Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Rep. @BennieGThompson says 1/6 committee will obtain communication via phone, text message and social media from "several hundred people." He says it'll include members of Congress and doesn't rule out including Trump's associates or family. Letters first. Subpoenas may be next. — PolitiTweet.org

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you know it’s been a long day when your fitbit robot is advising you to chill https://t.co/XTbXypblzC — PolitiTweet.org

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LATEST —> House Democrats, locked in standoff, struggle to move Biden's $3.5 trillion plan https://t.co/WRJCzcKFdE — PolitiTweet.org

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It's times like these Dems will regret trying to expand the House majority in '20 and wising they spent more on defense. They lost IA02 by 6 votes, NY22 by 106 votes, CA21 by 1,522 votes. Tonight, Biden's legislative priorities hang by a thread under their fragile 3-vote margin. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@AOC to @kristinapet re: centrists' demands: "It's not just me, I think a lot of members of our caucus are pretty bewildered... It's kind of last minute—it feels impulsive. And I don't understand why we would have members of our caucus just try to derail the president's agenda." — PolitiTweet.org

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It's the same dynamic that led Pelosi to settle on this dual-track sequencing months ago. Progressives credibly threatened to block the infrastructure bill unless reconciliation passed side-by-side. If she appeases the moderates she risks losing more votes on her left. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Why is there no date certain written into the rule for when the House votes on the Senate infrastructure bill? Because that's what progressives oppose—they worry that if the Senate bill is passed and enacted, moderates will have the leverage to shrink or kill reconciliation. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the key infrastructure section of the rule. It gives Transportation Committee Chair @RepPeterDeFazio — not Pelosi — the power to decide when the House votes on the Senate-passed legislation. It does not set an ironclad date. https://t.co/RZlIUlBmCh — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is the House Democrats’ RULE that sets up votes on the John Lewis voting rights bill, the $3.5 trillion budget resolution and the Senate infrastructure bill. https://t.co/ISEpOjyB4d — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Debbie Dingell, leaving the caucus meeting, with the correct take on what’s going on with House Democrats: “I don’t have anything, I don’t know what’s happening.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Stephanie Murphy: “Despite misgivings, I would vote to pass the Senate-passed budget resolution, thereby allowing the reconciliation process to proceed, but only if the House is also given an opportunity to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill.” https://t.co/9Tokb58HWg — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi tells Democrats: “Right now, we have an opportunity to pass something so substantial for our country, so transformative we haven’t seen anything like it…Our people who put a Democrat in the White House and Democratic Congress are watching to see how we meet their needs.” — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi tells Dems in the caucus meeting: “It is unfortunate in my view that we have to have a discussion about process, when we want to have a discussion of policy.” She urges them not to “squander this majority and this Democratic White House,” per a source familiar. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SpeakerPelosi moments ago when I asked if she’ll have the votes to approve the budget resolution tomorrow: “I have to focus on what I’m doing now, which is to open the House. But I'm very excited about all of our members and their enthusiasm for the president's vision.” — PolitiTweet.org

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PELOSI says the House still plans to vote today on the rule to advance the three bills. On the moderate holdouts: “I’ve spoken with many of them.” She says the committee is writing the rule that’ll determine the way forward. “The Rules Committee will do its job.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Notable retweet from @WHCOS https://t.co/OBKMvEefJ7 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GingerGibson: My toddler is sitting in my living room with the nanny, eating an ice cream cone and watching the Rules Committee with an… — PolitiTweet.org

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oh hell no. no no no no no. no. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Herschel Walker has apparently moved back to Georgia in what could be a prelude to a run for the U.S. Senate.” https://t.co/X5lsJbXwcs — PolitiTweet.org

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White House @PressSec, from the podium, on the path forward with infrastructure and reconciliation: "He's confident in Speaker Pelosi's approach and process, and will stay closely aligned." — PolitiTweet.org

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White House @PressSec on the clash between Speaker Pelosi and moderate Democrats about the way forward on infrastructure and reconciliation: "This is a healthy debate and we're confident about the path forward." — PolitiTweet.org

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Jake Sullivan says the US is "engaging" and "consulting" with the Taliban on all aspects of the evacuation efforts. He adds: "Ultimately it will be the president's decision how this proceeds. No one else's." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EliStokols: Jake Sullivan, explaining the painfully slow SIV process, notes "the Trump admin. had not processed a single SIV applicatio… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Afghanistan: "We can suppress terrorism without a permanent military presence on the ground." — PolitiTweet.org

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NatSec adviser Jake Sullivan: "No operation like this, no evacuation from a capital that has fallen into a civil war could unfold without those images." He says the US is "on track" to fulfill its objectives to bring out Americans and Afghan partners and Afghans at risk. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NBCNews: The FDA is urging people to stop taking veterinary drugs to treat or prevent Covid-19 after receiving multiple reports of pati… — PolitiTweet.org

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Moderate Democrats say President Biden wants a swift House vote on the infrastructure bill, implying that he prefers they do that before the $3.5T budget. But is that actually what Biden is calling for? "No," says White House spokesman @AndrewJBates46. https://t.co/WRJCzcKFdE https://t.co/nwIswRnJ8F — PolitiTweet.org

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REP. MICHAEL BURGESS: You’re probably not old enough to have lived through the inflation of the Jimmy Carter years. I’ve— REP. JOHN YARMUTH: I think I’m older than you are, Mr. Burgess. (Burgess is 70. Yarmuth is 73.) https://t.co/qFPflol497 — PolitiTweet.org

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Yarmuth says inflation is a serious concern and is "the one constraint on how much money we can inject into the economy at any particular time." But he argues current levels are "most likely transitory," citing pandemic price spikes and drops for used cars and lumber. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yarmuth says inflation is a serious concern and is "the one constraint on how much money we can inject into he economy at any particular time." But he argues current levels are "most likely transitory," citing pandemic price spikes and drops for used cars and lumber. — PolitiTweet.org