Kyle Griffin

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Schumer on voter suppression: "Shame on them. Shame. It's infuriating, infuriating that they are— when you lose an election, you're supposed to win over the people you lost, not stop them from voting. That is un-American, autocratic, against the fundamentals of our democracy." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Leader Schumer: "The Asian American community has faced a rising tide of abuse and violence in the wake of COVID-19, driven by ignorance, by misinformation and by age old prejudices against the Asian American community." "There is bigotry in the land, and far too much of it." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

VP Harris: "None of us should ever be silent in the face of any form of hate." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

VP Harris to the Asian American community: "We stand with you and understand how this has frightened and shocked and outraged all people, but, knowing the increasing level of hate crime against our Asian American brothers and sisters, we also want to speak out in solidarity." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Politico-Morning Consult poll: Biden approval 62% approve 34% disapprove Handling virus 66% approve 27% disapprove COVID relief bill 72% support 20% oppose Biden uniting the U.S. 55% more to unite 30% more to divide — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

At least four Republican senators — Mike Braun, Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, and Rick Scott — haven't been vaccinated, and it's by their own choice. https://t.co/73mqcqfZbr — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Statement from Jen Psaki: Later this morning, the President will be briefed over the phone by Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray on the horrific shootings last night in Atlanta. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Biden to ABC on Putin: "He will pay a price. We had a long talk, he and I. I know him relatively well, and the conversation started off, I said, I know you and you know me. If I establish this occurred, then be prepared." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Biden to ABC: The GOP's "idea of a tax cut is to give the Trump tax cut, where 83% went to the top 1%." "Anybody making more than $400,000 will see a small to a significant tax increase. If you make less than $400,000, you won't see one single penny in additional federal tax." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

STEPHANOPOULOS: You know Vladimir Putin. You think he's a killer? BIDEN: Mm-hmm. I do. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Hill-HarrisX poll: 57% of voters want changes made to the Senate filibuster. 37% want reforms to make the filibuster more difficult to use. 20% want the filibuster eliminated altogether. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The White House is turning to top Democrats to hit the trail and help sell President Biden's COVID relief package, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Amy Klobuchar. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Raul Ruiz have also been contacted. https://t.co/PDDEUTQMQW — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Today, the House will vote on a resolution eliminating the deadline for ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment. An identical resolution has been introduced by Sens. Ben Cardin and Lisa Murkowski in the Senate. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Raphael Warnock's Senate victory in Georgia has opened the floodgates to a surge of African American Senate candidates, raising the prospect that the 2022 midterms could dramatically alter the face of a chamber that's 89% white. https://t.co/ffa9vXLSD2 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is taking executive action to restore voting and other civil rights to former felons as soon as they complete their prison terms — a move that will immediately apply to more than 69,000 formerly incarcerated Virginians. https://t.co/AJAd3j7tNa — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, the House will vote on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, the landmark law that strengthened domestic violence protections for women. The measure expired two years ago because of disputes from Republicans. Biden made reauthorizing VAWA a key campaign promise. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden administration is expected to announce sanctions related to election interference as soon as next week. The sanctions are expected to target multiple countries including Russia, China and Iran. https://t.co/JQyEomYX1L — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Jared Kushner racked up a $24,000 hotel bill as a farewell gift to taxpayers a month before Trump left the White House. https://t.co/A5J76oj4un — PolitiTweet.org

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Democratic Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin, Kaine, and Warner all support filibuster reform. "I'm very worried that the supermajority rule of the Senate is preventing our country from doing important work right now." https://t.co/FkGG9tlfCG — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The Republican leader of the Kansas Senate was released after he was booked into the Shawnee Co. Jail, accused of driving under the influence, attempting to flee or evade a law enforcement officer, speeding and improperly crossing a divided highway. https://t.co/8Tr7Bf1d3O — PolitiTweet.org

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Leader Schumer is keeping the pressure on President Biden to forgive $50,000 in federal student loan debt. Schumer says the Justice Department is conducting a legal review on whether Biden has the authority to issue blanket forgiveness on student debt. https://t.co/Afsa9oz2HX — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The House has voted to extend the Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses for two more months and to give the Small Business Administration an additional 30 days to process loans submitted before the new deadline. https://t.co/IPpTAty5sz — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden: "Democracy is having a hard time functioning." — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Breaking: President Biden said he supports changing the Senate's filibuster rule back to requiring senators talk on the floor to hold up a bill, the first time he has endorsed reforming the filibuster. https://t.co/WZoEeEhdXc — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Rep. Vicente Gonzalez has reintroduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act, legislation that will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

@SethAbramson Your opinion has been registered. Thank you. I will keep the tweet and characterization as is. Have a good night. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Senate Democrats will introduce their version of the For the People Act this week. The bill would allow universal same-day voting registration and automatic registration. It would prohibit the purging of voter rolls and allow every voter to vote by mail. https://t.co/nrBg7IpXt0 — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

@SethAbramson Both chambers of the state legislature are controlled by Republicans. The governor is Republican. Maggie Hassan (D) only won her Senate seat by about a thousand votes. — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

The Biden admin will send officials to GOP-leaning states to sell the relief package. Four of the first states on the admin's tour — Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — are crucial to maintaining Democrats' hold on the Senate in 2022. https://t.co/Lag7pzlvwf — PolitiTweet.org

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1

Kamala Harris declared "the status of women is the status of democracy" today, in her first speech before the United Nations as the first female vice president of the United States. https://t.co/2Urr6sQsbs — PolitiTweet.org