Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @EenaRuffini: #MBS “viewed #Khashoggi as a threat to the Kingdom and broadly supported using violent measures ifnecessary to silence him… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @stevenportnoy: BREAKING: "We assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey to c… — PolitiTweet.org

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And @GOPLeader is asked about the Hawley proposal to tax big corporations who won't pay a $15/hour min wage: "I think it's stupid." — PolitiTweet.org

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Acting SAA said guns on the floor are illegal, and it's his job to stop that unless Congress changes the law. @GOPLeader on whether his members should bring guns to votes: "I don't think that's the place you need to bring your gun, no." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@GOPLeader also questioning the magnetometers outside the House chamber. The acting sergeant at arms said yesterday they were there because some members were talking about carrying guns on the House floor. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also, the GOP plan to try to derail the COVID relief bill tonight is with a procedural motion to give families resources to help their children cope with emotional fallout from school closures — PolitiTweet.org

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At the @GOPLeader press conference: -No commitment from Trump not to primary sitting GOPers -On fresh calls for Cheney to step down as chair: "There is more that unites us than divides us" + she hasn't asked for his help in her primary -Blames Pelosi for holdup on 1/6 commission — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@SenSanders⁩, meanwhile, says he plans to put forward an amendment to the bill to remove tax deductions from large corporations who don’t pay $15 an hour and incentivize small businesses to raise wages. https://t.co/rej3DdkOUg — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ weighs in on the Senate parliamentarian’s ruling - and says the $15 min wage provision will remain in the bill when the House considers their version of COVID relief on the floor tomorrow —> https://t.co/5BQWRCpBGQ — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that the $15 minimum wage hike cannot be included in the COVID relief bill - which will allow Democrats to avoid an internal struggle over whether to craft a compromise between the more progressive and moderate members of the party. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alanhe: .@BretBaier: If the President (Trump) was the party's nominee, would you support him? McConnell: The nominee of the party? Abs… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cbszak: AOC says the sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo are "extraordinarily serious" & "deserve to be heard," but she also ca… — PolitiTweet.org

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Per @ProducerKimB, the House has passed the Equality Act by a vote of 224 yeas to 206 nays with @RepBrianFitz @RepJohnKatko and @RepTomReed joining Democrats. The bill amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @margbrennan: Two sources confirm to me & @edokeefe that the call between King Salman & @POTUS happened earlier today. Saudi sources tel… — PolitiTweet.org

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.@seungminkim was doing basic journalism, and she's someone who does it with incredible skill. This harassment must end. Period. Full stop. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alanhe: .@igorbobic: Do you have any comment or response to allegation against Governor Cuomo from his former aide of sexual harrassmen… — PolitiTweet.org

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1,000 percent true. If I had a nickel for every time I've told colleagues, "I'll reach out to USCP but they never respond..." — PolitiTweet.org

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USCP Chief Pittman also says she will not commit to holding regular press briefings (today is the first time anyone from USCP has taken questions in any type of public setting since the attack). — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepWexton questioning Chief Pittman about whether Ofc. Liebengood, who died by suicide after the 1/6 attacks, was a line of duty death. "I can't speak to that at this time," Pittman says, because it's still "under active investigation." — PolitiTweet.org

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But .@SpeakerPelosi also said today that the scope is "easily negotiated," indicating she could back away from proposed balance of appointments (7 for Dems, 4 for Republicans). The real issue, she said today, "is the scope." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@GOPLeader and @LeaderMcConnell publicly objected to @SpeakerPelosi's proposed makeup and scope of the commission: https://t.co/Rr1QpSBgkA — PolitiTweet.org

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"We had members stating that they were carrying on the house floor," House SAA Blodgett explains, noting laws against carrying firearms in the Capitol. "I have to protect all the members, I have to protect them anywhere," he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepNewhouse asks the House SAA about the magnetometers placed outside the House chamber, which has rankled many Republicans (some of whom have faced fines for bypassing). — PolitiTweet.org

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Pressed about distribution of the 1/5 intelligence bulletin from the FBI Norfolk office warning about the 1/6 attacks, Chief Pittman says, "we do not believe that document in and of itself would have changed our posture" because it was consistent with other intel USCP had. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jackturmanIII: On if he will join Biden in Texas tomorrow, Sen. Cornyn said, “If I could do that I would, I would like to do that. I th… — PolitiTweet.org

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USCP Chief Pittman pushes back forcefully on a Q from @RepKClark about whether the force's response differed because of the race of the protesters. Pittman says there is "no evidence whatsoever that suggests there was any discrepancy based on our security posture" based on race. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chief Pittman of the US Capitol police says 35 officers are under investigation and 6 have suspended with their police powers revoked after the 1/6 riots. Investigations take 60-90 days, she says. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MariannaReports @washingtonpost Congratulations!!! — PolitiTweet.org

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The latest on the 1/6 commission, as congressional leaders butt heads over the makeup and scope of the commission: https://t.co/Rr1QpSBgkA — PolitiTweet.org

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Cleaning up the broken glass and graffiti, restoring damaged art and continuing to protect the Capitol after the 1/6 attacks will cost more than $30 million: https://t.co/FVXfkDVp1T — PolitiTweet.org