IN THE HOUSE
- No votes are scheduled in the House.
- Congressman Seeks to Expand EPA’s Control of Water - A Democratic congressman is seeking to strip the word “navigable” from the 1972 Clean Water Act to allow the Environmental Protection Agency to surpass the limits imposed by a 2001 Supreme Court ruling on the kinds of waterways the agency can regulate. (Fox News)
IN THE SENATE
- No votes are scheduled in the Senate.
- Senate scrambles to unite on finance reform bill – A regulatory overhaul vote, set for Monday, is a test for President Obama and bipartisanship. (Los Angeles Times)
OTHER NEWS
- Obama picks a new messenger for health care law - President Barack Obama, facing a public dubious about his health care law and Democrats worried about its fallout on fall elections, tapped a veteran political operative Thursday to guide efforts to explain the law’s benefits. (AP)
- Millions Sought for Global Fund to Aid Farms - The Obama administration is proposing to add $408 million to a global fund to boost food production and encourage good farming practices in the developing world, the Treasury Department announced on Thursday. (New York Times)
- Democrats plan to introduce bill to blunt ruling on political spending - Democrats plan to introduce legislation next week that would sharply limit the ability of foreign-connected companies to participate in U.S. politics and require greater transparency from corporations, unions and nonprofit groups that pay for political advertising, according to a confidential summary of the bill. (Washington Post)
- Dem leader makes immigration bill bigger priority - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, trailing in polls in heavily Hispanic Nevada, wants to pursue legislation to provide legal status for many unlawful immigrants before the Senate tackles a climate change and energy bill and as Democrats defend their congressional majorities ahead of the November congressional elections. (AP)
- In Hawaii, the Most Powerful Waves Can Be Found at the Side of the Road - Politicians Tote Own Signs as Elections Loom; Even Sen. Inouye Joins In; Flashing the Shaka (Wall Street Journal)
FEDERAL GRANT OF THE DAY
smART Power: Visual Arts- The Cultural Programs Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for one award to administer the “smART Power: Visual Arts” program. Under the “smART Power: Visual Arts” program, the Bureau seeks an organization capable of soliciting, selecting, and facilitating approximately ten (10) to thirty (30) collaborative visual arts projects, whereby U.S. visual artists will travel abroad to engage with foreign audiences for periods of approximately six to twelve weeks each. Eligible applicants include public, private and state controlled institutions of higher education, non-profits and others; for more information see the State Department. Application deadline: May 26, 2010
TODAY IN HISTORY
- April 23, 1564- This is the generally accepted birth date of the English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare. He died on the same date 52 years later. (NY Times)
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