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10/28/2015 08:43 AM EDT


By Seung Min Kim (skim@politico.com or @seungminkim)

TODAY IN THE HOUSE: BUDGET SHOWDOWN, SPEAKER NOMINATION - It's a big day in the House, as AP's Alan Fram writes: "The House is poised to vote on a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce and Republicans are set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the chamber's new speaker, milestones GOP leaders hope will transform their party's recent chaos into calm in time for next year's presidential and congressional campaigns. Democratic and Republican leaders in the House and Senate were urging lawmakers to back the agreement, which would resolve fights over defense and domestic spending and federal borrowing until early 2017. Expectations were for House passage Wednesday and final Senate approval
next week, even as hard-right conservatives and farm-state lawmakers arrayed against the deal." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269747958ed36f9be753dff74bcf94bba9693af58b11b19544f83

--Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) will give the nominating speech for Ryan inside the conference meeting, and Reps. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) and Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) will deliver speeches seconding the nomination, per CNN's Deirdre Walsh: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974688964f0f3c4809b1e6c6a829769df75360a399647a180c0

--The leadership elections begin at 1:30 p.m. at 1100 Longworth. When will the white smoke emerge?

--Ryan, who announced this morning that he would vote for the budget agreement, is getting a pass from the House Freedom Caucus over how the fiscal accord transpired, per POLITICO's Lauren French: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269744b2c8dbde1ada48f68a648339052577b77295d6e48f7c935

--The likely next speaker complained that the process behind the budget "stinks," but per HuffPo, some of his Ways and Means staff helped put it together. Ryan's spokesman, Brendan Buck, noted: "They grabbed off the shelf what we'd been working on for months." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269740a3a3c2297b20fa2ffe22a997295ba8cb9cae8f5893b0dc9

BUDGET PREPPED FOR HOUSE VOTE - The House Rules Committee late Tuesday cleared the budget agreement for floor action, after some last-minute drama over scoring that made the bill look like it would raise the deficit by as high as $14 billion. Per a House Republican aide, congressional leaders addressed a "drafting error" in the original budget agreement that created that gap, and the amendment offered at Rules made fixes that ensured "all budget cap relief is fully offset with mandatory spending cuts and other savings."

--But there are still some other issues, as POLITICO's Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan note: "The legislation mandates that when the Department of Agriculture negotiates with crop insurers, the companies must accept a lower rate of return. Crop insurers have complained loudly to lawmakers, who are in turn complaining to party leaders. CBO estimates the provision will bring in $3 billion in additional revenue over the next decade. Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) said he was 'a no right now' on the budget deal because of this issue. Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.), ranking member of the panel, is also opposed." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269744343566035aaee4cdc15404acb06ff71fd355eee3036500f

--POLITICO's Burgess Everett writes on how the budget deal will be a 'pinata' during tonight's GOP debate: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974ddfd2497ab66b4ec21f62d459a08426c7ff72b9c2601448a

--Huddle hears from two little birdies that House Republicans made a push during the budget negotiations to include a rider that would have set the vote threshold for cloture on the motion to proceed on appropriations bills at 51, rather than 60 - but Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was not having any of it. Will that proposal come back during the omnibus negotiations? We'll see.

WORTH THE CLICK - We here at Huddle try to keep 2016 politics to a minimum in our humble congressional newsletter but this, with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) playing bartender and participating a round of "date, marry or disappear forever" (a PG-rated version of that other game) with Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina, was too good to not include. From Igor Bobic for HuffPo: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974015bdb62ebba101f7778079ce42ed4c4974a8e6395a124aa

--Also, somebody really should teach Graham how to pour beer correctly.

BOEHNER'S FAREWELL GIFTS - WaPo's Paul Kane: "The entire House Republican Conference pitched in to purchase him a golf cart, complete with a 'MR SPKR' license plate, which will likely be sent to a condo he purchased last year in Marco Island, Fla., where the golf-obsessed lawmaker expects to devote more time to lowering his handicap. 'Obviously it's going to be part of it,' he told reporters of his plans to play more golf. Members of the Ohio delegation bought Boehner a golf bag and new set of clubs." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e8472697461038a4a5c3d1177d7156f71340c033c406d8ba40ed12537

--Here's a photo of that specialized license plate for Boehner: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=48858f8e81270d980c57c7cd073f98e2d643aca94a4a8563294eb22ed9a92b77 And a tribute video played for Boehner at yesterday's Conference meeting: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269745c0d723196243a6644b176169c12033ed614c71564295fc8

CONGRESS VS. CAP POLICE (FOR CHARITY) - The seventh annual Congressional Football Game - pitting members of Congress and former NFL players against the Capitol Police - will kick off tonight at 7:20 p.m. at Watkins Recreation Field. The event benefits the Capitol Police Memorial Fund, Our Military Kids and A Advantage 4 Kids, Inc. Captains of the congressional team are Reps. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), Bob Dold (R-Ill.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.). Captain of the Capitol Police team is Jim Davis. Tickets at $10 in advance at www.congressionalfootballgame.org.

--Huddle hopes that doesn't run into budget votes!

THE DEBRIEF INTERVIEW - PRE-HALLOWEEN SIT-DOWN WITH THE CANDY LOBBY: This Halloween is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for candy producers, with retail sales projected to hit a record $2.6 billion. On the eve of his industry's 'Super Bowl', we sat down with John Downs Jr., the head of the National Confectioners Association - aka the candy lobby. What's on his mind ahead of this sugar-filled weekend? Find out on this week's Debrief video interview from the Agenda: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e847269741d8b0a0d65b8027a58344eca5ac2498b5985d01f7b27e0dd

GOOD MORNING, IT'S Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 and welcome to the Huddle, where we totally slept through our alarm this morning. I'm at skim@politico.com, or on Twitter at @seungminkim.

My new followers include @kristinabaum and @smhigg.

TODAY IN CONGRESS - The House is in at 10 a.m., with the budget deal on tap. First and last are TBD. The Senate is in at 10 a.m., and they are going to just wait around for the House.

AROUND THE HILL - Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) will introduce new gun control legislation at a news conference in SVC-215 at 9:30 a.m. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and other House Democrats will hold a "Make It In America" hearing at 1 p.m. in 1310 Longworth. House GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) will hold a breast cancer awareness event honoring Cokie Roberts from ABC News at 3 p.m. in HC-8.

SENATE PASSES CYBERSECURITY BILL - NPR's Aarti Shahani has an explainer: "The latest clash in the cybersecurity vs. privacy debate played itself out in Congress on Tuesday when the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Supporters say the bill, approved 74-21, will help stop hackers by getting companies that have been breached to share information about the embarrassing attack with federal law enforcement. The House passed its version in April. But CISA is very controversial. While proponents call it common sense, critics say it's just an excuse for intelligence officials to grab data on citizens without a warrant." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974adee53191722f25f09a594d3da9f70f1d7ffcaeec80da55c

--During the cybersecurity debate, Sen. Dean Heller's (R-Nev.) privacy amendment narrowly failed, 47-49. Sens. Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and David Vitter all missed the vote, and what do they have in common? In an interview, Heller was particularly annoyed at Paul - who just happened to be campaigning in Heller's home state that day: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974be904c016ec99833917b88cbc2bea45e756f4bb7e015c14f

BRADY MAKES WAYS AND MEANS PITCH - The candidate to replace Ryan at the powerful tax-writing committee makes his case to the Texas Tribune's Abby Livingston: "'In this, case seniority equals experience,' he said Tuesday in an interview with The Texas Tribune. But, the Republican from The Woodlands added, 'I love the fact that we're a merit-based conference, and so I'm running on more than seniority.' ... Brady says his subcommittee work, including as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee's health subcommittee, prepared him to pick up Ryan's mantle mid-session ... But it might be his fundraising prowess that most helps his Ways and Means bid."
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HOUSE GOP TO TAKE UP RULES CHANGES - CQ Roll Call's Emma Dumain: "House Republicans could vote as early as this week on some changes to their official rules - including a plan to diversify the makeup of the powerful Steering Committee, Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers told CQ Roll Call Tuesday. Fast-tracking a vote to broaden member representation of the board that makes committee assignments could have an immediate effect on Republicans Kevin Brady of Texas and Pat Tiberi of Ohio, who are vying to succeed Paul D. Ryan as chairman of Ways and Means ... Critics have argued that party leaders and leadership favorites have too much clout in the current Steering Committee makeup,
crowding out important voices from the rank and file and the conservative contingents of the conference." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974c32c15ad53ff638578a594231e0bb11787daf8bc54270b31

EX-IM BOUNCES TO SENATE - Bloomberg's Kathleen Miller: "The House voted to renew the U.S. Export-Import Bank in a bipartisan effort that sends the measure to the Senate, where it faces opposition from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The 313-118 House vote Tuesday would extend the bank's charter through September 2019, allowing it to resume financing companies' overseas sales ... 'The way to achieve Ex-Im, if it's going to be achieved in the Senate, is in the highway bill' McConnell told reporters Tuesday at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol hours before the House vote." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e8472697413eee36b8104a89a421f9eb37c34e8e8ce85bbebdb9e8f0f

HOUSE GOP: IMPEACHMENT FOR IRS COMMISSIONER - NBC News" M. Alex Johnson: "House Republicans filed papers Tuesday to begin impeachment proceedings against IRS Commissioner John Koskinen over the agency's alleged campaign to revoke the tax-exempt status of Tea Party-affiliated groups. The resolution - filed by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and 18 other members of the committee - accuses Koskinen of lying to Congress about agency emails that were found to be missing. It was filed four days after the Justice Department found no criminal behavior in the IRS' scrutiny of the tax statuses of conservative political groups."
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e84726974db157a62da0a6392bb576dfaf9ce2c3f8a530fc1be8653c9

POLITICO MAGAZINE's "What Works" series -- "Mayors to 2016 Candidates: Enough Vitriol, We Need 'Grown-Up Conversations' " by Ben Wofford: "The economic engines that will drive our economy over the next generation will be our urban areas and without a major investment and partnership with the federal government to repair what we have and build what we need, we will not succeed" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=4bcb218e8472697453fa320895fdc601a7921bf87130eaa7544fff446feab47b

TUESDAY'S TRIVIA WINNER - Colleen Shogan was the first person to correctly answer that Dwight Eisenhower has a tree named after him at the 17th hole at Augusta National. And a handful of you pointed out that the tree is no longer there.

TODAY'S TRIVIA - Colleen has today's question: In 1975, Librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin discovered a collection of priceless items in a safe inside his Thomas Jefferson Building ceremonial office. What were those items and who had donated them to the Library? The first person to correctly answer gets a mention in the next day's Huddle. E-mail skim@politico.com.

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