
Ben Leonard
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https://www.politico.com/staff/ben-leonard 10-06-2014 22:46:41
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So the sitch is Rep. Mark Green has a private sector job all lined up but won't say what it is and won't be starting it until he votes on a giant tax and policy bill. Got it. More from Hailey Fuchs politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW: HHS sent a document to lawmakers justifying the decision to remove the recommendation for Covid vaccination during pregnancy. A researcher cited in the document told POLITICO “the results of our manuscript were misinterpreted.” w/ Lauren Gardner politico.com/news/2025/06/1…


New w/Robert King: Senate Republicans appear to be popping their trial balloon on looping Medicare changes into their reconciliation bill: politico.com/live-updates/2…

Scoop: Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman will brief GOP senators Wednesday afternoon on a new, scaled-down plan to slash SNAP funding in the Trump megabill also means leaders have to find other cuts as they scramble details w/ Grace Yarrow > politico.com/live-updates/2…



NEW — Kweisi Mfume is pitching an old-school approach to one of House Democrats’ highest-profile jobs W/ Nicholas Wu Ben Jacobs politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

Most Republican lawmakers are skipping Trump's military parade from Lisa Kashinsky calen razor Mia Camille McCarthy politico.com/news/2025/06/1…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he wants to tackle the underlying causes of chronic disease in America. But he rarely mentions the nation's leading cause of preventable deaths: smoking. w/ Danny Nguyen: politico.com/news/2025/06/1…



from Hailey Fuchs - Senate bill leaves out House GOP provision to limit federal courts from enforcing contempt orders I asked Speaker this wk about Grassley saying it wasn't "Byrdable" - Johnson said they'd push for it but Rs not surprised it fell out politico.com/live-updates/2…

News w/ Meredith Lee Hill + Benjamin Guggenheim: Senate Finance text not expected before Monday at this point Text could be released with some blanks, including on SALT. GOP also view Medicaid language as not baked as they negotiate. Business permanence is in politico.com/live-updates/2…
