| | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | With an assist from Nancy Vu WHERE SPENDING STANDS — It's all about the add-ons. How sticky will the stopgap spending bill be and how many extras can hitch a ride on the must-pass bill. There are still many moving pieces, so action isn't expected until later this month, but is what key lawmakers are saying about potential add-ons: Ukraine aid: "If I had my way, I would fund the Ukraine, whatever's necessary, what our military tells us, because they've had some successful fighting right now," Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said Tuesday, per Caitlin Emma. "And then fund the government through December and see where we are." That may not be a unanimous feeling among Republicans, especially in the House, but Shelby is the top GOP appropriator in the Senate. FDA user fees: Key Senate Republicans signaled on Tuesday that they'd be open to attaching a narrowly tailored FDA user fees package to the stopgap spending bill later this month. Senate HELP ranking member Richard Burr (R-N.C.) is talking to leadership. "We're in discussions, but I'm just giving you what the leadership says — they want a clean reauthorization," Burr said, per POLITICO's David Lim and Lauren Gardner. "If they're going to put something in the CR where the FDA doesn't have to send out notices, it's probably going to have to be a clean bill. I don't think there are any riders that are going to be in the CR." Energy permitting: There's still a lot to be figured out on the path forward for the deal between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.). But Schumer was all confidence on Tuesday: "I'm going to add it to the CR and it's going to pass," he told reporters. Same sex marriage: Despite chatter last week about legislation to codify the right to same sex marriage being attached to the CR, it looks like it will be moving solo. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), the lead Democratic negotiator on a bill, told reporters Monday that Schumer will file cloture on the bill this Thursday, setting up a procedural vote for early next week. RACE TO THE TOP — … of the House GOP Conference. Olivia sat down with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) to talk about him jumping in the race for chair of the House Republican conference, challenging current GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). "I think races are healthy," Donalds said in the exclusive interview, saying his plan "hasn't changed" despite Stefanik's formal announcement on Tuesday that she's seeking reelection after considering a bid for whip next year. "Competition is a healthy thing." If Donalds pulls out a win, he'd help the GOP conference make good on its long-held goals to represent more diversity in the conference and leadership, burnished through active recruitment of candidates of color. But he's a major long shot in the race, writes Olivia. More from the exclusive interview: The Black conservative who's challenging Stefanik for House GOP leadership
| | | | A WOMEN RULE CONVERSATION ON LEADING FROM THE GROUND UP: Join POLITICO's Women Rule on Sept. 15 for conversations focused on creating and leading sustainable, healthy and inclusive communities. The program will feature a Member Exchange panel followed by a keynote discussion exploring the most pressing issues facing women in their communities and women in leadership roles who are best positioned to solve these problems. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Wednesday, September 14, where there's still time to sign up for this panel on government transparency your Huddle host is moderating. GOODBYE PRIMARY SEASON — Before all eyes turn to November 8, here's who came out on top in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware last night.
- NH: Republican Karoline Leavitt beat out fellow Trump administration alum Matt Mowers in a contentious 1st District primary for the right to face Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. The election there divided Trump backers, but the former president stayed out of the race. The hotly contested GOP primary for Senate is too close to call this morning with votes for Don Bolduc and Chuck Morse still being tallied. The latest numbers are here.
- RI: State Treasurer Seth Magaziner won the Democratic nomination for the 2nd District easily in a crowded field and with backing from retiring Democratic Rep. Jim Langevin. He will face former Cranston mayor Allan Fung in November.
- DE: The biggest news in Delaware's primary was President Joe Biden heading home to vote on election day, instead of voting early while he was there over the weekend.
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are frustrated that they can't get clarity, or even a briefing, about the FBI's Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. Intelligence officials have paused their work, citing a federal judge's recent ruling in favor of Trump's request for an independent arbiter known as a special master to review the seized materials for potentially privileged documents. That includes putting briefings on ice for the top congressional leaders and Intelligence Committee members. The Gang of 8 is still waiting to be briefed. Former FBI special agent Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), who has a history of breaking with Trump, characterized the wide gap between lawmakers' oversight goals and the challenges they're facing to uncover relevant details: "The reality is this: Nobody — nobody in the press, nobody in Congress — knows the answer to the question 'Was it justified or not?'" Fitzpatrick said of the Mar-a-Lago search. "We don't know. We don't have enough information." Andrew has more on the uphill oversight battle: Congress wants in on Trump oversight. It may get stiff-armed. BOOMERANG — John Wood, the Jan. 6 Select Committee investigator who ran for a Senate seat in Missouri as an independent and dropped his bid last month, returned to the committee staff Monday, a source familiar with the matter tells Nicholas. CUMMINGS PORTRAIT TO OVERSEE OVERSIGHT — The official portrait of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is set to be unveiled in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing room in Rayburn this afternoon. The painting, by Baltimore artist Jerrell Gibbs, won't be too big of a surprise: It was previously on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Baltimore native Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will be on hand, along with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), current 7th district Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) and former Oversight Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) are expected to be in attendance.
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Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), at right, takes part in at her ceremonial swearing-in alongside her husband, Gene Peltola, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the U.S. Capitol Sept. 13, 2022. (Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO) | JUST (SWORN) IN ― Reps. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska), Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), and Joe Sempolinski (R-N.Y.) were formally sworn-in to the House before votes on Tuesday night, following special elections that would put them in the chamber for at least three months. The new members will face general elections in November. Some of their kids stole the show at the ceremonial swearing in in the Rayburn Reception Room, with Ryan's son, Theo, dancing with Pelosi before the group posed for a photo. Peltola is the first Alaska native elected to Congress, and the first woman to represent Alaska in the House. She was flanked at her swearing-in by Alaska GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and a crowd of other lawmakers. The Alaska at-large seat means Peltola flies solo in the House, without a delegation, but members stepped in to give her a warm welcome. "It is the honor of my life to represent Alaska, a place my elders and ancestors have called home for thousands of years," she said. Ryan will fill the seat left open by former New York Rep. Antonio Delgado (D), who was elected to serve as New York's lieutenant governor in May. Sempolinski is representing New York's 23rd district, a seat that was up for grabs when Republican Rep. Tom Reed left to join a lobbying firm. RELATED: A Day of Firsts for Peltola in Congress Starts a Sprint to Another Election , from Emily Cochrane at The New York Times; Rep. Mary Peltola sworn into Congress (with great details about her white mukluks and more) from Pauly Denetclaw for Indian Country Today. PELOSI AND THE QUEEN — Pelosi signed the condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, accompanied by UK Ambassador Karen Pierce and three members of the British delegation in a ceremonial room just off the House floor after the House adjourned. She wrote, in part, that the queen was "not only a…monarch, but a mother figure to the world. Her legacy will affect not only her subjects, but women throughout the world. With sadness and respect."
| | | | Join POLITICO Live on Tuesday, Sept. 20 to dive into how federal regulators, members of Congress, and the White House are seeking to write the rules on digital currencies, including stablecoins. The panel will also cover the tax implications of crypto, which could be an impediment to broader adoption and the geopolitical factors that the U.S. is considering as it begins to draw regulatory frameworks for crypto. REGISTER HERE. | | | | | | | | JOCKS vs. NERDS — Would you rather watch members of congress challenge the media in a softball game or a spelling bee? Both are on tap tonight! Softball: The annual Congressional Womens' Softball Game is tonight. Gates open at Watkins Recreation Center at 5:30 p.m. with the first pitch slated for 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 and the whole event is a fundraiser for the Young Survivor Coalition which supports young women diagnosed with cancer. GO PRESS, BEAT CONGRESS! Tickets are here. Pre-game read: 'One night a year': Softball game gets personal for Sen. Amy Klobuchar , from Chris Cioffi at CQ Roll Call. Spelling: If words are more your forte, The National Press Club's spelling bee that pits a bipartisan roster of lawmakers against journalists from POLITICO, NPR, The Washington Post and The Associated Press. Spelling starts at 7 p.m. at the National Press Club. Tickets are here. To be clear: Everyone involved — even the home-run hitters — are nerds. DAY TRADERS BEWARE…Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) didn't know her college-age son was day trading stocks, despite her support of a stock-trading ban for members of Congress and their immediate family. She gave her son a light roast on Tuesday in response to a New York Times analysis of congressional stock trading pointing out that he lost money on two trades reported in 2019. QUICK LINKS The more controversial the better for Greene's fundraising, and her opponent's , from Tia Mitchell at The Atlanta Journal Constitution How lawmakers are 'quiet quitting' Congress, from Sam Brodey at The Daily Beast Jan. 6 panel weighs new DOJ cooperation after Trump world subpoenas, from Kyle and Nicholas TRANSITIONS Max Seltzer has joined the Senate Commerce Committee GOP as a professional staff member focused on aviation. He previously was a senior associate at ACG Advocacy. Rebecca Angelson has been promoted to be chief of staff for Rep. Bob Latta (R-Ohio). She previously was his deputy chief of staff. Caroline Stonecipher is joining Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) as a strategic communications adviser. She was most recently deputy communications director for Florida's Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Stonecipher previously worked for Peters as well as former Sens. Doug Jones and Bill Nelson. TODAY IN CONGRESS The House convenes at 10 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. to resume consideration of Lara E. Montecalvo's nomination to be Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, with a confirmation vote at 11:30 a.m. followed by a cloture vote on Sarah A. L. Merriam's nomination to the Second Circuit. AROUND THE HILL 10 a.m. House Select Modernization of Congress Committee hearing on "A Roadmap for the Future." (210 Cannon) 10 a.m. House Judiciary Committee markup of seven resolutions, including one that would ask Biden and direct Attorney General Merrick Garland to transmit a copy of the affidavit to the House of Representatives related to the raid on the former President Donald Trump. (2141 Rayburn) 10 a.m. Senate HELP Committee hearing on the federal response to the monkeypox outbreak and stopping its spread. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci and FDA Commissioner Robert Califf testify. (216 Hart) 10:15 a.m. House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, Vice Chair Pete Aguilar and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark hold a press conference after the Democratic Caucus meeting. (Studio A) 10:45 a.m. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) hold a news conference following the GOP Conference meeting. (Studio A) 11 a.m. Hoyer will hold his weekly pen-and-pad. (H-107) Noon Pelosi holds her weekly news conference. (Studio A) 12:20 p.m. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) holds a pen-and-pad with actor Seth Rogen, actress Lauren Miller Rogen and National Domestic Workers Alliance president Ai-Jen Poo briefing on home care for seniors and people with disabilities. (S-115)
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