Sahil Kapur

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Official one-page summaries of the changes this Senate legislation would make to the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and presidential transition: https://t.co/1VvhDSNFrx — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @memeorandum: Senators announce bipartisan bills to stop candidates from stealing elections (@sahilkapur / NBC News) https://t.co/jHJTB… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @frankthorp: Big news on the Electoral Count Act reform beat: The bipartisan group has unveiled 2 bills, 1 to address the ECA, the other… — PolitiTweet.org

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These proposals are all about preventing election coups after the attempt by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 result. The negotiations have been blessed by Schumer & McConnell, which means this effort has legs. https://t.co/QpHGqoN9Fm — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: Senators announce two bipartisan bills designed to prevent stolen elections Overhaul 1887 ECA Limit VP's role Require 1/5th to object Address alternate slates of electors Modify transition act Protect election officials Led by Collins/Manchin https://t.co/QpHGqoN9Fm — PolitiTweet.org

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Chuck Schumer signals that Senate Democrats will take Joe Manchin's offer to do "two things" in a filibuster-proof reconciliation bill: lower prescription drug costs and extend enhanced ACA funding for two years. (i.e. no climate or taxes in this bill) https://t.co/WMUriWpxUW — PolitiTweet.org

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News: Republican @SenRobPortman will cosponsor the Respect For Marriage Act, the House-passed bill to codify legal same-sex marriage, his office tells me. He made the decision last night after evaluating it. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShaneGoldmacher: Bill de Blasio drops out of congressional race in the same spot he dropped out of the governor's race earlier this yea… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Secret Service has no new Jan. 6 texts to give to Congress, source says Rep. Stephanie Murphy says on MSNBC that the committee "did not receive the additional text messages that we were looking for." via ⁦@scottwongDC⁩ ⁦@Petereporter⁩: https://t.co/SLddr30Ng5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump-backed election denier Dan Cox wins Maryland's GOP primary for governor https://t.co/9tuIfVe0B8 — PolitiTweet.org

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Quote of the day from @RepDeanPhillips on the ever-shrinking Biden agenda at the hands of Joe Manchin: "Forget the half loaf. At this point a piece of toast is better than nothing." https://t.co/WMUriWpxUW — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Democrats are gradually—and reluctantly—coming around to Manchin's climate-less offer on a skinny drug pricing and ACA bill. MARKEY: "take the wins" KHANNA: "We have to be pragmatic" WYDEN: "I want that done" Schumer says the Senate will do it. https://t.co/WMUriWpxUW — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Marco Rubio on whether Congress should codify a right to same-sex marriage and contraception: https://t.co/pz2sdOwnGf https://t.co/J2OBT9u4FR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @daveweigel: Are you waiting for Maryland primary results to come in? Feels like you should be reading The Trailer rn https://t.co/bjjsE… — PolitiTweet.org

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Key context on why 47 House Republicans voted for the Respect For Marriage Act. With numbers like these it’s likely to be popular in virtually every swing district and even some fairly GOP-leaning areas. — PolitiTweet.org

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GALLUP poll, conducted May 2022: 71% of Americans say marriage between same-sex couples should be legal. https://t.co/M5JBIdtb1a https://t.co/U42hwr2dEG — PolitiTweet.org

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These are the 47 House Republicans who voted YES with Democrats to codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide: https://t.co/y7XJ0nnX8A — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell has talked a lot about inflation lately. I asked him today what specifically he’d do about it if he’s Senate majority leader. He responded he’d “quit the spending spree.” Didn’t offer an agenda beyond that to combat rising prices. His full answer 👇 https://t.co/IhAhwmGZMu — PolitiTweet.org

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64-34, Senate confirms J. Michelle Childs to be a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Along with Democrats, these Republicans voted YES: Blackburn Blunt Burr Capito Collins Cornyn Graham Grassley Murkowski Portman Romney Rounds Scott (Tim) Tillis Young — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @scottwongDC: CHIPS-PLUS: Senators are advancing a computer chips bill. They don't know what's in it yet. w/⁦@sahilkapur⁩ ⁦@frankthorp⁩… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. @RoKhanna, progressive caucus member, tells me he’d support a drug pricing + ACA bill: “I agree 100% with Senator Markey. Take the wins.” “We have to be pragmatic in making progress, step by step.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KyleAlexStewart: The bill would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, enshrine legal same-sex marriage for the purposes of federa… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: House votes to protect same-sex marriage in case the Supreme Court rescinds it The Respect For Marriage Act passed by a vote of was 267-157, with 47 Republicans supporting it. w/ @KyleAlexStewart: https://t.co/pz2sdOwnGf — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepLizCheney says she’ll vote YES on the Respect For Marriage Act to codify legal same-sex marriage nationwide. — PolitiTweet.org

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Spotted in the Capitol: @ericgarcetti — PolitiTweet.org

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Chuck Schumer says the Senate will proceed with a reconciliation bill tackling drug pricing and a 2-year ACA funding extension. Asked if they can tackle climate and energy in a separate bill, Schumer says: "There’s always a second reconciliation bill available to us." — PolitiTweet.org

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Chuck Schumer says senators will meet with the parliamentarian this THURSDAY for a Byrd bath on the prescription drug provision of reconciliation. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell doesn't say how he'd vote on the Respect For Marriage Act if it hits the Senate floor— or whether he'd whip Republicans on it: "I'm going to delay announcing anything on that issue until we see what the majority leader wants to put on the floor," he says. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell’s response when asked what he’d do if Donald Trump runs for president again in 2024: “I think we’re gonna have a crowded field for president. I assume that most of that will unfold later. And people will be picking their candidates during a crowded primary field.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell blasts the Democrats’ drug pricing proposals — which include allowing Medicare to negotiate pharmaceutical costs — as “socialist price controls.” — PolitiTweet.org