Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@SenSchumer says Senate will vote on "a revised version" of the House Build Back Better Act "very early in the new year" so every member can "make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television." "...and we will keep voting on it until we get something done." https://t.co/ON2zBKenQ9 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@SenatorBennet calls for changing filibuster rules. “Once both parties have made their case on the floor and had votes on their amendments, the Senate must be able to pass legislation with 51 votes.” https://t.co/LkPAtQENRI His other proposed changes: https://t.co/SzDh9gpsnA — PolitiTweet.org

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First Elizabeth Warren. Now Cory Booker tests positive for Covid. https://t.co/HHuwnSMTCB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SenWarren: I regularly test for COVID & while I tested negative earlier this week, today I tested positive with a breakthrough case. Th… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@brianschatz on Build Back Better Act: “The planet is not going to pause its warming process while we sort our politics out. We owe it to future generations to figure out what can pass, and pass it.” https://t.co/cszq84iSqo — PolitiTweet.org

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@_myfriendryan You’re right that you’re reading too much into it. Ayotte’s defeat loomed large in ACA repeal failure. The Akin-style candidates in 2010/‘12 loomed large in GOP failure to flip the chamber those cycles. It’s a two-way concept — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepJayapal: “Today, Senator Manchin has betrayed his commitment not only to the President and Democrats in Congress but most importantly, to the American people. He routinely touts that he is a man of his word, but he can no longer say that. [WV & US] see clearly who he is.” https://t.co/dizM1KHs3K — PolitiTweet.org

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White House @PressSec: “Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word.” — PolitiTweet.org

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WHITE HOUSE @PressSec on Joe Manchin's remarks about BBB: "at odds with his discussions this week with the President... a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate." https://t.co/EfU1jIYkWW — PolitiTweet.org

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@HotlineJosh I think that's a fair take on Maine. Ossoff and Warnock, ironically enough, ran on an unabashedly progressive/populist message in GA https://t.co/wVd3ktk1EW — PolitiTweet.org

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.@BernieSanders: "I also find it amusing that Sen. Manchin indicates his worry about the deficit after voting just this week for a military budget of $778 billion, four times greater than Build Back Better over ten years and $25 billion more than the president requested." https://t.co/XY7KcIz6Lw — PolitiTweet.org

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.@BernieSanders: "If Sen. Joe Manchin wants to vote against the Build Back Better Act, he should have the opportunity to do so with a floor vote as soon as the Senate returns." Says Manchin should explain "why he doesn’t have the courage to stand up to powerful special interests" — PolitiTweet.org

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.@RepSpanberger: "But after months of negotiations, one Democratic U.S. Senator has now summarily walked away from productive negotiations. That is unacceptable, and we cannot act like this moment is the end. Children, families, and the future of our planet are counting on us." https://t.co/9pGBb7unMa — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Georgia senator Johnny Isakson dies at 76 https://t.co/73Lr5IylN5 — PolitiTweet.org

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New @Sen_JoeManchin statement: "I have always said, ‘If I can’t go back home and explain it, I can’t vote for it.’ Despite my best efforts, I cannot explain the sweeping Build Back Better Act in West Virginia and I cannot vote to move forward on this mammoth piece of legislation" https://t.co/fNqFlmNw83 — PolitiTweet.org

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Irony: Build Back Better is one of the few good things Democrats have going for them politically ahead of a rough midterm. Biden’s approval rating has tumbled, Dems’ generic ballot edge has taken a hit, many other Biden priorities lack a path on the hill. Yet BBB remains popular. https://t.co/SCMB9clCWV — PolitiTweet.org

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Cal Cunningham, Bill Nelson and Sara Gideon looming large right about now… — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin on BBB: "We should be upfront and pick our priorities. That's the difference. So it hasn't shrunk in the desire, the intent is always there. And what we need to do is get our financial house in order... be able to pay for what we do and do what we pay for." — PolitiTweet.org

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MANCHIN on Build Back Better: "If you're going to do something and do it, pick what the prized priorities are ... and you fund them for 10 years and you make sure they deliver the services for 10 years. It's hard to deliver services for 1 year or 3 years or 5 years." — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s video of Manchin closing the door on the Build Back Better Act: https://t.co/wzsKqzZ4h5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin calls BBB "a mammoth piece of legislation" and "I've had my reservations from the beginning." His concerns? Inflation, rising costs, national debt, "geopolitical unrest," Covid, new variant. He says he has been "very concerned about this" bill and Dem senators know it. https://t.co/yBEgBjG1De — PolitiTweet.org

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🚨 On Fox News Sunday, Joe Manchin says he's a NO on Build Back Better Act. "I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything possible. I can't get there." BAIER: You're done? This is a no? MANCHIN: "This is a no on this legislation" — PolitiTweet.org

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And Congress is officially out for the year after the Senate confirms dozens of Biden nominees and adjourns. Democrats punt Build Back Better Act and election overhaul efforts to 2022. https://t.co/nqKSZEew5R — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

I was shocked to see this early lunge as it meant he’d have to defend for two long straights. Seemed risky. At the time I figured it was Senna’s “see a gap, go for it” maxim. Turns out Verstappen had a leg cramp in the last lap and feared it’d get worse! https://t.co/Knzl1UkyUv — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PolitiFact: NEW: After Donald Trump's refusal, Joe Biden promised to enact a requirement for candidates to release their tax returns. B… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ScottGottliebMD: Bloomberg: South Africa Hospitalization Rate Plunges in Omicron Wave - “Only 1.7% of identified Covid-19 cases were ad… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Some Virginia Democrats want to codify abortion rights into state law in their final weeks in power. But several state senators do not want to upend their travel to Hawaii, Europe and Africa.” https://t.co/c7MSJoIClY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: jaw dropping. Trump: "evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews" in the US "it used to be that Israel had abs… — PolitiTweet.org

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"Students who have been exposed to the coronavirus can safely continue in-person learning if they are regularly tested for the virus at school, avoiding disruptive at-home quarantines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday." https://t.co/nhyexBiITe — PolitiTweet.org

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Meanwhile, many senators have lost interest and attendance today is comically poor. There were 20 absences (16 Rs, 4 Ds/Is) in the last vote to proceed with Atul Gawande for USAID (the motion succeeded). — PolitiTweet.org