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11/21/2016 07:53 AM EDT


By Heather Caygle (hcaygle@politico.com or @heatherscope)

With assistance from Daniel Lippman

MAKING OUR LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE- House Republicans have started laying an ambitious roadmap for the beginning of the next Congress and it includes items GOP lawmakers once could only dream of: rolling back Obama administration regulations, muscling through tax reform and dismantling Obamacare, Rachael and Bres report. With all they want to get done, members should say goodbye to their short weeks and long weekends, at least for now.

"Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who's currently devising the 2017 House schedule, is likely to keep lawmakers in D.C. on Mondays and Fridays, a stark departure from the three-day weeks that have become routine in the chamber," they report. The GOP leader even compared the upcoming schedule to the intense pace lawmakers kept in 1994, when Republicans took back the majority and pushed through a slew of bills related to their "Contract with America" campaign.

Let's get wonky for a minute: "House Republicans are also sketching out a plan to possibly pass two budgets in the first half of the year - though some leadership sources cautioned that nothing has been set in stone. Doing so would allow GOP lawmakers to unlock a fast-pass procedure called reconciliation, which in turn would enable them to dismantle Obamacare and potentially even pass tax reform on likely party-line votes." Rachael and Bres with more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442f7b62bf60b329a1166c8fc2e726dbf92f13fd268507f0ec3

But, how are they going to pay for it? "Some Republicans in Congress, including House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, have indicated that some sacred cows might be up for slaughter. Those include federal entitlement programs such as Medicare, long considered a 'third rail' of American politics, that Trump himself has shied away from touching," report Mike DeBonis and Kelsey Snell for the Washington Post. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442d879af82c3453f19ff5747c97b8295a135328bc2fe1c739a

And don't forget: Being in power has its perks but when push comes to shove, the buck will have to stop with Republicans. The AP's Erica Werner: "For Republicans, there will be no one left to blame. ...If President-elect Donald Trump and congressional Republicans don't deliver, they will face a serious reckoning with voters. That could begin with the 2018 midterm elections, when every House member and one-third of the Senate will be up for re-election." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442cc4cfc4e365866c7f6a79c0fcb850ef7a97d1060996e671a

FRIENDS OR FRENEMIES? Trump had good things to say about incoming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Sunday, calling him "far smarter" than Sen. Harry Reid with the ability to "get things done." "I have always had a good relationship with Chuck Schumer," Trump tweeted this weekend. But Schumer had a different take on things when Burgess, Bres and Elana sat down with him on Friday.

"'He was not my friend. We never went golfing together, even had a meal together,' Schumer told POLITICO in an interview Friday, two days after he was elected Senate minority leader. 'He's called me, we've had civil conversations a couple of times. But I've got to see what he does.'"

And about that filibuster idea... "Schumer notably distanced himself from Reid's decision in 2013 to kill the filibuster for all nominees except to the Supreme Court. That seismic change now all-but-guarantees that Democrats will have to swallow [Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general] and a host of other Trump cabinet appointees they would otherwise have had leverage to derail. 'When Harry proposed the changing of the rules, I didn't want cabinet' appointments included, Schumer said. 'It's such a high, important position there ought to be an attempt at bipartisanship, not to put someone on either extreme.'" More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442cad799a6fdde79c8b758264ea3c45645f99989e0456331d0

So where can the two men work together? Schumer on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday: "For instance, getting rid of the carried interest loophole, changing our trade laws dramatically, a large infrastructure bill." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14423465f23e795f6115028a74c2ae0d01866fb5e97f1e29cf68

Related: Schumer, opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, isn't ready to work with Trump to dismantle the plan. Elana, Burgess and Bres again: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14422121135e5e12f058549451d50878da60f1d8b02e7a644f64 Obama aims to fortify the Iran deal, Carol Lee and Jay Solomon report for the Wall Street Journal: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442f5e1eab9bf04e35982170fd43cc0c68c5df7f3dcbd1ffbf9

WE MADE IT TO TURKEY WEEK. Welcome to Monday, Nov. 21. Thanks for reading POLITICO's Huddle, the play-by-play guide to all things Capitol Hill. Your favorite morning tipsheet will be taking a break for turkey on Thanksgiving and Friday, Nov. 25. But don't worry, we'll be back at it Monday, Nov. 28.

FRIDAY'S MOST CLICKED- Niel's story on Sen. John McCain's comments about the "idiots" supporting a short-term spending bill.

TODAY IN CONGRESS- The House and Senate are out.

WARREN FILLS THE VOID- After Hillary Clinton's loss, the Democratic Party was left reeling and without an anointed standard bearer for the first time in a long time. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is moving aggressively to occupy the vacuum left by Clinton, Gabriel Debenedetti reports this morning. Warren's move is "a timely reminder to the party and its most ambitious members that all roads to 2020 - not to mention 2018 - go through her."

On a mission: "From a series of public appearances across town to letters from her Senate office to private Capitol Hill meetings with fellow elected officials, Warren is making clear that she intends to use her brand of no-holds-barred liberalism to illuminate the party's path ahead while it embarks on a protracted period of soul-searching," he reports. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e144217e6bff1793631fdae89dabed4018b6ae768628917fca593

RYAN LANDS FIRST ENDORSEMENT- Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan has garnered his first endorsement in his bid to unseat House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. New York Rep. Kathleen Rice announced Sunday she was backing Ryan, saying he could help bring Democrats back into the majority. Ryan "is the one forcing us to ask the tough questions about our party's future, and he's the one providing real answers," Rice said in a statement. Bres: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14423ae6b6afaae55cc0239a5abb4f6a33af53dc3331a3373cca

Obama praises Pelosi: President Barack Obama had kind words for Pelosi during a press conference over the weekend. "Although he is reticent to 'meddle' in party votes while he is on the way out the door, Obama said at a news conference that he 'cannot speak highly enough' of the first female House speaker, who has been a key ally on some of his most important work as president," Christi Parsons reports for the L.A. Times. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14425092e6591d3bd714212780a71e3a585d54faa395b6235821

ELLISON HITS ROADBLOCK IN DNC BID- Rep. Keith Ellison may have garnered some big-name endorsements recently in his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee, but he's also facing a big roadblock. Some folks just don't want another sitting member of Congress to lead the committee. Daniel: "On the heels of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's troubled tenure as DNC chief, the issue of whether Ellison will commit full-time to the job poses a threat to his candidacy."

"Already, two of Ellison's opponents for the top DNC job - former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean and South Carolina Democratic Party chairman Jaime Harrison - have made the point that congressional responsibilities would dramatically undercut the ability of the next chairman to do the job effectively." More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14422f0f3312b0a03865b1329d83a4f7297598b6d60d457b1ee7

COMING ATTRACTIONS- "Overhauling the government's ethics laws will be a top priority for President-elect Donald Trump in Congress next year, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said Sunday," reports Patrick Temple-West. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e14420b04ef82f83325a35c1bfa4a9600132f9e837e10365999af

SESSIONS ON TRACK FOR AG CONFIRMATION- Sen. Jeff Sessions looks all but guaranteed to be confirmed as attorney general after receiving support from a variety of GOP lawmakers and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin. Sen. Jeff Flake, a key swing vote on the Judiciary Committee, and centrist GOP Sen. Susan Collins also said they were backing Sessions. Burgess and Elana with more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442892c4b91c9993162682b4a71b08f62f969b8ebee3d52aceb

VAN HOLLEN TAKES DSCC SPOT- Incoming Sen. Chris Van Hollen will be taking over Senate Democrats' campaign arm as they prepare to defend several Democratic seats in Trump territory in 2018. "While it's unusual for a freshman senator to assume such an important position in the caucus, Van Hollen has valuable political experience from leading the DCCC in the 2008 and 2010 elections," Kevin and Elana report. More: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=95cfb68e5d5e1442ebeaf25d0029b5efcec784a3de8a1cda7af030bbd58f1f8d

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES- Brianna Puccini has been promoted to communications director for Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer. Chanse Jones is now Fischer's press secretary. Puccini is an alum of Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Rep. Frank Wolf.

FRIDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER- Intrepid reporter Emma Dumain was the first to correctly guess that one-third of House Democrats hail from California, New York and Massachusetts.

TODAY'S TRIVIA- Emma with today's question: Which member of Congress shares a writing credit on the autobiography of a young girl who was discovered after a mysterious and highly-publicized kidnapping? The first person to correctly answer gets a mention in tomorrow's Huddle.

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