Subject: POLITICO Huddle, presented by the National Association of Manufacturers: Boehner making waves before his exit - Democrats hit back on Benghazi
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10/06/2015 08:08AM EDTBy Lauren French ([email-masked] & @laurennfrench)HE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY INTO THE NIGHT. Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan, "John Boehner's speakership is not ending quietly. With less than four weeks left in his decades-long congressional career, Boehner is maneuvering to shape the House Republican Conference on his way out. His goal is to leave the conference he helped build -with countless hours of grunt work and hundreds of millions of dollars in fundraising - in the strongest position possible. He has all but officially endorsed Rep. Kevin McCarthy to succeed him, giving the majority leader enough of a nod to express confidence but short of the full-throated
 endorsement that could sink him. Boehner tried to lure a candidate into the majority leader race against one of his own top lieutenants, a move aimed at bolstering McCarthy's right flank.http://politi.co/1RrKBlqDEMOCRATS HIT BACK ON BENGHAZI. From Rachael Bade, "Two weeks before Hillary Clinton's high-stakes Capitol Hill testimony on Benghazi, Democrats are trying to discredit the GOP-led Benghazi investigation following Kevin McCarthy's boast that the panel was hurting the Democratic front-runner's campaign. For months, the House Select Committee on Benghazi has dogged the Clinton campaign; its work led to the discovery that Clinton was using a private email server while running the State
 Department. But now, after McCarthy's gaffe, Democrats think they have the advantage, arguing that the California Republican validated their view that the panel's work amounts to a political witch hunt." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d2580757b214c18e4a644ecec5f5ab4623962d820f7a73ea5d76ce MUCH SASSE. First-term Sen. Ben Sasse had planned to keep his head down for a year before unleashing his inner pundit. Then came his Sunday-night tweet-storm, in which the Nebraska Republican opined that the next House speaker "needs to have the ideas of Jack Kemp, work ethic of Mike Rowe, resolve of Margaret Thatcher, & wit of Larry the Cable Guy." And he was off to the races from there, in a riff that caused one person to ask if Sasse was "a
 real senator."...While most senators have offered standard demurrals on the race to replace John Boehner, the freshman Republican from Nebraska is leaning into the debate nine months after arriving in Congress." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d2580756d7e3641b4a69fe975f87e9cee4e772f94e82d7ae6495a0 TUESDAY, October 6, 2015, and welcome to the Huddle. Hope you're having a good morning already. You can reach me with comments, concerns and tips at [email-masked] @laurennfrench. TODAY IN CONGRESS: The House will vote at 6:30 p.m. The Senate will have a roll call vote at 1 p.m. to begin consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. (The Senate Republican Conference is using the vote - and
 President Barack Obama's threat to veto the bill - as an opportunity to discuss defense resources and terror threats abroad. They plan to release a video this am criticizing the veto threat. Check it out first:https://youtu.be/Oi4WIKqk4sU) AROUND THE HILL: Minority Whip Steny Hoyer will hold is weekly pen & pad at 11 a.m. Senator Udall will discuss the Toxic Substances Control Act at 11 a.m. in the Senate Swamp. Sens. Blunt and Gillibrand to discuss the Military Family Stability Act at 11:30 in SVC-209. At 2:30, Sen. Sanders will discuss labor at the Senate Swamp.** A message from the National Association of Manufacturers: Manufacturers need lawmakers to support tax policies that encourage
 investment, allowing job creators to invest more money into new equipment and machinery to grow and compete. Congress must renew these incentives now and empower manufacturers to lead our nation to sustained economic growth. Learn more at www.nam.org/investmentweek. **TRANSITIONS -- Melissa Neal, who previously served in Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.)'s office, has joined the Aspen Institute as an associate in their congressional program.SANDERS' GUN CONTROL COMMENTS GET NEW LOOK WITH PRESIDENTIAL BID. From Thomas Kaplan at the New York Times, "After the mass shooting at a movie theater in Colorado, Senator Bernie Sanders said that gun control was a matter best left resolved in state capitals.
 In the aftermath of the massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut, Mr. Sanders voiced support for new gun control measures, but also noted that the rights of law-abiding gun owners "must be protected." In fact, Mr. Sanders sounded downright skeptical of the push for tighter new laws...Mr. Sanders's statements on gun control, while less forceful than those of some other Democrats, did not seem out of place for a senator from a state where hunting is prevalent...But with last week's mass shooting at a community college in Oregon stirring debate about America's gun laws, Mr. Sanders's attitudes toward gun control and the Second Amendment are facing fresh scrutiny as his presidential bid
 gains steam."http://nyti.ms/1Ma4wFk HELP WANTED: IN THE MOST DYSFUNCTIONAL PLACE IN THE WORLD. Justin Talbot-Zorn for the Washington Post, "The Hill still offers stimulating, high-profile work. It's possibly the only place where you can write major speeches, negotiate the contours of national policy initiatives and help design trillion-dollar budgets before you're 30. But for many young American go-getters, Congress is losing its luster. Staff budgets and average salaries have been declining for two decades. Our most prestigious body of public deliberation is now defined by minimal productivity, constant brinkmanship and approval ratings that stand somewhere between those of traffic jams
 and toxic mold spores. This isn't just a problem for politicians, who need good writers and strategists. It's a problem for all of us." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d25807d0cfb60803c6e3ee1b5dffa354f3f5a39fe69b6076a7c36e QUIET ON SENATE BID. Rachel Weiner and Paul Kane report for the Washington Post, "Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) will not announce whether he is running for Senate until after Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies before a House panel about the Benghazi attacks. In an interview Monday, the ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee on Benghazi said he wanted to "get this behind me" before making a public decision. Cummings said he wanted to avoid any accusations that he was using the controversial committee to
 further his own political ambitions." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d258075b202ceb25b61781228f4890cd57f9cbc68d4798add553f1 LOOKING TO DEAL ON MEDICARE PAYMENTS. Robert Pear for the New York Times, "Congress and the Obama administration are frantically seeking ways to hold down Medicare premiums that could rise by roughly 50 percent for some beneficiaries next year, according to lawmakers and Medicare officials. The administration has criticized commercial insurance companies for seeking rate increases much smaller than that. Aides to Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, and Speaker John A. Boehner are quietly exploring a possible deal that would limit the expected increase in Medicare
 premiums." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d25807dbd80817af46a0df6e282399e557e7179dc18851bd48f92d POSTPONES. Jake and Bres have the story; "Speaker John Boehner on Monday postponed the election for House majority leader and majority whip until next month, a blow to Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who announced less than 24 hours earlier he had the votes to win the majority leader race. The House Republican Conference will still choose its nominee for speaker on Thursday, and the full chamber will vote on Boehner's successor on Oct. 29. Boehner's decision could take some of the pressure off House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), the favorite to replace him. But the bigger impact may be on the majority leader's race: the
 delay will give conservatives more time to find a candidate to run against Scalise (R-La.) and Georgia Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) for the No. 2 leadership position." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d25807fa1f4fe40d1d06c5978f4e038965770f6f5eb83eeaf52167 AVAILABLE: POLITICO PRO LEGISLATIVE COMPASS - POLITICO Pro, POLITICO's premium subscription service, has released a first-of-its kind legislative data analytics and decision-making tool that helps policy professionals manage and act on legislation. Leveraging features such as a personalized dashboard, virtual whip count, bill text comparison and 20 years of data, users will not only save time but benefit from customizing and cross-referencing information, enabling them to make smarter
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d258075f977dfa124085591aa6641d5b7b3fd869233642464af0bc A message from the National Association of Manufacturers: Our economy is not where it needs to be, and uncertainty is holding back greater investment in the economy. Increased investment by the manufacturing sector will make a difference. Investment incentives that allow companies to immediately write off at least 50 percent (or 100 percent for small businesses) of the cost of capital equipment and provide relief for businesses that continue to struggle have made a difference in recent years. These incentives expired at the end of 2014. Reviving and extending these important provisions will promote the investment needed to jump-start our
 economy into high gear.To create jobs and grow the economy, manufacturers need Congress to act now. By reducing the tax cost of investment, these incentives allow job creators to invest more money into new equipment and machinery to grow, expand and compete. Congress must act to empower manufacturers to lead our nation to sustained economic growth. Learn more at www.nam.org/investmentweek. **To view online:http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/huddle/2015/10/politico-huddle-presented-by-the-national-association-of-manufacturers-boehner-making-waves-before-his-exit-democrats-hit-back-on-benghazi-210561 To change your alert settings, please go to http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=d61b670a64d2580791236047580d19be02e6abb71c6160d9f81be47953236c8b or
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