Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

@kelsey_snell Boooo — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

More on immigration: @SpeakerPelosi says she thinks people's attitudes about immigration will change "if we can give people confidence in some of their insecurities about their economic situation." Also says she hasn't given up on working with Trump immigration reform. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

On Trump's comments that the U.S. is full with no more room for migrants from Central America, @SpeakerPelosi: "My god, I thought it was Jesus, Mary and Joseph at Christmas. We have no room…there’s room, and there’s need." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

On the 2018 midterms, she said, "His numbers were terrible, we got the A team. They got the retirements. We had a tremendous victory." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Political prognosticator @SpeakerPelosi on the 2020 elections and the president's popularity: "If [Trump is] still in the 40s they have a big problem. But nonetheless, on the positive side for us, what we will be sure to do is to make sure that our incumbents are fortified." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@SpeakerPelosi on appointments of Stephen Moore, Herman Cain to the Fed: "With stiff competition these two appointments to the fed are the worst, ill suited appointments that the president could come up with." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Just watched @RepAdamSchiff take a selfie with @johnlegend in the background. So that’s a pretty good way to end a Wednesday. https://t.co/EkDnXJYmGa — PolitiTweet.org

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Playlist for the retreat? “Glory,” “Fight the Power” and “Preach.” And then we got a few bars from @johnlegend (with a cameo by @janschakowsky at the end). https://t.co/RtfX6K73uD — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@johnlegend says reparations “should be talked about...it’s long overdue.” — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

On a more serious note, @johnlegend talked about how he sees speaking out on social justice issues as part of his identity as an artist, citing icons like Nina Simone. https://t.co/Nku1MtFQ1p — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/cSeyGZM2DY — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @mikedebonis: Following fulsome intro from @SpeakerPelosi, @johnlegend confirms no ill effects from D-Wade run-in: "We're fine. It was v… — PolitiTweet.org

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There’s two more days, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is the best part of the House Democratic issues conference... https://t.co/fZk5FePbDT — PolitiTweet.org

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In a letter to Congress, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin writes that the House Ways and Means request for Trump’s tax returns is unprecedented and says he is “carefully” reviewing it. https://t.co/MKsfgbRHvg — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Asked whether Barr will be able to conduct an investigation into the origins of the Mueller report in an appropriate manner, Pelosi responded with a succinct, "no." — PolitiTweet.org

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"He is the attorney general of the United States of America, not the attorney general of Donald Trump," she said. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@SpeakerPelosi on Barr testimony today: "Let me just say how very very dismaying and disappointing that the chief law enforcement officer of our country is going off the rails yesterday and today." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi reiterates a warning to potential Trump appointees she has uttered before: "Know your blood type." Says it's a dangerous place and people will get thrown under the bus. She was reacting to spate of departures at DHS. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJerryNadler told reporters that if Barr hands over anything but the full unredacted Mueller report and the underlying documents he will issue subpoenas for those materials that the House Judiciary Committee authorized last week. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about reports that he and Azar advised against current DOJ position supporting the entire ACA being thrown out - but were overruled by Mulvaney - Barr says, “I had ample opportunity to present my views” and that the final decision was a “legally defensible position.” — PolitiTweet.org

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More Mnuchin: "I personally have not had any communication with anybody in the White House” about the request for tax returns. — PolitiTweet.org

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Per @EmilyETillett, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said at a Financial services subcommittee hearing where he is testifying that he did receive the request for Trump’s tax returns and it’s being reviewed by the legal department. It is in our intent to follow the law, he said. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Barr says he met with the special counsel team on March 5, so he had an “inkling” of what was coming before the report was delivered on March 22. — PolitiTweet.org

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Barr says he will be in a position to release the redacted Mueller report to the public “within a week” and that he will then engage with Judiciary chairmen about further requests. — PolitiTweet.org

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The House investigations continue — 5 House committee chairman are asking for documents and information about the administration’s recent move to support courts throwing out the entire Affordable Care Act. https://t.co/I5iUIxLAbV — PolitiTweet.org

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If there was any doubt that the Mueller report wouldn’t be the focus of tomorrow’s Appropriations subcommittee hearing with AG Barr, allow these prepared opening remarks excerpts to dispel that notion —> https://t.co/5klvHrFpew — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Fascinating thread on the history of calls for filibuster reform, dating back to use of the procedural tactic to block passage of civil rights legislation. It's increasingly under discussion among 2020 Democrats --> — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

He says Democrats should begin impeachment proceedings or call Special Counsel Mueller to testify "immediately." He says it is Mueller, not AG Barr, "who is best-positioned to testify regarding the underlying facts and material in which you are so interested." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

In a letter to @RepJerryNadler, @RepDougCollins writes that the Democrats' use of Watergate as a precedent for receiving 6(e) grand jury materials doesn't hold up because in that case, there were impeachment proceedings underway. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CHueyBurns: Rep. Clyburn told me Biden “ought to change his behavior.” Watch our interview here: https://t.co/OZYBJed62S — PolitiTweet.org