Subject: POLITICO Huddle: TRUMP’S BACK, TIME TO TALK MOORE – Individual mandate repeal in Senate tax bill – HOUSE TO REQUIRE HARASSMENT TRAINING – Deliberations continue in Menendez trial
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Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 07:01:09 -0600
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11/15/2017 07:59 AM EDT

By Heather Caygle ([email-masked] or @heatherscope)
 
DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT: SENATE TAX PLAN - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) rolled out the GOP's revised tax bill late last night and the proposal has some pretty significant changes, including a repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate. The bill would also sunset numerous individual tax cuts in 2025 while keeping lower corporate rates permanent - expect that to be a big talking point for Democrats - and double the child tax credit to $2,000, a pet issue for Ivanka Trump and some Republicans. Brian Faler has more on the changes: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e28cfc8f39561f85f86d51bf7f65a60ee9c5ce3b3a0ed1141bb340ce36acbfdc0035bcc0ae6f30ff0 
 
On the individual mandate repeal: Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of GOP leadership, said the idea has the votes to pass on the Senate floor. But the numbers could create a headache for Republicans: The CBO said this week that repeal would lead to 13 million people losing their health insurance over the next decade. At the same time, several Republicans are pushing to pass the Alexander-Murray plan, a bill to stabilize Obamacare subsidies, "to make up for some of the negative effects on coverage" from repealing the mandate, Jen Haberkorn, Seung Min and Bernie Becker report. The Alexander-Murray proposal could end up in a must-pass year-end spending bill. More: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e5fe7b65b50594094bfb10690d24e9ac75ac0808f8067a9bd2d4b434d0653e6c4a29b2f7c40e7c89a 
 
As Rich Rubin noted last night, committee Democrats weren't happy that they received the revised bill about the same time the rest of the world did, late at night and halfway into what's supposed to be a four-day markup. Today's fun starts at 10 a.m. Tune in: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e27d1284ad7e252b37b518f1daa57217178b6c24138ddd13e4c238a1ebb7bec650e50814a7fde311c 
 
On the House side, lawmakers will vote on the rule governing floor debate for the House GOP tax bill today - a day earlier than originally planned - with a vote on final passage still set for tomorrow. But, as Roll Call's Lindsey McPherson notes, don't expect any changes to the bill now. "The House Republican tax bill cleared the Rules Committee late Tuesday night with no changes or amendments made in order for floor debate," she reports. "The panel adopted a closed rule in an 8-3 party-line vote, the last hurdle for the bill to clear before it reaches the floor." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07ed9f0e96eab591a5635c4d82229a8b3150bda2673d183dd337981caed597f27c7c2904c12dc8bcf05 
 
TIME TO TALK MOORE - President Donald Trump is back from Asia, which means he'll have to address a hot topic he was mostly able to avoid while overseas: Roy Moore. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reached out to Trump and top White House aides during the trip to urge the president to help push a defiant Moore out of the race, Alex Isenstadt, Eliana Johnson and Josh Dawsey report. "In order for Trump to get involved, some aides to the president say, he would need an airtight plan that limits his political exposure to any fallout."
 
The RNC pulled out of a joint-fundraising pact with Moore on Tuesday, days after the Senate GOP's campaign arm did the same. And McConnell predicted Moore would face expulsion proceedings if elected during a Wall Street Journal event Tuesday. "If he were to be sworn in, he would immediately be in a process before the Senate Ethics Committee," McConnell said. The Kentucky leader also publicly floated the idea of Attorney General Jeff Sessions running as a write-in candidate for his old seat. "I'd like to save the seat, and it's a heck of a dilemma," McConnell said. "It's a very tough situation." Seung Min and Bres with more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e5453415a787b6eb002d551fed7cd807440e9ac927bd69842d38e9cc1c857568497f02a36ea7f2287 
 
Video du jour: There's one Republican who really doesn't want to answer questions about Moore, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, who endorsed Moore in the primary. Here's this video of Brooks literally running away from an ABC reporter trying to ask about the allegations facing Moore: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e938a61ffb7f24ef8536f47b7d71ca1f43cea1970b5000fe6a172f7bd9bc6f358cd34b51db42aaee4 
 
Meanwhile, Democratic leaders may not be flocking to Alabama to stump for candidate Doug Jones, but their money and organizing resources are quietly flowing to his campaign. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer "has told allies he believes the race is now clearly winnable for Mr. Jones, but that Democrats must take pains not to nationalize the contest in a way that might offend voters in a deeply conservative state." The New York Times' Alex Burns and Jonathan Martin: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e3f922103c6f10729942b1b8ccc07044d28cbe782deef5a1e21bda3406ac3b7b515ab1c33e3b1f396 
 
WILD ABOUT WEDNESDAY. Welcome to Nov. 15, and thanks for reading Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill. 
 
TUESDAY'S MOST CLICKED: The webcast of the House Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Jeff Sessions was the winner. 
 
NET NEUTRALITY 101: The long-running fight over net neutrality, which pits telecom giants against tech companies, is heating up at the Federal Communications Commission. To understand what the fight is all about and where it's headed, check out POLITICO's latest explainer video featuring Technology Reporter Margaret McGill and the artwork of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Matt Wuerker. Click HERE to watch. 
 
HOUSE TO MANDATE HARASSMENT TRAINING - The House will require lawmakers and staffers undergo anti-harassment training, Speaker Ryan said Tuesday. The announcement comes after a House Administration hearing on the issue where female lawmakers shared stories of male members of Congress who have engaged in sexual harassment without naming names. Still, several lawmakers say Congress must go further and overhaul the Capitol's burdensome policies for reporting a harassment complaint. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) will hold a press conference on their proposal to overhaul current harassment reporting policies later today. Elana with more on the House changes: 
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e06e704ff96450920f0769ef29d0c6923320497c5549034b7b58ffebceb28309b8f3948c00ee47350
 
TWEET DU JOUR: @RepPeteKing: From Sandy aid to tax reform @MickMulvaneyOMB tries to screw New York. Probably feels inferior because New York subsidizes his state of South Carolina.
 
WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) says he considers Twitter messages exchanged between Donald Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks "to be 'very innocuous,' and the exchanges don't make him any more likely to bring in the president's eldest son for a public hearing," CNN's Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju report. Democrats on the panel have been calling for a public hearing with the president's son but Grassley said that is still under discussion. The Atlantic's Julia Ioffe broke news Monday of the private Twitter correspondence between Trump Jr. and WikiLeaks.
 
'I DON'T RECALL' - Attorney General Jeff Sessions tried to distance himself from reports of contact between Trump campaign aides and Russia last year, telling the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday he has "never lied about his own role but simply had little recollection of discussions on the topic," Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney report. "Sessions grew indignant over Democrats' assertions that his explanations of his contacts with Russians and of his awareness of such communications by other campaign advisers had evolved over time, and he said any accusations he had misled Congress were 'a lie.'" More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07ee8e73e373155ce1e827571bb382c603c59874742c98ee3159251e5c637fa055c8932c98c56f2ae90 
 
DISPATCH FROM NEWARK - Jurors in the bribery trial against Sen. Bob Menendez resume deliberations today, two days after they told the judge they were deadlocked. "Jurors sent no notes and asked no questions during their 5 1/2 hours of deliberations on Tuesday, giving no clue as to whether they were any closer to reaching a verdict on the 12 counts against Menendez ... and the 11 counts against his co-defendant, Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen," Matt Friedman reports. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e329ed8c7cf0b914ef426ae1023a71bfd4c975fa8b16f300167f86736a18cd687c95aff09efb0c888 
 
BUDGET DEAL? WHAT BUDGET DEAL? The current spending bill is set to run out Dec. 8 but House GOP leaders are in no rush to hammer out a deal with Democrats on a proposal to raise spending caps and fund the government through the rest of fiscal 2018. "House GOP leaders worry that forcing fiscal conservatives to vote to increase strict budget caps would spur a riot within their ranks," Sarah Ferris, Rachael and Jen Scholtes report for Pros. "So they're hoping passing tax reform first - a huge legislative accomplishment they could sell back home - will put the conference at ease and give them more flexibility to reach a budget deal with Democrats." Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Congress will
 likely have to pass a stopgap spending bill first but doesn't want anything that goes into next year. 
 
CHC DISPUTE GETS PERSONAL, REAL PERSONAL - A dispute over whether Rep. Carlos Curbelo, a Florida Republican, should be able to join the all-Democratic Congressional Hispanic Caucus turned oddly personal Tuesday night after a Curbelo aide accused one of the caucus members of putting his ear wax on her shoulder after a TV appearance. The aide said Rep. Ruben Gallego, who told the Washington Examiner he plans to vote against Curbelo joining the CHC, "rubbed his ear wax" on her cardigan after pulling his ear piece out. "That's disgusting. I do not tolerate any disrespect to my staff. Ms. Rodriguez deserves an apology. Let's start there," Curbelo tweeted. So far, no response from Gallego. The
 CHC could vote on Curbelo's bid to join as soon as tomorrow. 

TODAY IN CONGRESS - The House meets at 10 a.m. to debate floor rules for the House GOP's tax bill with first votes at 1:30 p.m. and last votes at 3:30 p.m. Today's agenda: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e123e01e72d4ae73124bcf9980156a4008a5fcf8aef3f8a5a123bfbac3f941e701928d1b51f450f93 The Senate meets at 9:30 a.m. with three roll call votes related to nominations at 12 p.m. More info: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=bbe6bf52e789b07e4fb68ad0763223682920c2011372b02a96e927b8070efd8c246f5c7e5be31f90b560bbcb360d8b43 
 
AROUND THE HILL - Reps. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) and Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) hold a press conference on their plan to introduce articles of impeachment against the president at 9 a.m. in HVC Studio A. Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and other members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus hold a press conference on the GOP's tax bill at 10 a.m. in the House triangle. 
 
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.), Patricia Ryan, daughter of the late Rep. Leo J. Ryan (D-Calif.), Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) will hold a ceremony to name the House Democratic Cloakroom after Giffords and Ryan at 10:45 a.m. in the Rayburn Room (H-207).
 
Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hold a press conference on domestic violence at 11 a.m. in the Senate radio/TV gallery. Reps. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and other members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus hold a press conference on the Dream Act at 11 a.m. in the House triangle. 
 
Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) hold a press conference on Puerto Rico at 11:45 a.m. in the Senate radio/TV gallery. Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and several other Democrats participate in a rally against the GOP tax bill at 12 p.m. on the east lawn of the Capitol. 
 
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) hold a press conference on sexual harassment training at 12 p.m. in HVC Studio A. 
 
House Education ranking member Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Reps. Susan Davis (D-Calif.) and Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) participate in a discussion on expanding apprenticeships at 2 p.m. in 2261 Rayburn. Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) will take questions from reporters starting at 3 p.m. in 1100 Longworth after several House Republicans meet with DACA recipients. 
 
TUESDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Logan Ferree was first to guess that Elbridge Gerry (of gerrymandering fame) lost his re-election bid for governor after a controversy over redistricting in his state and later served as the fifth vice president.
 
TODAY'S TRIVIA - Who was the last member the Senate attempted to expel and what was the outcome? The first person to answer correctly gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. Send your best guess my way: [email-masked]. 
 
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