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What's happening with conference: The House has named its conferees.
But the conferees seem to prefer punting to fixing the problem.
ET. Closed-door briefing on border security for conferees, 10 a.m.
Conferees are in the process of reconciling the two versions of the bill.
Senate and House conferees are in the process of reconciling their two bills.
EST: President Trump has lunch with the House and Senate tax bill conferees.
House and Senate conferees are considering lowering that rate by 28503 percentage points.
The conferees will undoubtedly fix that egregious provision, but they shouldn't stop there.
What to watch Wednesday: The Senate is expected to vote to instruct its conferees.
Conferees said the service will require no additional billets to minimize cost and bureaucracy.
Saccone wasn't the first choice of most of the conferees who selected their party's nominee.
On the first ballot, the 215 conferees split their votes with 75 for state Sen.
House and Senate conferees officially started negotiations Wednesday to reconcile the two version of the NDAA.
"The conferees took extraordinary steps in reforming the national security space," the House committee staffer said.
Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), one of the conferees, said during the group's first meeting on Wednesday.
House and Senate conferees officially started negotiations Wednesday to reconcile the two version of the NDAA.
It is therefore even more critical for our country that the conferees save private activity bonds.
House and Senate leaders both appointed conferees to the committee responsible for negotiating a compromise bill.
The conferees should seize this historic opportunity to remove stealth rate hikes from the tax code.
The emerging compromise is to limit it at $750,000, allowing House and Senate conferees to meet halfway.
The office of House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, said he had named as conferees GOP Reps.
The House appointed conferees, 24 Republicans and 16 Democrats, just after its May vote to start negotiations.
However, before conferees could complete their work, members became sidetracked by the elections and the negotiations stalled.
Once the conferees sign the report, as they were scheduled to do this morning -- it's locked in.
The emerging compromise is to limit it at $750,85033, allowing House and Senate conferees to meet halfway.
In addition to that move, senators approved two motions to instruct conferees, which are nonbinding directions to negotiators.
Conferees from the House and Senate will undoubtedly burn the midnight oil to hammer out a final package.
The National Defense Authorization conferees have an opportunity to take a historic step towards holding senior military officials accountable.
In the days ahead, House and Senate conferees will come together to finalize the Department of Transportation funding package.
The petition's requests closely match a letter sent by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to Homeland Security conferees Wednesday.
" He declined to go into the specific categories, adding, "Once the [Senate] conferees are named, we'll have that discussion.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is also urging conferees to reject any proposed increase in detention beds or wall funding.
Alternatively, Congress could pass another stopgap funding bill to give conferees a little more time to work out a deal.
I urge leadership and conferees to stand with the vast majority of Americans and support this bipartisan, common sense language.
In the end, conferees are expected to accept the Senate's plan to keep the tax with a sharply increased exemption.
An open meeting between the Senate and House conferees this afternoon where they were to iron out differences in their plans.
Up next: Trump has lunch with some conferees working on the tax plan, and then will deliver remarks on taxes at 3pm.
Conferees will receive a special closed-door briefing from experts on Wednesday about what they think is needed to secure the border.
But conferees have struggled to reach a compromise, with Democrats staunchly opposed to the food stamp changes, prompting Trump to weigh in.
The agreement came even before the House and Senate conferees working on a final tax deal held an open meeting later Wednesday.
One conferee noted that there has been no formal vote for conferees to sign off on any provisions in a final bill.
The conferees meet in a process that looks somewhat like an ordinary congressional committee, but with fewer rules to guide its work.
The House and Senate have now both agreed to go to conference on the farm bill and have named conferees for this process.
This is when Republican leaders appoint conferees, basically a group of people they trust to hash out those massive differences we laid out above.
The conferees now can show real leadership by finding the funds that will take the issue — once and for all — over the goal line.
In developing the defense authorization, the House and Senate passed vastly different bills, which conferees from both congressional chambers are now attempting to reconcile.
A similar provision was included in the House bill but was tweaked by conferees to allow for research and development funding for those systems.
That optimism waned through the weekend, and Democratic conferees were expected to meet Sunday morning to discuss next steps as the border negotiations floundered.
House and Senate conferees were nearing an agreement that could offer the president $1.3 billion to about $2 billion in funding for border security.
And this is a bipartisan process — the minority party gets to appoint conferees too, in proportion to how many seats they control in each chamber.
In fact, GOP aides say they were planning to vote to go to conference, appoint conferees and motions to instruct Friday before they left town.
House and Senate conferees agreed to a final defense bill, passed Friday, that elevates the U.S. military cyber unit to a full combatant command. Rep.
Conferees deliberating over the farm bill in recent days have struggled to reach a compromise, with Democrats opposing language that would strengthen the work requirements.
It was expected then that a conference committee would be set up and conferees would be named to work out the differences between the bills.
She served as one of the Republican conferees when the House and Senate hashed out their differences in conference this month to finalize the bill.
"The conferees believe the special immigrant visa program continues to be critical for the U.S. government's operations in Afghanistan," a conference report released Thursday says.
As conferees begin resolving differences in the House and Senate versions of the FY 2020 defense bills, they will have some important decisions to make.
In reconciling the House and Senate NDAA bills, conferees should remember that the nation faces enormous security challenges from a dangerous and sometimes unfriendly world.
McConnell names Senate GOP tax conferees: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellTrump faces crucial decisions on economy, guns Are Democrats turning Trump-like?
In the end, the bill's final text — the "conference report" — is determined, and majorities of both House and Senate conferees are necessary to approve it.
"   Shelby said that staff have exchanged several offers and that the Senate and House conferees have boiled the talks down to what he called "central stuff.
Both chambers now officially have their conferees, but as has been the case for days, the real work is being done behind the scenes right now.
The conferees will undoubtedly modify the provision to avert that extreme outcome, perhaps by phasing out the tax break more slowly over a longer income range.
Instead, the conferees should eliminate the phaseout altogether, either by scraping the new tax break or by providing it to business owners at all income levels.
The non-Armed Services conferees are there to negotiate on a provision related to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, according to news releases.
The House later Monday evening appointed the conferees, the select lawmakers tasked with trying to deliver the reconciled tax bill to President Donald Trump's desk before Christmas.
"As it stands right now, we are not going to name conferees," one of the negotiators working to hash out the differences between the bills told CNN.
As my fellow farm bill conferees and I continue negotiations in the weeks ahead, we must ensure that a final farm bill strengthens working lands conservation programs.
The conferees reconciling the House and Senate versions of a defense policy bill had a productive first meeting Wednesday, the leaders of the Armed Services committees agreed.
On Wednesday, patient and public health groups sent a letter to the bill's House and Senate conferees urging them to omit that language from the final conference report.
The votes come a day before conferees are scheduled to meet at a "pass the gavel" session to officially start negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
If the conferees reach a deal by the end of the year, both chambers would have to pass it and Obama would have to sign it into law.
The House conferees will be made up of six Democrats and four Republicans, led by House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita LoweyNita Sue LoweyPelosi warns Mnuchin to stop 'illegal' .
The Senate approved a nonbinding "motion to instruct" from Rubio directing conferees to keep the child tax credit at least at $2,000, compared to the House's $1,21625 credit.
The Realtors' approach focused on "having members of the conference who are sympathetic, reach out to the conferees," said Jamie Gregory, a deputy chief lobbyist for the association.
Meanwhile, lawmakers said they are eager to hear from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and border officials and are working to set up meetings with conferees for next week.
A senior GOP aide said the White House is not interested in a stopgap spending bill, even in the event conferees are very close to a deal by Friday.
Though the entire group of conferees had yet to meet before Wednesday, the so-called Big Four and the committee staffs have been hammering out differences in the bill.
But conferees agreed to a provision that would permit the Defense secretary to allow, settle and pay malpractice claims against military health providers for the death or injury of troops.
It is up to the Farm Bill conferees to ensure that the conference report includes Section 12503 in its entirety – the safety and well-being of so many depend on it.
Chuck Fleischmann, a Tennessee Republican on the conference committee who touted progress on the talks to reporters on Friday, said GOP conferees are pushing to get the number above $2 billion.
"The conferees note that the INF Treaty prohibits testing and deployment of ground-launched intermediate-range missile systems, but it does not prohibit research and development," the bill's conference report said.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is keeping a close eye on things, huddling with her Democratic conferees on Tuesday morning, just a day before both sides would meet for the first time.
The gist is that after the House and Senate both pass some version of a bill, each chamber will name designate some of its members to be their negotiators — the conferees.
The Senate named the entire Armed Services Committee — 14 Republicans and 13 Democrats – as conferees to work out the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the upper chamber passed in September.
"The conferees note that ... the United States should act to counter North Korea's continued development and testing of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles," House and Senate negotiators wrote in the report.
Members of the conservative Freedom Caucus threatened to sink the pro-forma vote to name conferees to the House-Senate tax conference over the length of the short-term government funding bill.
Instead, conferees are struggling to get one another on the phone to try and salvage something -- and leadership in both chambers is now actively looking toward backup plans to fund the government.
According to Dan Clifton, head of policy research at Strategas, the conferees as of Tuesday afternoon were discussing implementing the corporate tax cuts in 2018, after leaning toward 2019 earlier in the week.
After Senate passage, GOP leaders in both chambers will appoint conferees to begin hashing out their differences, from the phase-in of the corporate tax cuts to how they handle high-tax areas.
Bottom line: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have given the conferees space to reach a deal and people directly involved remain optimistic that an agreement will be reached.
The conferees: On the Republican side, House Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanEmbattled Juul seeks allies in Washington Ex-Parkland students criticize Kellyanne Conway Latina leaders: 'It's a women's world more than anything' MORE (R-Wis.) named the following conferees: From the Armed Services Committee: Chairman Mac ThornberryWilliam (Mac) McClellan ThornberryPentagon chief denies White House hand in 'war cloud' contract probe U.S. and U.K. divide increases on Iran Republican lawmakers issue dueling letters over Pentagon 'war cloud' contract MORE (Texas), Reps.
On Thursday, after approving the motion to go to conference, the House rejected 184-237 a Democratic motion to instruct conferees to oppose provisions on sales of surplus firearms to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
"The conferees were not able to come to agreement on various outstanding issues in time for the House to consider a conference report," Ryan press secretary AshLee Strong said in an email on Wednesday.
As conferees from the House and Senate finalize each chambers' differences in the NDAA, it is my hope that the final version that Congress sends to the president's desk meets or exceeds this number.
"Our open meeting will be an opportunity for the conferees to discuss our best, most pro-growth tax reform ideas that will help improve the lives of all Americans," Brady said in a statement.
McCain and Thornberry said the submission of the budget amendment before that work was completed means that NDAA conferees will be able to consider whether to incorporate the additional funding into the final agreement.
Senior staffers for the House and Senate Armed Services Committees briefed reporters on background on the contents of the compromise National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) after bicameral conferees wrapped up negotiations on the bill.
House and Senate conferees have agreed to a final defense bill that will elevate the U.S. military cyber unit to a full combatant command, senior House and Senate Armed Services Committee staffers told reporters Tuesday.
"The conferees note that ... the United States should act to counter North Korea's continued development and testing of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles," House and Senate negotiators wrote in a conference report released Thursday.
Senior staffers for the House and Senate Armed Services committees who did not want to be identified briefed reporters on the contents of the compromise NDAA after bicameral conferees wrapped up negotiations on the bill.
Conaway won't seek reelection: report MORE (Utah), both would-be conferees for the bill -- put out a Monday statement saying they want to "get something to the President that he will sign into law" this year.
Evidence: annual meetings of the Association of Black Admissions and Financial Aid Officers of the Ivy League and Sister Schools, or Abafaoilss, in which conferees share information about the race of their admitted and matriculated students.
Much like the debate in the respective chambers, the conference process is now tightly controlled by leadership with the final product negotiated by a handful of staff, out of sight, and conferees appointed mostly for show.
Conferees say they are making progress and will be working through the weekend in hopes of producing a spending package by Monday, but Trump is still demanding $5.7 billion for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"My hope is that we will be able to bring it up on the floor and see if we can't get the votes to go to conference and appoint conferees and get a move on," she said.
"Conferees in both parties intend to continue monitoring border support missions and assessing the impact on military readiness, but deferred final decisions on border security support to the FY20 Appropriations process," a summary released by the committees said.
"The conferees believe that it is long past time that the federal government develops a comprehensive cyber deterrence strategy, and it is the role of the Congress to guide and impel the creation of that strategy," it reads.
But the Mount Kisco conferees—including both young academic upstarts like Theda Skocpol and revered luminaries like Albert Hirschman—believed that both of these traditions neglected the ways in which political outcomes might be shaped by a country's institutions.
Lucille Roybal-AllardLucille Roybal-AllardDHS wants to shift money to immigration enforcement: report Latina leaders: 'It's a women's world more than anything' Here are the 95 Democrats who voted to support impeachment MORE (D-Calif.), one of the 17 conferees.
It is our sincere hope that, as farm bill conferees begin reviewing the multitude of provisions that the farm bill includes, that they will retain these important provisions for Indian Country continued in the House and Senate versions of the bill.
He said he hopes the shutdown helps provide momentum for efforts to help federal workers as conferees begin meeting this week to try to hash out a long-term deal, whether it be pay parity or simply not missing out on paychecks.
House Democratic conferees this week outlined their border security proposal, which includes funding 1,000 new customs officers; new technology at ports of entry to scan vehicles for illicit drugs; equipment for mail processing facilities to detect opioids; and repair projects at ports of entry.
As reported in The Hill, House and Senate conferees agreed last week on language to authorize the Pentagon to spend $28503 million in response to the Russian violation of the 22019 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, including through developing a U.S. intermediate-range missile.
"The conferees also encourage the Secretary of Defense to maximize the procurement quantity of Turkish F-35A aircraft associated with Lots 12, 13, or 14 during fiscal year 2020 using the additional funds authorized in section 4101 of this Act," according to the statement.
Regarding the new Russian sanctions legislation agreed to by House and Senate conferees, Mr. Scaramucci said the president had not yet made up his mind about signing them, a statement that was at odds with one by the new press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
"Tomorrow afternoon the president will host the House and Senate conferees for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act... for lunch at the White House to discuss the progress they have made towards delivering historic tax reform for the American people," said White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters.
House Democratic conferees unveiled the outline of a border security proposal that calls for funding 1,000 new customs officers; new technology at ports of entry to scan vehicles for illicit drugs; equipment for mail processing facilities to detect opioids; and repair projects at ports of entry.
As House and Senate conferees negotiate the final bill language this month, they should heed the bipartisan consensus that would preserve the war making authority of Congress and should retain, in full, the bipartisan amendment by Ro Khanna and Matt Gaetz that overwhelmingly passed the House.
As the National Defense Authorization Act conferees in the House and Senate begin to hash out which of the many important provisions will be included in the final text, it is imperative that they retain language that will prevent an unauthorized war of choice with Iran.
Y.) says she has read Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohnson eyes Irish border in Brexit negotiations Mueller report fades from political conversation Five key players in Trump's trade battles MORE (D-Calif.) into the deal and Pelosi previously said she would accept what the conferees agree to.
What to watch today Keep an eye on any new shifts leaking out of the closed door negotiations Listen to what the conferees say -- all, for the most part, have been involved in the process for months, but they've now got a coveted seat at the table.
"The president applauds the House and Senate conferees on coming to an agreement on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and looks forward to fulfilling the promise he made to the American people to give them a tax cut by the end of the year," she said.
They are attempting to offer a deal designed to appeal to Republican conferees, a "smart wall" proposal that offers the same amount of money Trump demanded but spends it on things that Congress has generally accepted as priorities, like surveillance technology and improvements at ports of entry.
Early that afternoon, after a weekend of calls between Democratic conferees and leaders, Pelosi called Roybal-Allard and Lowey from the West Coast, where she was waiting to board a plane back to Washington, and told them it was time to give up the hardline on detention beds.
Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithWarren's pledge to avoid first nuclear strike sparks intense pushback Landmark US-Russia arms control treaty poised for final blow Young Democrats look to replicate Ocasio-Cortez's primary path MORE (D-Wash.), before conferees had their first official meeting on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Advocates on both sides have pushed hard on conferees this week and it's not yet evident who's going to come out on top — but Cusack, whose birthday is on Monday, has made it clear he'd rather be celebrating than working at the State House during a July 3 formal session. http://politi.co/2usa9cC
Here's Martin Tolchin writing in the New York Times: Congress missed the deadline tonight for action on a catch-all spending bill needed to finance the Government in the next two and a half months, even though House and Senate conferees adopted a compromise measure resolving differences in the legislation approved by each chamber.
As Vox's Andrew Prokop explained, a conference committee is the formal process by which the House and Senate can bring together different versions of the same bill: The gist is that after the House and Senate both pass some version of a bill, each chamber will name designate some of its members to be their negotiators — the conferees.
Lou CorreaJose (Lou) Luis CorreaMembers to have little time to question Mueller Steyer group targeting 12 congressional Democrats over impeachment Dems demand documents on Trump 'sanctuary city' plan MORE (D-Calif.), a co-chair of the centrist Blue Dog Coalition, speculated the conferees would have to consider a trade-off between border fencing and immigrant detention beds.
While House and Senate Democratic and Republican conferees sound optimistic that they can reach a deal to prevent a government shutdown, but lawmakers acknowledge that Trump and Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohnson eyes Irish border in Brexit negotiations Mueller report fades from political conversation Five key players in Trump's trade battles MORE (D-Calif.) will make the final decision.
"The conferees took a firm view that more needs to be done to make sure that we maintain our competitive advantage against the potential adversary of Russia, and so we took steps to ensure that we have improved our capabilities over the long term to maintain that competitive capability," a senior House Armed Services Committee staffer told reporters Wednesday.
Should the conferees fail to reach a deal by the deadline, President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE may declare a national emergency on the southern border in order to build a controversial border wall.
Adam SmithDavid (Adam) Adam SmithWarren's pledge to avoid first nuclear strike sparks intense pushback Landmark US-Russia arms control treaty poised for final blow Young Democrats look to replicate Ocasio-Cortez's primary path MORE (D-Wash.), after a "pass the gavel" meeting where conferees discussed the priorities and issues they want to address during negotiations on the National Defense Authorization Act.
The status of negotiations is expected to come up at Camp David Friday evening, where acting White House chief of staff Mick MulvaneyJohn (Mick) Michael MulvaneyDick Cheney to attend fundraiser supporting Trump reelection: report Chris Wallace becomes Trump era's 'equal opportunity inquisitor' Appropriators warn White House against clawing back foreign aid MORE is convening a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including three of the conferees and several Budget Committee members.
"It takes a great deal of imagination -- and likely no small amount of partisanship -- to argue that a provision that has been public for over a month, debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, included in a House-passed bill, and identified by JCT as an issue requiring a compromise between conferees is somehow a covert and last-minute addition to the conference report," Hatch wrote.
This is not a minor issue -- a large chunk of the Democratic caucus is sharply opposed to increased personnel (the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, in a letter to conferees Wednesday, characterized it as "Trump's deportation force" and urged negotiators not to increase any funding.) An interesting piece of this is the spending parameters the negotiators are working under -- technically the level for the DHS measure is about $49 billion.
"It takes a great deal of imagination — and likely no small amount of partisanship — to argue that a provision that has been public for over a month, debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, included in a House-passed bill, and identified by [the Joint Committee on Taxation] as an issue requiring a compromise between conferees is somehow a covert and last-minute addition to the conference report," he said.
"I am glad that the NDAA conferees have agreed to include twelve weeks of paid parental leave for all federal employees starting in October of next year," House Majority Leader Steny HoyerSteny Hamilton HoyerVulnerable Democrats feel heat ahead of impeachment vote The Hill's 85033:30 Report — Presented by UANI — House Dems charge Trump with abuse, obstruction of Congress in impeachment articles Hoyer predicts impeachment vote next week MORE (D-Md.) said in a statement Monday.
"It takes a great deal of imagination — and likely no small amount of partisanship — to argue that a provision that has been public for over a month, debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, included in a House-passed bill, and identified by [Joint Committee on Taxation] as an issue requiring a compromise between conferees is somehow a covert and last-minute addition to the conference report," Hatch wrote in the letter dated Monday.
"Our open meeting will be an opportunity for the conferees to discuss our best, most pro-growth tax reform ideas that will help improve the lives of all Americans," House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin BradyKevin Patrick BradyRepublicans' rendezvous with reality — their plan is to cut Social Security The Social Security 2100 Act is critical for millennials and small business owners House panel releases documents of presidential tax return request before Trump MORE (R-Texas) said in a statement.
Hatch wrote a letter to Corker on Monday reasserting that the alleged connection between the added provision and Corker's support was "categorically false": It takes a great deal of imagination — and likely no small amount of partisanship — to argue that a provision that has been public for over a month, debated on the floor of the House of Representatives, included in a House-passed bill, and identified by JCT as an issue requiring a compromise between conferees is somehow a covert and last-minute addition to the conference report.
The conferees include three leaders of relevant committees: Senate Finance Committee Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike EnziMichael (Mike) Bradley EnziThe 23 Republicans who opposed Trump-backed budget deal On The Money: Fed poised to give Trump boost with rate cut | Parties unable to reach deal in Trump tax return lawsuit | New York opens investigation into Capital One data breach Outgoing Senate Budget chair unveils plans to replace Budget Committee MORE (R-Wyo.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiThe Hill's Morning Report - Progressives, centrists clash in lively Democratic debate Senate braces for brawl over Trump's spy chief Congress kicks bipartisan energy innovation into higher gear MORE (R-Alaska).
The conferees include three leaders of relevant committees: Senate Finance Committee Orrin HatchOrrin Grant HatchTrump to award racing legend Roger Penske with Presidential Medal of Freedom Trump awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist, former Reagan adviser Arthur Laffer Second ex-Senate staffer charged in aiding doxxing of GOP senators MORE (R-Utah), Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike EnziMichael (Mike) Bradley EnziThe 23 Republicans who opposed Trump-backed budget deal On The Money: Fed poised to give Trump boost with rate cut | Parties unable to reach deal in Trump tax return lawsuit | New York opens investigation into Capital One data breach Outgoing Senate Budget chair unveils plans to replace Budget Committee MORE (R-Wyo.) and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa MurkowskiLisa Ann MurkowskiThe Hill's Morning Report - Progressives, centrists clash in lively Democratic debate Senate braces for brawl over Trump's spy chief Congress kicks bipartisan energy innovation into higher gear MORE (R-Alaska).

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