| | | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | Presented by The American Petroleum Institute | What can Congress finish cooking by Thanksgiving on Capitol Hill? Let's take a look at what's simmering in each chamber as the House and Senate return this afternoon... HOUSE RETURNS TO RECONCILIATION — Let's remember (or would you rather forget?) that the House cleared the bipartisan infrastructure bill before leaving for recess, but hit pause on the Democrats' $1.75 trillion social spending and climate package. Those leftovers are what's on the menu this week. House Democratic leaders are projecting optimism that they can overcome the persistent intraparty friction that has dogged the package for months and move towards a vote on passage. A handful of centrist Democrats wanted an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office to clarify the price tag of the package before they'd agree to vote. The CBO is releasing pieces as they complete them, but there still isn't a score of the full package, so keep an eye out for an update from CBO on timing and exactly what data from CBO might satisfy those moderates. Democrats can't lose more than three votes. Even if the House passes the reconciliation bill this week, there's still a rocky road ahead before it gets to the Senate floor. SENATE GETS DEFENSE(IVE) — The Senate is expected to take up the National Defense Authorization Act this week, which lawmakers on both sides of the aisle hope can extend their 60-year streak of the NDAA becoming law. But keep in mind: the massive annual defense policy bill typically involves lots of amendments (nearly 700 have been filed) and possibly a cloture vote. Plus, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to attach a major Senate-passed bill to increase U.S. technology and high-tech manufacturing competitiveness with China to the must-pass defense bill. That could take more floor time than the scant days before recess. Burgess has more on the Senate agenda for November and December here. The defense bill is slated for top billing this week because the House pushed back consideration of the Democrats' $1.75 trillion social spending and climate package, which had (at one point) been expected to land in the Senate for action this week. The delay makes it much more likely that Congress will be working deep into December to clear that social spending bill that is key to President Joe Biden's agenda. | | | | WOMEN RULE: JOIN US WEDNESDAY FOR A TALK ABOUT THE NEW WORLD OF WORK: The way women work, including what is expected and demanded from their workplaces, has been upended. How should businesses, governments, and workers take advantage of this opportunity to rethink what wasn't working and strengthen working environments for women moving forward? Join the Women Rule community to discuss with leading women and explore how they are seizing the moment. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | The Senate parliamentarian has to comb through the reconciliation bill to ensure that none of the language collides with the rules of reconciliation that guard the measure from the filibuster. Schumer said in a Sunday Dear Colleague letter that he hopes to finish that this week. Under reconciliation rules, the Senate needs a CBO score before they can vote on final passage of the package. Splish splash…More meetings with the parliamentarian are teed up on any direct budgetary effects of the bill, the process dubbed a "Byrd Bath." RELATED: Dems stuffed their bill with popular health provisions — but they're delayed until after the midterms, from Alice Miranda Ollstein and Laura Barrón-López. GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Monday, November 15, where some people really are finding love in a hopeless place (aka Rayburn). (ALMOST) SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED — President Biden will sign the bipartisan infrastructure bill in a White House ceremony today. A bipartisan roster of lawmakers are expected to show, including Republican Reps. Don Young (Alaska) and Tom Reed (N.Y.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Arizona centrist Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.). Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) won't be there, but touted the bill as "good for the country" last week. Related: Biden Names Mitch Landrieu to Lead Roughly $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan, from The Wall Street Journal. FIRST IN HUDDLE: MAKE IT IN AMERICA — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is releasing a video this morning touting key parts of the bipartisan infrastructure bill as a continuation of the House Democrats' "Make It In America" plan launched more than a decade ago during the Great Recession to promote policies focused on economic security for American workers. The video touts provisions on modernizing energy infrastructure and apprenticeships and workforce training in addition to traditional road, transit and rail projects that all align with goals set out under the "Make It In America" plan. Watch the video here. | | | | A message from The American Petroleum Institute: The natural gas and oil industry is essential to supplying energy that makes life modern, healthier and better – while doing so in ways that tackle the climate challenge: lowering emissions, increasing efficiency, advancing technological innovation, and more. Meeting this challenge requires new approaches, new partners, new policies and continuous innovation. American Petroleum Institute's Climate Action Framework is dedicated to addressing the risks of climate change while meeting the world's long-term energy needs. Learn more. | | | MONEY TRAP — It is all but certain that another continuing resolution will be necessary to fund the federal government beyond the Dec. 3 expiration of the current stopgap funding, but Republicans are weighing just how long they can flat-fund the government at the current levels -- approved during the Trump administration. Their current strategy: if Democrats don't give-in to demands by conservatives before spending negotiations get started, Republicans won't engage in dealmaking at all, GOP leaders say. "Republicans could benefit from a monthslong standoff, which would hamstring Democrats' attempts to increase non-defense funding. Republicans are also seeking to brand themselves as cutting spending to tame inflation, even after the national debt surged by more than $7 trillion during Trump's presidency," write Jennifer Scholtes, Caitlin Emma and Burgess. LEAHY SPARKS SPECULATION — Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the 81-year-old president pro tempore of the Senate and the fifth longest-serving senator in history, has a press conference planned at 10 a.m. this morning in Vermont State Capitol. With Leahy being one last three undecided incumbents for the 2022 cycle and the only one on the Democratic side, the Montpelier event has folks buzzing about whether this could be when he announces if he'll run for reelection or retire. SWIFTIE SENATORS: Sens. Kirstin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) revealed their favorite Taylor Swift songs. | | | | BECOME A GLOBAL INSIDER: The world is more connected than ever. It has never been more essential to identify, unpack and analyze important news, trends and decisions shaping our future — and we've got you covered! Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Global Insider author Ryan Heath navigates the global news maze and connects you to power players and events changing our world. Don't miss out on this influential global community. Subscribe now. | | | | | QUICK LINKS Republicans seek a U.S. Senate takeover in 2022 but struggle over candidates, Michael Scherer and Mike DeBonis from The Washington Post Sinema's shift: 'Prada socialist' to corporate donor magnet, from The Associated Press Thousands of military families struggle with food insecurity, from The Associated Press TRANSITIONS Lauri Ng is joining Mindset, a bipartisan public policy consultancy, as director. Ng most recently served as Senior Counsel for the House Committee on Financial Services. Andy Flick is now executive director for the New Democrat Coalition. He most recently was chief of staff for Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), and is a Seth Moulton alum. Erin Perrine is launching TAG Strategies' public relations arm as VP. She previously was comms director for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). | | | | A message from The American Petroleum Institute:   | | | TODAY IN CONGRESS The House convenes at 2 p.m. The Senate convenes at 3 p.m. with a vote at 5:30 p.m. AROUND THE HILL 2 p.m. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) holds a press conference on cannabis legislation (House Triangle). TRIVIA FRIDAY'S WINNER: Shelley Stewart correctly answered that Sen. Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) and Congressman and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta (D-Calif.) shared a tent as part of a local Boy Scouts of America Jamboree under extraordinary circumstances: Mineta was incarcerated in Wyoming at a Japanese American internment camp at Heart Mountain during World War II and Simpson belonged to the only local troop that agreed to a jamboree inside the camp. More on their decades-long friendship here. TODAY'S QUESTION from Shelley: Who wrote a love ballad called "Souls Along the Way" for former Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)? 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 American Petroleum Institute: Meeting growing energy demand will require investments, innovations, breakthroughs and a coalescence of the global community like we have never before seen. The natural gas and oil industry is prepared to tackle these challenges, lead where we are best positioned to develop solutions and work with policymakers, other industries and communities to supply the energy the world needs while working to reach the ambitions of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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