| | | | |  | | By Katherine Tully-McManus | Presented by Panasonic | |  WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen participates in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland at the Department of the Treasury on January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. Secretary Yellen agreed to stay on as Treasury Secretary following a request from President Biden. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images | YELLEN IN THE HOUSE — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will launch today what is expected to be a flurry of administration appearances on Capitol Hill to defend President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal that landed just yesterday. Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) wanted his panel to get prompt testimony from Yellen, and she’ll be there, bright and early, less than 24 hours after the release of the president’s blueprint. Expect some heat as Republicans take their first official shots at the Biden budget. The proposal is an opening volley for an array of fiscal fights ahead, from the impending debt limit showdown to the battle over discretionary spending levels. 15 budget asks that are actually Biden's reelection pitch, from Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma House GOP on deck: Republicans trashing President Joe Biden’ $6.9 trillion budget request was the No. 1 most predictable element of this week, and they delivered. Biden’s budget proposes a 7 percent increase over current nondefense spending levels in addition to tax increases on corporations and the wealthiest Americans. House Republicans have been demanding significant spending cuts but aren’t aligned about what is on the chopping block and how to approach slashing federal agencies and programs. Democrats have essentially challenged House Republicans to put their own fiscal priorities and demands in writing, given that the GOP is seeking fiscal concessions in exchange for their votes to lift the debt ceiling in the coming months. But that is easier said than done. They want to balance the budget but not touch the biggest drivers of debt: Social Security and Medicare. And, sure, they want to slash federal spending, but many won’t touch the Pentagon budget. Vulnerable incumbents squirm as colleagues talk about cuts to popular domestic programs. So, what’s the timeline? It’s murky. House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington predicted his panel’s proposal would take “at least” 30 more days to finish. He stressed that there’s “no timeline” for a release. Saying that a budget is a “statement of values” is a cliche, but Republicans are keeping that in mind. The document will need votes to clear the House, but it won’t become law and is nonbinding. “I think most members understand that budgets are aspirational,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-N.D.), who leads the GOP’s centrist Main Street Caucus. Sarah and Nancy unpack the competing priorities within the House GOP and possible strategies they’re exploring, from a Mafia reference to a Paul Ryan throwback. Let the pork roll: The House Appropriations Committee throws open their doors to earmark requests starting today. The submission portal is now allowing members to submit their picks for projects with a “federal nexus” for funding. There’s a cap on requests, 15 for each member, so choose carefully. House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger (R-Texas) announced earlier this month that she won’t be entertaining any earmarks on the Labor-HHS-Education, Financial Services and Defense bills. And skip memorials and museums, too.
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 27, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO | MANCHIN WATCH — Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is betting he can make a bipartisan deal on energy permitting, teaming up with House Republicans who are eager to get involved. But he’s making everyone else sweat while he puts off announcing any decision about his plans for the future, whether it be another Senate run, retirement or even a third-party presidential run, which he isn’t counting out. “If you can’t do the job the last two years because you’re in cycle, that tells you what’s wrong with this place. That’s why I haven’t made any commitment or a decision,” Manchin told Burgess in an interview this week. Sarah and Burgess have much more on the future of a Manchin-led energy deal, including which House Republicans are already in talks with the West Virginian and how potentially handing Manchin a win factors into their thinking. LATEST ON THE BREACH — House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor told the House Administration subcommittee on Modernization that she first heard about the DC Health Link breach "toward the end of last week." She stressed that the investigation is ongoing. “We have a list of individuals that we are reaching out to now that we feel like were definitely part of the subset of the total membership that may have been impacted,” Szpindor said. The breach was of an outside company and it was not an intrusion on any House system, she told House lawmakers. “It was not from our system. And we also checked to make sure that the portal we have by which we send that data is well protected. And it is … very well protected,” Szpindor said. The trove of stolen information, from addresses and Social Security numbers and more, are already up on the dark web, The Associated Press reported. DON’T FENCE ME IN — Republicans on the House Administration Committee are looking to create more formal guidance for the deployment of fencing around the Capitol. “We need to have an actual, clear-cut protocol that triggers that decision,” Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) told Jordain in a brief interview. More on where things stand and who else needs to weigh in.
| | | | 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. | | | | | D’ESPOSIT-NO — After Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) introduced legislation to prevent Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from profiting off his campaign deceptions, a defiant Santos asked to co-sponsor the legislation, Olivia scooped. Zing: "I consider George Santos’ sponsorship of good government legislation about as seriously as Sam Bankman-Fried teaching a course in business ethics," D'Esposito said in response. CONCUSSED, DISCUSSED — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s fall on Wednesday night resulted in a concussion, and he’ll remain hospitalized for a few days for observation, according to his office. One Republican senator said Thursday that McConnell could potentially return to the Senate next week, others expressed confidence that the GOP leader will be fine. Republicans got an update on McConnell during their lunch meeting Thursday. McConnell, who turned 81 on Feb. 20, had polio as a child and previously fractured his shoulder in 2019 after tripping on his patio at home. STAT HALL TREATMENT — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is giving the resolution that will overturn the D.C. Council's criminal code overhaul the Statuary Hall treatment this morning. He’ll host an enrollment ceremony for the measure, which won bipartisan majorities in both chambers, at 11:30 a.m. ahead of sending it to the White House for President Joe Biden’s signature.
| | | | A message from Panasonic:   | | | | | | FBI is in, thighs are out … Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-M.D.) is showing some leg in the brutal battle over who should get the new FBI headquarters. QUICK LINKS The One Big Question Bernie Won’t Answer: The progressive hero has more power than ever. Will he keep it? From N.Y. Mag’s Gabe Debenedetti Congressman says his name was wrongly searched by FBI, from Devlin Barrett and Shane Harris at The Washington Post Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar, from Annie Karni at New York Times Jan. 6 rioters trashed a GOP senator's office, and he hasn't acknowledged it, from Ryan J. Reilly and Sahil Kapur at NBC News Reps. Clyde, Garbarino Introduce Joint Resolution To Block DC’s Anti-Cop Law, Endorsed By DC Police Union, from Henry Rodgers at the Daily Caller As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt, from Kate Ackley at CQ Roll Call Labor strife hits the heart of the Federal Reserve: the cafeteria, from Victoria Guida TRANSITIONS Scott Levy is now senior oversight counsel for the Senate HELP Committee. He previously was senior health counsel for Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.). Blaine Boyd is now legislative director and counsel for Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.). He most recently was legislative counsel for Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.). Randal John Meyer is joining Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) office as chief counsel and legislative director. He previously was executive director of the Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce.
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