Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

This is a better question than the ahistorical “McConnell would nuke the legislative filibuster in a heartbeat” take. Republicans had a thin legislative agenda under Trump other than tax cuts so it had a modest overall impact. But if tax cuts needed 60? The dynamic could change. — PolitiTweet.org

If reconciliation did not exist, would Republicans have nuked the filibuster in 2017 to cut taxes?

Posted June 15, 2021 Hibernated

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New York Times: Before William Barr stepped down as attorney general, Donald Trump was pressuring his replacement to back his false election fraud claims, emails show. https://t.co/zR9MAjZmEz — PolitiTweet.org

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House Ways & Means Chairman @RepRichardNeal says the $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure framework floated in the Senate is not enough. "I think we need more than that," he tells me, calling this moment "a unique opportunity to go bigger." "The country needs it," he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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