Kristen Welker

Kristen Welker @kwelkernbc

McConnell: I can report we have reached an agreement "on all of the tax issues...we are very very close" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikeviqueira: More useless color: clapping can be heard through doors of Mansfield room where Dems are meeting — PolitiTweet.org

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After negotiations suffer a setback Leader Reid says he is not "overly optimistic" for a deal but "cautiously optimistic." — PolitiTweet.org

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@kellyo reporting: According to Senior Dems major setback in negotiations.. as republicans try to put Chain CPI into the talks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@chucktodd says a lot of damage has already been done: "we have already gone over the political cliff" #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@chucktodd says it could be tempting for POTUS to tackle guns first and if he fails it could be "tough" do do anything else. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmeacham jokes he and @tombrokaw the only gun owners on the roundtable. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@DorisKGoodwin: "If he were to get immigration through he starts on a successful platform." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@DorisKGoodwin says POTUS needs to know he has limited capital. The fact that he didn't mention gun control shows how hard it is.#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@tombrokaw brings"Shotgun News" mag to the set.Says the fight is all about "assault weapons."POTUS has said he wants to renew the ban. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory says he's not sure POTUS has the stomach for gun legislation. @jmeacham agrees saying "our attention span is so limited." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory brings up POTUS' lack of commitment on entitlement reform. @tombrokaw says POTUS should be tougher on AARP .#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@tombrokaw gets the biggest laugh -- says a lot of people in DC "want this done by kickoff time." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@chucktodd holds forth on Congress says they have been: "uniquely atrocious." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@dorisKGoodwin calls for more interaction bt WH and the Hill "you can't have Congress over too often...I'd have them sleeping over.." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmeacham says during the interview POTUS made a "wholesale sell...using the bully pulpit." — PolitiTweet.org

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@dorisKGoodwin says POTUS has learned what Roosevelt knew -- you have to speak "simply" to get through to people. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@tombrokaw says the "middle class has a date for the prom." Predicts a deal will get done around middle class tax cut.#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@chucktodd says POTUS didn't seem to have a sense of "urgency about going over the cliff." Many Americans feel a lot of urgency. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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@nytdavidbrooks: POTUS behaves like a visitor "morally superior civilization" — PolitiTweet.org

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@nytdavidbrooks: "What's happening in Washington right now is pathetic." says most of the blame goes to Republicans. — PolitiTweet.org

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Analysis coming up on #MTP with @tombrokaw, @chucktodd and many other greats! They'll discuss @davidgregory's exclusive intv with POTUS — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS: "One way or another, we'll get through this." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS says despite dysfunction in DC: "I'm just a congenital optimist." — PolitiTweet.org

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@davidgregory asks POTUS if this is his "Lincoln moment? " POTUS: "I never compare myself to Lincoln." He does quote Linc quite a bit. #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS suggests his re-election gives him room: "...all I care about is making sure that i leave behind an America that is stronger."#mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS: "I'm not driven by some Ideological agenda. I am a pretty practical guy." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS on criticism of Hagel -- a potential pick for Sec Def: "I haven't made a decision about who to nominate"#MTP — PolitiTweet.org

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POTUS says he stood by Rice: "I think I was very clear throughout that Susan has been an outstanding UN ambassador." #mtp — PolitiTweet.org

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More on Benghazi..POTUS: "There was just some sloppiness not intentional." #MTP — PolitiTweet.org