| | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | Presented by the National Association of Manufacturers | With late night help from from Jordain Carney, Sarah Ferris and Nicholas Wu DEMS HAVE POLICING PROBLEMS — Top House Democrats are still working on exactly what their package of policing and public safety legislation will look like — a hot topic in a closed-door steering meeting on fly-in night. That process will start to take a clearer form on Wednesday, as the House Rules Committee takes up eight of those bills in what's expected to be a marathon markup. Another long day in the House: Rules Chair Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) predicted that they'd ultimately get something through committee, but that talks would continue through Wednesday. He signaled that some of the bills could ultimately be punted beyond this week: "We're going to try to get as much done this week as we can," McGovern said. Aside from the haggling over the policing bills, the Rules Committee will take up Democrats' so-called assault weapons ban on Wednesday. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), the chief sponsor, predicted that with the support of GOP Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) they would be at 217 votes for the bill — one more than the 216 needed for passage. But but but: While Democrats' most vulnerable members have been begging for the chance to shore up their pro-police creds, not all of the caucus is so eager. Some members of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus raised concerns about the timing of the policing legislation, and other progressive members wanted more safeguards placed on the grants to law enforcement organizations according to two sources familiar with the situation. Both the CBC and the Congressional Progressive Caucus held emergency meetings on Tuesday night to discuss the bills. As CPC chief Pramila Jayapal told Jordain: "I don't think we'll have the votes to pass those bills, some of those bills." But we're told leadership is working on a fix, particularly on the accountability complaint. COLLECT YOUR CHIPS — The Senate votes today on final passage of the $280 billion package that includes funding to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and dollars to facilitate the growth of regional innovation hubs around the country. It cleared the cloture hurdle with 64 votes, so final passage is expected to be smooth… after a vote on a point of order from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who opposes the bill.
| | | | STEP INSIDE THE WEST WING: What's really happening in West Wing offices? Find out who's up, who's down, and who really has the president's ear in our West Wing Playbook newsletter, the insider's guide to the Biden White House and Cabinet. For buzzy nuggets and details that you won't find anywhere else, subscribe today . | | | | | GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Wednesday, July 27, where chaotic vibes reign this week. DEMS FUME OVER DCCC "DIRTY TRICK" — There's growing fury among House Democrats that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is pouring nearly half a million dollars into ads pumping up a pro-Trump election conspiracy theorist, while publicly saying candidates like him are a threat to Democracy. The ads boost Donald Trump-endorsed John Gibbs over Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who voted to impeach Trump last year. Dems are seething in public statements and private chats. Here's just a handful of what they told Sarah Ferris and Ally Mutnick:
- Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.): "It's dishonorable, and it's dangerous, and it's just damn wrong."
- Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.): "No race is worth compromising your values in that way."
- Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) : "I just really worry about promoting election deniers and this idea that we're going to be able to control what voters want at the end of the day."
More on Dems fury over the the DCCC's move from Sarah and Ally: House Dems berate campaign arm over 'very dangerous' GOP primary scheme GOP'S WARNOCK WORRY — Should GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker debate Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)? Plenty of Republicans are okay with him taking a pass. Walker has made stumbles, going viral with confusing remarks about air pollution, revealing several previously unknown children and backing a national abortion ban that divides the GOP. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah): "Let's just say Herschel Walker, I think, is having a hard time getting his running legs back." Republicans are eyeing the crucial Senate races in Georgia, Arizona, Ohio and Pennsylvania and wondering if stumbles and missteps could jeopardize their position. Democrats are raking in big money in their effort to hold the Senate -- and expand their majority. More from Marianne, Burgess and Natalie Allison: Walker's fumbles highlight GOP's rocky Senate roster
| | | | A message from the National Association of Manufacturers: Manufacturers are driving our economy and helping to rebuild supply chains amid record cost increases and historic worker shortages. But tax increases on manufacturers pending before Congress do nothing to bring down costs, solve the workforce crisis or promote energy security. Learn why the National Association of Manufacturers is urging Congress to reject higher taxes at https://nam.org/taxaction. | | | DINNER WITH A SIDE OF PRICE GOUGING — More than 30 House Democrats headed to the Members' Dining Room after votes last night to talk about price gouging -- the idea that companies have seized on inflation to jack up prices even further and pass the blame to the economy. The event was hosted by Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and featured speakers from the Roosevelt institute and the White House. Some of the members who made it to the late-night session included Chair of Select Committee on Economic Disparity & Fairness in Growth Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Reps. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Susan Wild (D-Pa.), Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Hank Johnson (D-Ga.). PARLIAMENTARIAN PROBLEMS — Republicans are going to bat with the Senate parliamentarian to try to invalidate the Democrats' health care and drug-pricing bill that they want to pass along party lines. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) confirmed that the GOP is trying to convince the parliamentarian to throw out both prescription drug reform and two years of Affordable Care Act Subsidies. "There are many Byrd objections and we're going through line by line, making the objection," he told Burgess. More on the fight over what stays and what gets thrown out with the Byrd bathwater . DEFENSE DOLLARS: SHOCK TO SNOOZE — "Last year, Democrats on Capitol Hill stunned observers when they voted to ladle tens of billions of extra dollars onto President Joe Biden's first Pentagon budget. Wielding control of the House, Senate and White House for the first time in a decade, Democrats were expected to hold the line on Pentagon spending that ballooned under Republicans and the Trump administration. Now, Congress is poised to do it again — with even more money at stake — and it's anything but shocking," writes Connor O'Brien .
| | | | INTRODUCING POWER SWITCH: The energy landscape is profoundly transforming. Power Switch is a daily newsletter that unlocks the most important stories driving the energy sector and the political forces shaping critical decisions about your energy future, from production to storage, distribution to consumption. Don't miss out on Power Switch, your guide to the politics of energy transformation in America and around the world. SUBSCRIBE TODAY . | | | | | UKRAINE BRIEFING SCRAPPED — The Senate's all-member classified briefing on Ukraine, scheduled for 3:45 p.m. today, has been canceled, Andrew reported last night . Senators were supposed to hear from the Pentagon, USAID, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Senate sources say there was a scheduling conflict with one of the briefers and it will be rescheduled.
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Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) speaks to a reporter in his office on Capitol Hill July 26, 2022. (Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO) | NEW ERA FOR DISABILITY CAUCUS — The Bipartisan Disability Caucus is passing the torch to new leadership. Founder and co-chair Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) announced Tuesday night that Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) is the new Republican co-chair, filling the shoes of the late Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), who died unexpectedly in March. Rep. Debbie Dingell will join caucus leadership as Democratic co-chair alongside Langevin, the first quadriplegic to serve in the House, until he retires at the end of the year, when she will take the reins. The announcement was made at an event celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Hand-picked: Langevin said Dingell was a clear choice as his successor at the helm of the caucus, both as a friend and longtime caregiver to her late husband, Rep. John Dingell (D-Mich.). "I know it was an eye-opening experience for her," Langevin told Huddle in an interview. He pointed to Fitzpatrick's co-sponsorship of a slate of bills focused on disability and equity, along with advocacy co-leading letters to appropriations letters with Langevin to push for funding for respite care and the paralysis resources. "He's already hit the ground running with me and been very proactive and forward leaning on these issues," said Langevin.
| | | Picket alert… In the coming days and weeks, Senate dining workers are planning to picket outside their workplace to call for finalization of their union contract and more stability in their work status. "Workers will be picketing their workplace and asking that folks not cross the line," Unite Here's Diana Hussein told Huddle. The union will give 12 hours notice for a picket. (There won't be one today.) Restaurant Associates did not respond to requests for comment. Fly with me…Amelia Earhart is set to land on Capitol Hill today, when a statue will be unveiled by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D) and members of the Kansas congressional delegation. QUICK LINKS GOP's links to extremism surface in congressional primary , from Brian Slodysko at The Associated Press Republicans stay mum as Senate pushes toward same-sex marriage vote , from Mike DeBonis at The Washington Post
| | | | A message from the National Association of Manufacturers:   | | | TODAY IN CONGRESS The House convenes at 10 a.m. with midday and evening votes expected. The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. with two votes expected at 11:30 a.m.: one on a motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to a point of order raised by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) against the CHIPs bill, and the other on agreeing to a substitute amendment from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and sending the measure, as amended, to the House. More votes expected at 4:30 p.m., on cloture on a bill on aid for veterans exposed to toxic substances. AROUND THE HILL 10 a.m. House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on "the practices and profits" of gun manufacturers (Rayburn 2154). 10:15 a.m. Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and vice chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) hold a press conference after the Democratic Caucus meeting (Studio A). 10:45 a.m. GOP House Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), Republican Conference Vice Chair Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Carol Miller (R-W.Va.) hold a press conference after the GOP Conference meeting (Studio A). 1 p.m. House Rules Committee meeting to prepare seven bills for floor consideration, including H.R. 1808, a measure to ban assault weapons. (Capitol H-313). 1 p.m. Reps. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) and others hold a press conference on wage increases for caretakers (House Triangle). 2:30 p.m. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Judiciary Committee GOP senators hold a press conference on crime in America (Senate TV Studio). 3 p.m. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) holds a pen-and-pad briefing. 3 p.m. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and others hold a press conference to call on Biden to declare a climate emergency and take action to end fossil fuel extraction and boost renewable energy (House Triangle).
| | | TUESDAY'S WINNER: John Palatiello correctly answered that Vice President Harry S. Truman played the piano at the National Press Club while actress Lauren Bacall sat atop. TODAY'S QUESTION from John: For what candidate did the Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and Dan Fogelberg do a fundraising concert at the old Capital Center in Landover, MD? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Huddle. Send your answers to ktm@politico.com. GET HUDDLE emailed to your phone each morning. Follow Katherine on Twitter @ktullymcmanus
| | | | A message from the National Association of Manufacturers: The National Association of Manufacturers has led the charge against higher taxes on manufacturers. Undoing the progress achieved through tax reform—after which manufacturers kept their promises to raise wages and benefits, hire new workers and invest in their communities—would cost 1 million jobs in the first two years, according to NAM research. With Congress now considering proposals to raise taxes on manufacturers, the NAM is sending a clear message that higher taxes will do nothing to promote competitiveness or address rising costs and workforce shortages. Learn more at https://nam.org/taxaction. | | | | | | | Follow us | | | | |
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