Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

As a result, the two parties are ~$26 billion apart on a funding "topline." SHELBY: "We haven't reached an agreement, we're not near an agreement, but the circumstances are there." DeLAURO: "When you negotiate, you need to have a partner to negotiate." https://t.co/7wv9h7ligz — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 11, 2022

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The sticking point: Dems have long insisted on "parity" between military and non-defense money in government funding bills, fearful their priorities would otherwise get the hatchet. Republicans don't want to grant it here, arguing parity should factor Dems' prior Covid spending. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 11, 2022

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And so you have a situation where Democrats, McConnell and retiring GOP appropriator Shelby want a deal — but they face pressure from McCarthy, who's courting Speaker votes on his right wing by pushing to torpedo any deal until 2023, when the House flips. https://t.co/7wv9h7ligz — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 11, 2022