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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 17 December 2022

This man needs little introduction. He's a scoundrel who drank his own bath water. A gambling exemplar of modern techno-capitalism. And if we lived in a just society, Sam Bankman-Fried would be TIME magazine's Person of the Year.

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Omnibus showdown - Roll Call

CQ Roll Call reporters outline what to expect in a final omnibus spending bill and how a climactic week on Capitol Hill may play out.

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What to read (and gift): Capitol Hill insiders share their favorite books of 2022 - Roll Call

Books are the ultimate power gift in political Washington, so we asked some people with impressive-sounding job titles for their picks.

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Deal reached on framework for omnibus spending bill

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans have reached a topline spending agreement for a fiscal 2023 omnibus, three of the four top appropriators on Capitol Hill said late Tuesday.

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FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Testify In Front Of US House Financial Committee

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried announced on Friday that he will testify before Congress

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Georgia vote gives Harris reprieve as Senate tiebreaker

Vice President Kamala Harris has outpaced all her predecessors for the number of tiebreaking votes cast in the Senate

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Will Bunch: Democrats and Republicans unite to sell out the American worker. Maybe we need a Labor Party

The stories of America's rail workers are often told anonymously — no need to further antagonize their bosses, who set their schedules and who can, and do, make their lives miserable — and yet the details are painfully familiar to millions in a U.S. labor force in which the term…

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Appropriations blame game — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill full from Thanksgiving break and, among other things, got back to work on funding the government before the current CR expires on Dec. 16. Highlights from this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses include House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House…

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House GOP overlooks antisemitism in its ranks, points at Democrats

WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are declining to condemn and punish antisemitism within their own party, preferring instead to argue that Democrats have the prejudice problem.

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How to stay ‘alarmingly authentic’ while working on the Hill - Roll Call

Exiting spox Jenna Valle-Riestra has some thoughts after a few eventful years on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Brooklyn’s Rep. Hakeem Jeffries expected to make history leading House Democrats

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a son of Brooklyn, is expected to be elected Wednesday as the leader of the House Democrats, less than a decade after the former state lawmaker first arrived on Capitol Hill.

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As FTX burned, lawmakers said to be dithering over regulator

WASHINGTON — Congress opted to tread water on legislation that would clarify the agency in charge of the cryptocurrency industry, leaving lawmakers now without a regulator to blame for missing the signs of the FTX collapse this month and facing deep skepticism about some proposals.

Tribune News Service

Hakeem Jeffries: No upgrade on Pelosi

Incoming Democratic leader is 30 years younger than Nancy Pelosi. But in style and substance, he's the old guard

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As FTX burned, lawmakers said to be dithering over regulator - Roll Call

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s prominence on Capitol Hill is said to have tainted bills deemed too favorable to the cryptocurrency industry.

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A fight over how to enforce immigration laws reaches the Supreme Court

The Biden administration wants immigration authorities to focus on threats to public safety, but a lower court said its guidelines went too far. Now the high court is hearing arguments in the case.

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Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman

The presumptive chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to keep a skeptical eye on the Biden administration’s implementation of the bipartisan infrastructure law after the 118th Congress convenes in January.

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Graves plans aggressive oversight as transportation panel chairman - Roll Call

Rep. Sam Graves, Transportation and Infrastructure’s presumptive next chairman, aims to keep his eye on the bipartisan Infrastructure law.

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‘You did it!’: Biden basks in midterms afterglow after beating expectations

Biden spent the last several months weathering the blame for an anticipated rebuke from voters – but instead found vindication

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These are the soon-to-be former members K Street wants to woo

WASHINGTON — Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a former chairman of the Ways and Means panel, enjoys something of a standing invitation on K Street.

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Lame-duck soup: Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week to begin their lame-duck session before leaving again for Thanksgiving break.

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At the Races: As 2022’s dust settles, 2024 revs up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Border policy questions loom as Senate works on funding, 'Dreamers' - Roll Call

An imminent end to pandemic-era asylum restrictions under Title 42 has renewed border policy debates on Capitol Hill.

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These are the soon-to-be former members K Street wants to woo

Some former House and Senate members will be in demand from K Street firms, but not all, lobbyists and headhunters say.

The Independent UK

McCarthy taking first step to House speaker, but grind ahead

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is taking the the first major step toward becoming House speaker

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FTX failure may strengthen case for more robust crypto regulation

WASHINGTON — The spectacular collapse of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX is prompting calls for stronger regulation in Congress, where some bipartisan proposals are being characterized as too industry friendly.

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