Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Adds that McCarthy "waited days to even issue a statement in response to one of his Members demeaning the Holocaust, and he clearly intends to continue to welcome Marjorie Taylor Greene in the GOP and shield her from any real consequence or accountability for her antisemitism.." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@SpeakerPelosi spox @Drew_Hammill has responded to @GOPLeader's mention of Pelosi in his statement, pointing to this tweet condemning antisemitism yesterday: https://t.co/V5chAxlmYE — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Another statement here from a spokeswoman for @SteveScalise --> https://t.co/EdXOhNd3xf — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

This comes after mounting pressure this morning from key Republican donors and lobbyists, but several days after Greene first made the comparison on CBN. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@GOPLeader responds to the latest tweet from @RepMTG comparing vaccination mandates to the yellow stars Jews were forced to wear in Nazi Germany. He says Greene is wrong and the House GOP conference condemns the language --> — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@RepStephMurphy passes on a FL Senate bid in '22, saying @marcorubio will be tougher to beat after a contested primary (@RepValDemings already running). This sets her up to potentially challenge @SenRickScott in '24: https://t.co/FobIFDktD4 — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @saraecook: #BREAKING: President Biden says he just spoke to PM Netanyahu, who told him the Israelis have agreed to an unconditional #ce… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Jacobs (NY) Johnson (SD) Joyce (OH) Katko (NY) Kinzinger (IL) McKinley (WV) Meijer (MI) Miller Meeks (IA) Moore (UT) Newhouse (WA) Price (NC) Reed (NY) Tom Rice (SC) Salazar (FL) Simpson (ID) Smith (NJ) Taylor (TX) Upton (MI) Valadao (CA) Womack (AK) — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Correcting the 35... 35 yes votes (h/t @cbszak) Bacon (NE) Bentz (OR) Bice (OK) Cheney (WY) Curtis (UT) Davis (IL) Fitzpatrick (PA) Fortenberry (NE) Garbarino (NY) Gimenez (FL) Anthony Gonzalez (OH) Tony Gonzalez (TX) Guest (MS) Herrera Beutler (WA) Hill (AK) Hollingsworth (IN) — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Joyce (OH) Katko (NY) Kinzinger (IL) McKinley (WV) Meijer (MI) Miller Meeks (IA) Moore (UT) Newhouse (WA) Price (NC) Reed (NY) Tom Rice (SC) Salazar (FL) Simpson (ID) Smith (NJ) Taylor (TX) Upton (MI) Valadao (CA) Womack (AK) — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

35 yes votes (h/t @cbszak) Bacon (NE) Bentz (OR) Bice (OK) Cheney (WY) Curtis (UT) Davis (IL) Fitzpatrick (PA) Fortenberry (NE) Garbarino (NY) Gimenez (FL) Anthony Gonzalez (OH) Guest (MS) Herrera Beutler (WA) Hill (AK) Hollingsworth (IN) Jacobs (NY) Johnson (SD) (1/2) — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

By a vote of 252 yeas to 175 nays, the House has voted to pass the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act, HR 3233. 35 Republicans joined all 217 Democrats to vote in favor. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The House has voted to table (kill) McCarthy's mask resolution by a vote of 218 yeas to 210 nays. They are now voting on HR 3233: National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol Complex Act. — PolitiTweet.org

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And on the author's claim to represent 40-50 fellow officers: "I have no doubt that this is coming from real capitol officers and that they're speaking for huge numbers of officers who are very upset about the situation," @RepRaskin says. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

On their decision to remain anonymous: "They’re not accustomed to being political and they're not supposed to be political, but this is something that affects them directly, that they feel very strongly about, so they have to express themselves anonymously." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

"They were beaten with hockey sticks and pipes and Confederate battle flags and Donald Trump flags and American flags and they were punched, kicked, jostled, spat upon, sprayed in the face with mace. So the least we can do is try to hear them the best that we can," Raskin said. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Just spoke with @RepRaskin on why he wanted his colleagues to hear from a USCP officer on the 1/6 commission debate. “People should think about this from the standpoint of the line officers who were involved in essentially medieval battle conditions for four or five hours..." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Before the vote on the 1/6 commission, @GOPLeader is introducing his motion asking Congress' attending physician to update guidance that requires masks on the House floor. Physician says it comports with CDC recommendations; @GOPLeader says it does not. — PolitiTweet.org

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A spokeswoman for @RepRaskin, whose office circulated the letter, said they were told it represents the views of 40-50 officers but they don't know how it came to be on official USCP stationary. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

The USCP has responded with a statement saying the letter is "NOT an official USCP statement. The Department has no way of confirming it was even authored by USCP personnel." — PolitiTweet.org

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The officers note that new revelations come to light every day with new indictments. "With these constant reminders, it is unconscionable to even think anyone could suggest we need to move forward and get over it." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

"It is inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th," the officers write. "It is a privileged assumption for Members to have the point of view that 'it wasn't that bad.'" — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Members of the @CapitolPolice have written an anonymous letter expressing "profound disappointment" with comments by @GOPLeader and @LeaderMcConnell saying there is no need for a 1/6 commission. (h/t @Olivia_Beavers who broke this) https://t.co/nzqutIupO1 — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

.@RepJohnKatko (who negotiated the 1/6 commission legislation) and @RepMeijer have stood up to speak in favor of the legislation, but we are not hearing Republicans come voice their opposition so far, even though the majority of the GOP conference is expected to vote against it. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

A rare sight these days: legislation cosponsored by @RepAdamSchiff and @DevinNunes (and @RepGregoryMeeks too, for the record): a bill to give additional disability benefits to Americans affected by the anomalous health incidents in Cuba and around the world. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Even if the 1/6 commission dies in the Senate - which it very well might given the opposition from @LeaderMcConnell - @SpeakerPelosi gets a messaging win against Republicans. "It sounds like they are afraid of the truth," she tells reporters ahead of today's vote. — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @bensiegel: GOP leaders now opposed to the Jan. 6 commission bill were involved in and briefed on negotiations over the bill Rep. @Benni… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @CBSWalsh: 2,149 National Guard will be heading home this Sunday as their mission to protect the Capitol comes to an end - Elle Watson r… — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

Pelosi spokesman @Drew_Hammill formally responds: “If Minority Leader McCarthy wants to be maskless on the Floor of the House of Representatives, he should get to work vaccinating his Members." — PolitiTweet.org

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

If passed, the @GOPLeader resolution would also end the fines for members who refuse to wear masks, as upward of half a dozen did last night, per @cbszak ($500 for offense 1, $2,500 for other offenses). But a sr Dem aide said Dems will move to table (kill) the resolution. — PolitiTweet.org