Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Cornyn, who co-wrote Safer Communities Act and is close to GOP leaders: "I'd be surprised if the House would be willing to take something up." McCarthy sounds skeptical of House action on guns: "I'll wait to find any information out." w/ @GarrettHaake: https://t.co/oSmB0yZmjU — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

NEW: Republican Sen. John Cornyn, a key figure in the gun debate, says don't expect new legislation this Congress. "I think we did everything we could do with the votes available last summer, so I don’t see that happening anytime soon," he says. https://t.co/oSmB0yZmjU — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

@hughhewitt @JoeBiden @POTUS as we've been covering! from Jan 17: https://t.co/0Xl5AWwUu3 https://t.co/V4ywzENgpV — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

“The first question is what can get out of there with 218 Republican votes,” said Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., who served with McCarthy in the House. “And that’s Kevin’s challenge.” This 👆 will shape McCarthy’s leverage to force Dems to the table. https://t.co/BQl6xitD10 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

California @RepAdamSchiff announces he’s running for Senate, in a video that includes clips of Trump trashing him, highlights his work on impeachment and talks about an enduring “threat of MAGA extremists.” https://t.co/7LbALMoS6p — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

@LPDonovan abstract v. practical is the key distinction. big q to me is whether there's a real appetite among 218/222 to take those tough votes. have not seen it yet. there's an underlying attitude that one can find huge amounts of $$ in mostly painless cuts — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

A fact everyone should know about what it takes to balance the budget: "If you exempted defense, veterans, Social Security and Medicare spending, you’d have to cut everything else by 85%," per CRFB's @MarcGoldwein. https://t.co/BQl6xitD10 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

On debt limit add-ons, Republicans are (1) divided on whether to put Social Security & Medicare on the table (2) divided on whether the military should be cut (3) opposed to new taxes So, what's left? Not realistically enough to balance in a decade. https://t.co/BQl6xitD10 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

“There’s gotta be cuts in spending. That has to happen,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., an ally of McCarthy and the far-right. But she declined to get specific when asked what should be cut. “I haven’t really formulated an exact list.” https://t.co/BQl6xitD10 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @morningmoneyben: Economy grew 2.9 percent in 4th Q per initial estimate, once again defying recession predictions (for now). https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

77 congressional Democrats write to Biden: “We write to express our great concern over the new asylum restrictions announced by your administration.” The letter is led by @AOC @SenatorMenendez @CoryBooker. https://t.co/5SO5bhVYJY — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @MarcACaputo: Sen Rick Scott is running for re-election in Florida, naming a campaign team and pledging to still run on his controversia… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

There is no GOP plan or unified theory of what to attach to the debt ceiling. Even the hardliners who demanded conditions aren’t naming their price. But they know it’s something big. It’s early, but doubtful McCarthy can get 218 Republicans on any bill. https://t.co/BQl6xitD10 — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

NEW: Republicans demand spending cuts to lift the debt limit. They won't say what to cut. https://t.co/BQl6xit5bs — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Lately the Blue Dogs have held a fraction of the power they had in the early Obama years, when the House Democratic majority ran through rural and socially conservative areas. Now a dispute about branding has slashed their ranks to seven men, per Politico. https://t.co/kVsQR7hKQo — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Elaine Chao responds to Trump. https://t.co/EJ5ojU3xod https://t.co/JPkimXuuIe — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @metzgov: 🚨SANTOS says he’s undecided on booting OMAR from House Foreign Affairs. Omar’s fate on the panel — in jeopardy because of pas… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @AaronBlake: Freedom Caucus is a little over 20% of House GOP. It will be: -38% of Oversight Committee -44% of Judiciary -44% of selec… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Facebook and Instagram to end Trump's suspension from platforms https://t.co/xeaywfSjCC — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

George Santos speaks on the House floor. https://t.co/ilRswf0LOA — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @Redistrict: How bad was Democratic turnout in New York last November? - In 2020, George Santos (R) captured 161,931 votes in #NY03 and… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

.@RandPaul says two parties must compromise to achieve fiscal discipline: “Republicans would have to give up the sacred cow that says we will never cut a dollar in the military. And the Democrats will have to get up the sacred cow that they will never cut a dollar in welfare.” — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

At a press conference on the debt limit, Sen. Ron Johnson says he was “pleased to see” the changes House Republicans forced in the speaker battle, voicing hope that it’ll lead to passage of a conservative budget — “as close to balanced as possible.” https://t.co/40XMyiOtYm — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Chuck Schumer rejects calls from Republicans and Joe Manchin to negotiate on the debt limit: "Until Speaker McCarthy has a plan — and a plan that can pass in the House with his Republican support — his going to the White House is like going with no cards in his hand." — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

McCarthy says Santos will be removed from Congress if Ethics Committee finds he broke the law “If for some way when we go through Ethics that he has broken the law, then we will remove him, but it’s not my role,” Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters. https://t.co/nel8c8yluF — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

RT @kkondik: great @RonBrownstein piece on how the congressional map could change in 2024 (likeliest changes should benefit Rs, but there a… — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

The latter two goals flopped in 2022. McConnell said last month he's determined to "actively look for quality candidates" and not defer to Trump's picks in '24. https://t.co/vjsEsFLsbb — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Bunch of motives for McConnell's deal-friendly mode during the last two years: Saving the filibuster, placating retiring GOP mods who wanted to make laws, winning back the suburbs and — yes — attempting to make the Senate a hospitable place for effective R candidates. — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

This @ChrisSununu quote from last cycle about why he turned down a Senate run was devastating: — PolitiTweet.org

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Understated element of the party’s “candidate quality” problem: popular governors like Mitch Daniels (and Sununu & Ducey last cycle) like to govern, with all the dealmaking and compromise it entails, and aren’t inclined to go to war with an ideological wing that feels differently — PolitiTweet.org