Washington in 60 Seconds -- Sebelius Meets With Insurance Companies

Good morning, Capitolists! The president laid out his hand yesterday for health care reform, but are there any trump cards in the deck? Nobody knows the answer to that, but we do know what's making news in Washington today. Read about it in the next 60 seconds:

- On the Docket. The president holds closed-door meetings today, with a break to sign the Travel Promotion Act, a law that will create a new non-profit corporation and give it $10 million to execute a nationally coordinated travel promotion program. Why would a bill like this pass in these troubled times? Because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is a big fan.

- Was That 'Pandit' or 'Bandit'? The Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP puts Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit on the hot seat today, when he's expected to talk about plans to get the government out of the banking business, his own compensation (rumored to be in the $10 million range) and the overall impact of TARP on his bank.

- What Would Brian Lamb Say? HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has an 11 a.m. meeting that we'd like to attend today, when she sits down with the CEOs of WellPoint, Aetna and the other insurance giants of America. Although a pool reporter will be allowed in for "a portion" of the meeting, don't look for the proceedings on C-SPAN, since fuller coverage is not being allowed.

- Crazy Like a Fox. Sen. Jim Bunning's detractors paint him as a crazy old coot, but his argument about Congress' addiction to deficit doesn't sound crazy at all. In a USA Today op-ed, Bunning explains his reasons for blocking $10 billion in unemployment checks. In addition to sharing the fact that he has 40 grandchildren, Bunning writes, "Why can't a non-controversial measure in the Senate that would help those in need be paid for? If the Senate cannot find $10 billion to pay for a measure we all support, we will never pay for anything."

- Ann Romney on Elizabeth Edwards. Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, appeared on Fox Business Network yesterday, ostensibly to talk about her husband's new book and life on the campaign trail. But when the talk turned to Elizabeth Edwards, Romney said, "I feel for her in a great way. She is battling something that no woman should have to go through in such a publicly humiliating way."