| | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | Presented by Mastercard | With an assist from Sarah Ferris
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) waves to the press as he gets into his car at the Capitol on Sept. 27, 2022. | Francis Chung/E&E News/POLITICO | DELAYED, BUT NOT DEAD — The stopgap spending bill to fund the government past Friday night is on the move, without the energy permitting provisions from Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin (D-W.Va.) saw the writing on the wall Tuesday afternoon and asked Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to yank the package that would have sped up approval for energy projects. "A failed vote on something as critical as comprehensive permitting reform only serves to embolden leaders like [Vladimir] Putin who wish to see America fail," Manchin said just a half an hour before the vote. He added that he also made the call due "to my firmly held belief that we should never come to the brink of a government shutdown over politics." The move allowed the Senate to easily advance the short term spending bill. Even with just one procedural hurdle out of the way, the chances of a government shutdown plummeted. But over in the House, Republican leadership is whipping against the spending bill, urging their colleagues to tank the measure. House Republicans have been vocal about wanting a spending package that lasts not just beyond the midterm elections, but into the new year. With hope for taking the House, Republicans want to set their own spending levels right off the bat. There is a chance that the Senate could clear the spending bill as soon as today, but it would require agreement from all 100 senators to speed things up. BERNIE ALMOST PLEASED — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who opposed Manchin's proposal from the outset, was pleased Tuesday evening when the permitting push was set aside. "This is a good day for the climate and for the environment and a bad day for big oil and the fossil fuel industry," he told reporters. Asked if he took issue with Schumer cutting the deal in the first place, he was characteristically frank: "Do I think it's good policy for two people to sit alone behind closed doors to make important decisions? No I don't." NOT DEAD YET — Manchin didn't wallow in Tuesday's defeat, seeing it as just a delay. Burgess Everett, Josh Siegel and Zack Colman write that Manchin's "leverage is less strong than it was this summer when he controlled the deciding vote on Democrats' agenda." And still, "party leaders see themselves as indebted to him and aren't going to walk away now." Schumer announced that he, Manchin and others "will continue to have conversations about the best way to ensure responsible permitting reform is passed before the end of the year." Manchin hit the Senate floor to keep working towards a more broadly acceptable deal. Burgess reports that Manchin approached Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the chamber last night, and told Cassidy: "Let's get together." "This issue is so important that, I think, getting people to the table, we can forge a bipartisan compromise," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said in an interview.
| | | | SUBSCRIBE TO 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. | | | | | GOOD MORNING! Welcome to Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill, on this Wednesday, September 28, where the House returns today. DEMS BATTLE FOR LEADERSHIP — Is sixth place worth throwing elbows over? For House Democrats, the race for the No. 6 spot in Democratic leadership is hot. There are four contenders in the fight to serve as vice chair of the House Democratic caucus: Reps. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Ted Lieu (D-Calif.). That vice chair seat is seen as a stepping stone to a more senior position in their party. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), who currently occupies the vice chair role, is planning to run for a higher position within Dem caucus leadership if and when there are vacancies in the next Congress. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), who held the role before, is also angling to move on up. "It's like becoming the third vice president of the Rotary Club," Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.) said of the interest in the lower-ranking position. "You know you're going to be president one day." If you're counting leadership rungs on your fingers, here's a cheat sheet: The party in the majority holds: Speaker, majority leader, majority whip, assistant speaker, caucus chair, caucus vice chair. That last one is the hot seat. The vice chair race is, of course, far from the most influential in the Democratic caucus. But the race has become surprisingly competitive, with each of the four contenders stepping up their outreach and honing their strategies before the House leaves for its lengthy pre-election recess. Sarah and Nicholas have more: Hill Dems' hottest leadership ticket: House No. 6 HURRICANE WASHES OUT JAN 6 HEARING — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection scrapped a hearing scheduled for today, blaming Hurricane Ian. "The Select Committee will soon announce a date for the postponed proceedings," select committee Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said in a statement Tuesday.
| | | | A message from Mastercard: See what's possible when you partner with Mastercard. Learn More. | | | STOCK ACT STRUGGLES — House Democrats last night released the text of their legislation to ban lawmakers, their families and Supreme Court justices from trading stocks, despite tepid feelings among leaders themselves. Staff from the Committee on House Administration presented the bill to chiefs of staff on Tuesday, which is a strong signal of interest in the bill moving to the floor. But we're hearing a whip count is still far from settled. The Wall Street Journal and Punchbowl News both reported Tuesday that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) has privately voiced opposition to the bill, but was reserving final judgment for when the text was released. Hoyer sets the floor schedule for the chamber, which makes the path forward for the measure fraught. Read the bill text for yourself. Bryan Metzger and Dave Levinthal from Insider have more. ELECTORAL COUNT ACTION — Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) announced her happiness and had a spring in her step Tuesday evening after the Senate Rules Committee voted 14-1 to report the Senate's bipartisan Electoral Count Act overhaul to the floor. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who serves on the panel, voted in support of the bill after giving a floor speech backing the effort earlier in the day. One key development is McConnell calling the House version of the bill a "non-starter." The two Republicans on the panel who voted against certifying the 2020 election results split during the markup, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was the lone vote against, while Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) backed the bill. Marianne has more on the markup and what is next for the ECA.
| | | | DON'T MISS - MILKEN INSTITUTE ASIA SUMMIT : Go inside the 9th annual Milken Institute Asia Summit, taking place from September 28-30, with a special edition of POLITICO's Global Insider newsletter, featuring exclusive coverage and insights from this important gathering. Stay up to speed with daily updates from the summit, which brings together more than 1,200 of the world's most influential leaders from business, government, finance, technology, and academia. Don't miss out, subscribe today. | | | | | RONJON COURTS CONTROVERSY — Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is leaning into controversy and bolstering his contrarian reputation in his race for a third term. He faces Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. Johnson has called for the end of locked-in funding for two of the most popular federal government programs, Social Security and Medicare. He's continually voiced doubts and peddled conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. "When he's not attacking Barnes, Johnson is talking about issues that politicians facing an election typically avoid," writes Scott Bauer at The Associated Press. ROLL THE UNION ON — Staff in the offices of Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) are expected to vote today on whether they want to unionize and collectively bargain, per the Congressional Workers Union.
| | | "History is freaking cool"... You don't need to convince us, Lizzo. The artist performed at Capitol One Arena last night with a special surprise: James Madison's 200 year old crystal flute. She played a few fluttering notes. "Bitch, I just twerked and played James Madison's crystal flute!" she announced after carefully returning the flute to a box onstage. Earlier in the day, Lizzo stopped by the Library of Congress to check out their flute collection. She got permission to break the classic library rule on keeping quiet to play the instruments. The Library of Congress is living for this collab. Peltola delivers… Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) is playing the new-colleague game, accepting new assignments and playing nice with the higher ups. She said she received a warm welcome to the House Natural Resources Committee and is sending frozen Alaska treats to Chair Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and ranking member Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.): salmon. She's got a freezer full. QUICK LINKS Republicans in Congress say they'd keep federal abortion funding in cases of rape, incest, from Jennifer Shutt at States Newsroom TRANSITIONS Rachel Kelly has joined Mastercard as director of public policy. Kelly was most recently chief of staff for Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) and also served as deputy chief of staff and legislative director to Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.). Jon Anzur is now VP of public affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. He previously was chief of staff to Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.) and is a Lou Barletta alum. Dave Natonski has joined the lobbying firm HHQ Ventures. He previously was chief of staff to Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.). Adriana Rivera is now a legislative aide for Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.). She previously was a legislative correspondent and staff assistant for Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.).
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| | | TUESDAY'S WINNER: Michael Chirico correctly answered that President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his father, who was a notary public in Vermont. TODAY'S QUESTION from Michael: Which current Members of Congress representing the same state, one in the House and one in the Senate, had fathers that served together in the United States House of Representatives from neighboring states? 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
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