e0a7921eb47327b62f70c27b0e85cb66c4 
emirates.com/openskies . **

Go to POLITICO Huddle Now >> http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=00bb1653c1a84b4d7a08791bb9bc1717683228125e8b5b8ab31e952e62457687

Go to this edition >> http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b225b43c17cf6fb5798eca26b5a6085a205a09fd5a9221c4365c8decd3385b0d

=================================

2015 POLITICO, LLC

POLITICO Huddle.

To unsubscribe, http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=b225b43c17cf6fb5ebacae92e2452e566b9db155228a4aa3d739178626761cdf

=================================