Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan @RebeccaRKaplan

RT @alanhe: @nancycordes this AM: Some House D’s have suggested waiting to send the articles of impeachment from the House to the Sen. once… — PolitiTweet.org

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Other highlights: this is a closed rule, meaning no amendments can be offered on the floor (though procedural motions from Republicans are still both possible and expected). And, as expected, separate votes on the two articles of impeachment. — PolitiTweet.org

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We are looking at 6 hours of debate on the articles of impeachment on the House floor tomorrow per the rule just moved in the House Rules Committee. Debate happening now -- Rep. Tom Cole asked for 12 hours of debate. Voted down. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Grace_Segers Thank you too for keeping me in caffeine and sugary snacks! — PolitiTweet.org

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My coworkers keep sending me coffee money via Venmo, which makes me feel both incredibly touched and also worried about how my emails to the network are coming across. But anyway. Thank you @EllenUchimiya!! — PolitiTweet.org

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.⁦@SpeakerPelosi⁩ letter to House Democrats on the eve of the impeachment —> https://t.co/c6FwqItUQp — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepGolden Full post is here: https://t.co/B9h8EX4wEf — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepGolden He faults the House for not trying to enforce subpoenas against Mulvaney, Eisenberg and Vought and not issuing subpoenas at all to John Bolton and Rick Perry. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepGolden On obstruction, he said the White House has been "provocative in its defiance and sweeping in its claims of executive privilege," but he also says there are still unresolved questions about the limits of privilege. — PolitiTweet.org

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@RepGolden Golden explains his vote in a lengthy Facebook post. He writes that he wishes House had split off the charges of withholding military assistance to Ukraine because he views that as less clear-cut than the charge that the president solicited the interference of a foreign gov. — PolitiTweet.org

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Now this is different -- all other House Democrats have been a yes on both articles. Here's the first split we've heard of, courtesy of @RepGolden --> — PolitiTweet.org

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While the House Rules Committee is relitigating a debate over the articles of impeachment, the House Ways and Means Committee just reported out the USMCA bill by voice vote, meaning there was bipartisan agreement. — PolitiTweet.org

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Four hours after running away from this question (literally) @RepHaleyStevens has an answer: she’s a yes on impeachment —> — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepUnderwood voting yes on impeachment --> — PolitiTweet.org

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@CongressmanJVD .@ProducerKimB reports that @CongressmanJVD spoke to reporters after he voted. He won't confirm he is switching parties but says a final decision will happen "in a relatively short period of time." He also says his staff was "told" to quit but wouldn't say who told them to. — PolitiTweet.org

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Included in the $1.4 trillion bills: $25 million for gun violence research at the CDC, a first in more than 20 years $425 million for election security grants 3.1% pay raise for federal civilian employees $1.375 billion in new border wall funding Tobacco purchase age rises to 21 — PolitiTweet.org

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President Trump has sent a blistering six-page letter to @SpeakerPelosi railing on the House's impeachment process and accusing her, among other things, about lying when she says she prays for him: https://t.co/235FepMiJw — PolitiTweet.org

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UPDATE: @CongressmanJVD did show up for the latest vote series, dashing past reporters to get into the chamber and then huddling with his future colleagues, Republican members, during the vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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Both bills now head to the Senate, where they must be passed and signed by the president before Friday 12/20 to avoid another holiday government shutdown. — PolitiTweet.org

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The second spending bill, which funds Defense/Commerce/Justice/Financial services/HHS and a bit more passed by a vote of 280 yeas to 138 nays. 75 Democrats voted no - likely Progressive and Hispanic Caucus Democrats who opposed funding for the border wall in the bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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The first of two spending bills (Labor/HHS/Ed/Ag/Interior/Environment/MilCon/Vets Affairs/State/Transportation/Housing) passed the House by a vote of 297 yeas to 120 nays. 79 Republicans joined 218 Democrats in voting yes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Her fellow Iowan, @RepCindyAxne, will vote in favor as well: https://t.co/3gaXdg39TO — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats who won Trump districts in 2018 have almost uniformly said they’ll vote for the articles of impeachment. The latest: @RepFinkenauer —> — PolitiTweet.org

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The House Rules Committee is meeting now to set the terms of debate for the articles of impeachment on the House floor during an expected vote tomorrow. @RepJerryNadler is out for a family medical emergency; @RepRaskin will present for House Judiciary Democrats. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepKendraHorn, one of the few freshmen who hasn’t said how she will vote on impeachment, is a yes. Still waiting on: @RepFinkenauer @RepCindyAxne @RepHaleyStevens @RepUnderwood @RepGolden https://t.co/pv2ve6tA5F — PolitiTweet.org

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In the wake of the dramatic news that he will leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican, @CongressmanJVD has not shown up for House votes today. — PolitiTweet.org

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A borderline sprint. In heels, no less! — PolitiTweet.org

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And another freshman Democrat says he’ll vote for the articles of impeachment, this one from a district that went for Trump by 16 points. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepSherrill becomes the latest member of a growing number of Democrats in Trump districts who will vote in favor of the articles of impeachment --> — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HeatherNBC12: EXCLUSIVE: @RepSpanberger says she will vote YES on the Articles of Impeachment. She says the evidence is clear. Hear… — PolitiTweet.org