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Community Action and
the 114th CongressNational Community Action Foundation
OverviewIntroduction to Congress!
• Who is the 114th Congress?
• What are the pressures points?
Working with the 114th Congress!
• What are our goals?
• How do we work with the 114th Congress to meet our goals?
Introduction to the 114th Congress
House Composition114th Congress
Source: National Journal Research; CNN Election Center; New York Times.
Republicans Win Record Majority in House
Analysis • Republicans won a total of at least 246 seats in the House, their largest majority since 1928 • An expanded GOP majority in the House means that Speaker Boehner will have an easier time passing legislation in the House
without Democratic support, and Republicans will also have an easier time holding on to their majority in future elections
Control of the 113th House (2012-2014)
Democratic
Republican
Control of the 114th House (2014-2016)
AK
Total Seats Democrats: 188 Republicans: 247
188 247
AK
Total Seats Democrats: 201 Republicans: 234
201 234
Lost HR 3854 Co-Sponsors
Democratic Cong. Tim Bishop (NY-1) Democratic Cong. John Tierney (MA-6) – Lost in Primary Democratic Cong. Bill Enyart (IL-2) Democratic Cong. Bruce Braley (IA-I) – Unsuccessfully ran for Senate Democratic Cong. Colleen Hanabusa (HI-1) – Unsuccessfully ran for Senate Democratic Cong. Mike McIntyre (NC-1) – Retired Democratic Cong. Gloria Negrete McLeod (CA-25) -- Retired
New Members of the House40 Republicans
Gary Palmer (AL-6) Frank Guinta (NH-1)French Hill (AR-2) Tom MacArthur (NJ-3)
Bruce Westerman (AR-4) Lee Zeldin (NY-1)
Steve Knight (CA-25) Elise Stefanik (NY-21)Mimi Walters (CA-45) John Katko (NY-24)
Ken Buck (CO-4) Mark Walker (NC-6)Carlos Curbelo (FL-26) David Rouzer (NC-7)
Earl “Buddy” Carter (GA-1) Steve Russell (OK-5)Jody Hice (GA-10) Ryan Costello (PA-6)
Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) John Ratcliffe (TX-4)Rick Allen (GA-12) Will Hurd (TX-23)Robert Dold (IL-10) Brian Babin (TX-36)Mike Bost (IL-12) Mia Love (UT-4)Rod Blum (IA-1) Dave Brat (VA-7)
David Young (IA-3) Barbara Comstock (VA-11)Bruce Poliquin (ME-2) Dan Newhouse (WA-4)John Moolenaar (MI-4) Evan Jenkins (WV-3)
Mike Bishop (MI-8) Glenn Grothman (WI-6)Dave Trott (MI-11)
Tom Emmer (MN-6)Ryan Zinke (MT- At Large)
Cresent Hardy (NE-4)
New Members of the House16 Democrats
Ruben Gallego (AZ-7)
Mark DeSaulnler (CA-11)
Pete Aguilar (CA-31)
Ted Lieu (CA-33)
Norma Torres (CA-35)
Gwen Graham (FL-2)
Seth Moulton (MA-6
Debbie Dingell (MI-12)
Brenda Lawrence (MI-14)
Brad Ashford (NE-2)
Donald Norcross (NJ-1)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12)
Kathleen Rice (NY-4)
Alma Adams (NC-12)
Brendan Boyle (PA-13)
Don Beyer (VA-8)
Changes in Committees of Interest
Rep. Paul Ryan
Budget Education and the Workforce
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS)
Rep. Jack Kingston
Rep. Tom Price Rep. John Kline
Rep. Tom Cole Rep. Mike Simpson
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
House Committee on the BudgetMajority !Tom Price, Georgia, Vice-‐Chairman Scott Garrett, New Jersey John Campbell, California Ken Calvert, California Tom Cole, Oklahoma Tom McClintock, California James Lankford, Oklahoma Diane Black, Tennessee Reid Ribble, Wisconsin Bill Flores, Texas Todd Rokita, Indiana Rob Woodall, Georgia Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi Scott Rigell, Virginia Vicky Hartzler, Missouri Jackie Walorski, Indiana Luke Messer, Indiana Tom Rice, South Carolina Roger Williams, Texas Sean Duffy, Wisconsin !Leaving Committee Paul Ryan, Wisconsin, Chairman !
Minority !Chris Van Hollen, Maryland, Ranking Member John Yarmuth, Kentucky Bill Pascrell, New Jersey Tim Ryan, Ohio Gwen Moore, Wisconsin Kathy Castor, Florida Jim McDermott, Washington Barbara Lee, California Hakeem Jeffries, New York Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico Jared Huffman, California Tony Cárdenas, California Earl Blumenauer, Oregon Kurt Schrader, Oregon Lloyd Doggett, Texas Dan Kildee, Michigan
Majority !John Kline, Minnesota, Chairman Tom Petri, Wisconsin Howard McKeon, California Joe Wilson, South Carolina Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Duncan D. Hunter, California Phil Roe, Tennessee Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania Tim Walberg, Michigan Matt Salmon, Arizona Brett Guthrie, Kentucky* Todd Rokita, Indiana Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania Joe Heck, Nevada Luke Messer, Indiana Bradley Byrne, Alabama !
Minority !George Miller, California, Ranking Member Bobby Scott, Virginia Rubén Hinojosa, Texas Carolyn McCarthy, New York John Tierney, Massachusetts Rush D. Holt, Jr., New Jersey Susan Davis, California Raúl Grijalva, Arizona Timothy Bishop, New York David Loebsack, Iowa* Joe Courtney, Connecticut Marcia Fudge, Ohio Jared Polis, Colorado Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands Frederica Wilson, Florida Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Mark Pocan, Wisconsin Mark Takano, California
Education and the Workforce Committee
New Republican Members Rep. Dave Brat (VA-‐7) Rep. Buddy Carter (GA-‐1) Rep. Mike Bishop (MI-‐8) Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI-‐6) Rep. Steve Russell (OK-‐5) Rep. Carlos Curbelo (FL-‐26) Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY-‐21) Rep. Rick Allen (GA-‐12)
Leaving Committee Tom Price, Georgia Kenny Marchant, Texas Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee Larry Bucshon, Indiana Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Martha Roby, Alabama Susan Brooks, Indiana Richard Hudson, North Carolina !!
George Miller Bobby Scott
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Majority !Jack Kingston, Georgia, Chairman Steve Womack, Arkansas, Vice Chair Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee David Joyce, Ohio Andy Harris, Maryland Martha Roby, Alabama Chris Stewart, Utah Hal Rogers, Kentucky
Minority !Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut, Ranking Member Lucille Roybal-‐Allard, California Barbara Lee, California Mike Honda, California Nita Lowey, New York
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Majority !Mike Simpson, Idaho, Chairman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey Alan Nunnelee, Mississippi, Vice-‐Chairman Ken Calvert, California Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee Tom Graves, Georgia Jeff Fortenberry, Nebraska
Minority !Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Ranking Member Pete Visclosky, Indiana Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania Ed Pastor, Arizona !
LeadershipRepublicans
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy Majority Whip Steve ScaliseSpeaker of the House John Boehner
Democrats
Democratic Whip Steny HoyerDemocratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn
Yea Nay Not Voting
Republicans 24 18 3
Democrats 31 21 1
Independents 1 1 0
Total 56 40 4
Votes by Party
Congress Passes “CRomnibus,” But Not on Party Lines
Analysis • The �CRomnibus� is a measure designed to fund most of the government through FY2015, with Homeland Security only funded through February 2015 to allow for the new Congress to respond to President Obama�s immigration action; the bill also includes specific riders changing campaign finance rules, financial regulations, and ACA rules, among other provisions • The CRomnibus passed with narrow bipartisan support in both chambers, with votes not easily separable on party, or even ideological, lines: in the House, for instance, Tea Party congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) voted for the bill, and Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Tea Party Caucus founder Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) voted against it
Votes for “CRomnibus” in 113th House and Senate
Yea Nay Not Voting
Republicans 162 67 5
Democrats 57 139 5
Total 219 206 10
Votes by Party
51 Votes Needed to Pass 218 Votes Needed to Pass
Senate House
Source: “Final Vote Results for Roll Call 563,” U.S. House of Representatives, Dec. 11, 2014; Daniel Newhauser and Billy House, “House Narrowly Approves Massive Spending Bill,” National Journal, Dec. 11, 2014; “Vote Number 354, On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 83),” U.S. Senate, Dec. 13, 2014.
House CRomnibus Votes
Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Yes Votes on Passage
No Votes on Passage
Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer
Speaker of the House John Boehner
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy
Majority Whip Steve Scalise
Senate Composition114th Congress
Total Seats Democrats: 44 Republicans: 54 Independents: 2
44 54
New Members of the SenateDemocrats RepublicansGary Peters, Michigan Dan Sullivan, Alaska
Tom Cotton, Arkansas
Cory Gardner, Colorado
David Perdue, Georgia
Joni Ernst, Iowa
Steve Daines, Montana
Ben Sasse, Nebraska
Thom Tillis, North Carolina
James Lankford, Oklahoma
Mike Rounds, South Dakota
Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Changes in Committees of Interest
Sen. Patty Murray
Budget Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services (Labor-HHS)
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Sen. Mike Enzi Sen. Tom Harkin
Sen. Tom Harkin Sen. Jerry Moran Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Sen. Lamar Alexander
Sen. Lamar Alexander
Senate Committee on the Budget
Democrat !Patty Murray, Washington Chairwoman Ron Wyden, Oregon Bill Nelson, Florida Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Bernie Sanders, Vermont[I] Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Mark Warner, Virginia Jeff Merkley, Oregon Chris Coons, Delaware Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Tim Kaine, Virginia Angus King, Maine[I]
Republican !Jeff Sessions, Alabama, Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, Iowa Mike Enzi, Wyoming Mike Crapo, Idaho Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Rob Portman, Ohio Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Ron Johnson, Wisconsin Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Roger Wicker, Mississippi !New Members Bob Corker, Tennessee David Perdue, Georgia !
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and PensionsDemocrat !Tom Harkin, Iowa, Chairman Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Patty Murray, Washington Bernie Sanders,[I] Vermont Bob Casey, Jr., Pennsylvania Kay Hagan, North Carolina Al Franken, Minnesota Michael Bennet, Colorado Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Chris Murphy, Connecticut Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
Republican !Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, Ranking Member Mike Enzi, Wyoming Richard Burr, North Carolina Johnny Isakson, Georgia Rand Paul, Kentucky Orrin Hatch, Utah Pat Roberts, Kansas Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Mark Kirk, Illinois Tim Scott, South Carolina !New Members Susan Collins, Maine Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Democrat !Tom Harkin, Iowa, Chairman Patty Murray, Washington Mary Landrieu, Louisiana Dick Durbin, Illinois Jack Reed, Rhode Island Mark Pryor, Arkansas Barbara Mikulski, Maryland Jon Tester, Montana Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Jeff Merkley, Oregon
Republican !Jerry Moran, Kansas, Ranking Member Thad Cochran, Mississippi Richard Shelby, Alabama Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Mark Kirk, Illinois Mike Johanns, Nebraska John Boozman, Arkansas
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Democrat !Dianne Feinstein, California, Chairman Patty Murray, Washington Tim Johnson, South Dakota Mary Landrieu, Louisiana Tom Harkin, Iowa Jon Tester, Montana Dick Durbin, Illinois Tom Udall, New Mexico
Republican !Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, Ranking Member Thad Cochran, Mississippi Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Richard Shelby, Alabama Susan Collins, Maine Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Lindsey Graham, South Carolina John Hoeven, North Dakota
Leadership
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid
!!Corker (R-‐TN) Crapo (R-‐ID) Cruz (R-‐TX) Flake (R-‐AZ) Heller (R-‐NV) Grassley (R-‐IA) Johnson (R-‐WI) Lee (R-‐UT) McCain (R-‐AZ) Moran (R-‐KS) Paul (R-‐KY) Portman (R-‐OH) Risch (R-‐ID) Rubio (R-‐FL) Scott (R-‐SC) Sessions (R-‐AL) Shelby (R-‐AL) Vitter (R-‐LA) !
!Blumenthal (D-‐CT) Booker (D-‐NJ) Boxer (D-‐CA) Brown (D-‐OH) Cantwell (D-‐WA) Franken (D-‐MN) Gillibrand (D-‐NY) Harkin (D-‐IA) Hirono (D-‐HI) Klobuchar (D-‐MN) Levin (D-‐MI) Manchin (D-‐WV) Markey (D-‐MA) McCaskill (D-‐MO) Menendez (D-‐NJ) Merkley (D-‐OR) Reed (D-‐RI) Sanders (I-‐VT) Tester (D-‐MT) Warren (D-‐MA) Whitehouse (D-‐RI) Wyden (D-‐OR)
No Votes on Passage
Senate CRomnibus Votes
Yea Nay Not Voting
Republicans 24 18 3
Democrats 31 21 1
Independents 1 1 0
Total 56 40 4
Votes by Party
Congress Passes “CRomnibus,” But Not on Party Lines
Analysis • The �CRomnibus� is a measure designed to fund most of the government through FY2015, with Homeland Security only funded through February 2015 to allow for the new Congress to respond to President Obama�s immigration action; the bill also includes specific riders changing campaign finance rules, financial regulations, and ACA rules, among other provisions • The CRomnibus passed with narrow bipartisan support in both chambers, with votes not easily separable on party, or even ideological, lines: in the House, for instance, Tea Party congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL) and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) voted for the bill, and Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Tea Party Caucus founder Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) voted against it
Votes for “CRomnibus” in 113th House and Senate
Yea Nay Not Voting
Republicans 162 67 5
Democrats 57 139 5
Total 219 206 10
Votes by Party
51 Votes Needed to Pass 218 Votes Needed to Pass
Senate House
Source: “Final Vote Results for Roll Call 563,” U.S. House of Representatives, Dec. 11, 2014; Daniel Newhauser and Billy House, “House Narrowly Approves Massive Spending Bill,” National Journal, Dec. 11, 2014; “Vote Number 354, On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 83),” U.S. Senate, Dec. 13, 2014.
Pressures Points
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Source: National Journal Research, 2014.
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Current doc fix patch expires
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Lame Duck January February March April May June
114th Congress, Timing Unknown
Republicans Will Face Budget Fights In Early Months of 114th Congress
3 Source: National Journal Research 2014. For issue-specific sources, see issue-specific slides that follow.
Prospective Items on Legislative Agenda in 114th Congress
Immigration: If the “CRomnibus” passes, Congress could threaten to shut down DHS over Obama’s executive action
Tax Extenders: Congress is likely to pass another short- term tax extender fix, pushing the issue into next year
Debt Ceiling: Watch for confrontation over spending and issues Republicans could attach to a debt ceiling deal
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: A long-term compromise is possible, but a short-term extension could push the issue into next year Foreign Policy: Congress will likely renew the Syrian arming/training resolution Appropriations: A hybrid “Cromnibus,” with funding for DHS through March and all agencies through September, looks likely
Fossil Fuel: GOP may push to approve Keystone XL legislatively or reduce regulation on energy exploration Online Sales Tax: Not a high priority, but lobbying efforts from states and small businesses may push GOP to allow for an online sales tax Affordable Care Act: Barring more extreme action (full repeal or major overhaul) in the wake of a Supreme Court decision eliminating federal exchange subsidies in Halbig v. Burwell, medical device tax repeal and smaller regulatory changes to coverage requirements are possible
Highway Trust Fund: Republicans will likely change spending levels and attempt to eliminate the gas tax in a Highway Trust Fund renewal
Doc Fix: Expect another short-term fix or a long-term plan paid for primarily through deficit reduction
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act: If lame duck results in short-term extension, expect a long-term compromise closer to earlier GOP plans
EPA Regulations: GOP may try repealing EPA regulations on carbon emissions through a budget/debt ceiling vote Foreign Policy: Congress may make Syrian reauthorization contingent on new AUMF; Republicans may push for more confrontation with Iran
International Trade: The Republican Senate will likely grant Obama Trade Promotion Authority to sign the TPP and TIPP trade agreements
Appropriations: A regular-order budget is possible, but another CR is a strong possibility; some GOP members have hinted at reconciliation
FCC/Net Neutrality: Republicans may restrict the FCC’s authority or withhold its funding if it implements more expansive regulations
Export-Import Bank: Republicans are split on whether the bank should expire; it may or may not be reauthorized
Tax Reform: Movement on comprehensive tax reform remains unlikely in a Republican Congress, but corporate tax reform is possible
2016 Senate ElectionsRepublicans
!Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire) Roy Blunt (Missouri) John Boozman (Arkansas)Richard Burr (North Carolina) Dan Coats (Indiana) James Lankford (Oklahoma) Mike Crapo (Idaho) Chuck Grassley (Iowa) John Hoeven (North Dakota) Johnny Isakson (Georgia) Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) Mark Kirk (Illinois) Mike Lee (Utah) John McCain (Arizona) Jerry Moran (Kansas) Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) Rand Paul (Kentucky) Rob Portman (Ohio) Marco Rubio (Florida) Tim Scott (South Carolina) Richard Shelby (Alabama) John Thune (South Dakota) Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) David Vitter (Louisiana)
Democrats !Michael Bennet (Colorado) Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) Barbara Boxer (California) Patrick Leahy (Vermont) Barbara Mikulski (Maryland) Patty Murray (Washington) Harry Reid (Nevada) Brian Schatz (Hawaii) Charles Schumer (New York) Ron Wyden (Oregon)
Working with the 114th Congress
Our Goals
1. Reauthorize and increase funding for Weatherization.!
2. Using CSBG Reauthorization as a tool to identify a bipartisan coalition of at least 55 percent of members in House and Senate that support Community Action.!
3. Get CSBG Reauthorization on legislative anticipation list.!
4. Increase funding.
What we know about a Conservative Congress:
• Cut budgets
• Reform entitlements
• Tea Party effect
Lessons from Public Opinion *Using polling results from Center for American Progress and Half in Ten
While 79 percent of most people agree that “[most] people living in poverty are decent people who are working hard to make ends meet in a difficult economy,” 64 percent of conservatives believe the War on Poverty didn’t work, 3/4s of white conservatives and libertarians believe poor people would rather live on government benefits and only 54 percent of identified Republicans support the reduction of poverty in general — this demographic is most of Congress.
Lessons from the Hill What’s Been Persuasive
• Introducing CSBG Reauthorization as reform legislation
• Describing Community Action as an efficiency operation for all local efforts to develop the community.
• Showing Community Action Agencies as non-bureaucratic problem solvers— aka addressing community needs as they arise in Community Assessments.
• Stories of temporary assistance and outcomes that reflect the number of individuals moved off of public support
LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS
Ask Lisa Furseth about Paul Ryan
Ask Paul Dole about Hal Rogers
Cementing Community Action in the Minds of the114th Congress:
Three Steps
1. Local Agency Outreach to District Offices (especially new members’)
2. NCAF Hill Visits
3. Be a Friend
Step 1: Agency Outreach
to District Offices in January• Stop by the District Office. If a new member: introduce yourself. If a
previous relationship: provide updated information to casework staff.
• Bring a list of services and programs provided that can be a guide for caseworkers to reference when working with constituents.
• Give a number that caseworkers can call if constituents are having a difficult time with any of your agency’s programs— a Congressional liaison of sorts.
• Bring a formal invitation inviting the member to visit your agency that can be left with the Scheduler. Include a specific date if desired and follow-up contact information. Be sure to follow-up via e-mail with the District Scheduler.
Be a Resource
• It’s not political.
• It demonstrates commonality.
• Allows your work to be indispensable to the member’s office.
Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah
Step 2: NCAF Supports Local Efforts on the HillHow you can help us be persuasive:
1. Send us your stats: a list of your Board Members, list of people served, people moved off assistance…
2. Identify ways you’ve filled gaps in community need as identified by your Needs Assessment.
3. Make your Community Needs Assessment publicly available online.
4. Describe your partnerships.
5. Are you instituting any non-traditional approach to an old program or new program to tackle and unsolved issue?
6. Track important relationships: who in your agency’s network has influence or credibility with your representatives.
7. Gather intelligence on new members.
Step Three:
BE A FRIEND!
–Winston Churchill
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in
every difficulty.”