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Bennie Thompson told us no decision yet on whether to seek Trump’s testimony or subpoena Pence. “I think we would benefit from their testimony. They both have, I would think significant knowledge about what goes on, but we have a committee and we will work through the process.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Paul: “And so we simply said that we're not against Meredith, but McConnell is going to at least have to discuss it with his other state senator.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rand Paul not happy with McConnell blaming him for Biden pulling back from picking Chad Meredith to a district judgeship. “McConnell is to blame for tanking” him. He said McConnell had not conslulted with him on the pick for a KY judge, as is customary. — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN POLL CONDUCTED BY SSRS June 13-July 13 Disapprove of Biden’s Handling of Economy   Now           69% Apr./May      66% Jan./Feb      62% December      54% https://t.co/G1t0audLPP — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN POLL June 13-July 13 (at similar points) Bush, 2002        73% Kennedy, 1962     69% Bush, 1990        69% Eisenhower, ‘54  62% Nixon, 1970       55% Obama, ‘10       50% Clinton, ‘94     44% Reagan, ‘82      44% Carter, ‘78      42% Trump, ‘18       39% Biden, ‘22       38% — PolitiTweet.org

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As the House is moving forward on legislation to codify contraception rights and same-sex marriage, Durbin said the Senate should do the same.   Durbin said that he thinks they could get 60 votes on these issues — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Durbin about Manchin. "My major frustration is I think Joe should have made his position clearer a hell of a long time ago," faulting Manchin for letting "this thing drag out for six or seven months of this year" But Durbin rejected talk that he should lose his chairmanship — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell, staking out GOP position against Democratic plan to let Medicare negotiate drug prices: saying Democrats want "to put socialist price controls between American innovators and new cures for debilitating diseases." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin would not say if his party has been overreaching on its agenda, only saying: "You gotta talk to Schumer. He's in charge of the party." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said of calls from the left that he should lose his gavel: "I understand their frustration and concern. ... It's a democracy, I come from another state – but energy is something we have to have." — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Joe Manchin, reacting to Democrats who say he is sabatoging the Biden agenda, told us: "I’ve been around for a long time. People say things sometimes they might not mean, and I don't take it personally. I only have one thing personal – my family." — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer, back in the Senate after missing last week due to covid infection, says Senate will cast first procedural vote tomorrow to advance bill to boost funding for semiconductor chips — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgan_rimmer: MANCHIN to @mkraju: "I haven’t walked away from anything, and inflation is my greatest concern, because of how it’s affe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maxpcohen: Manchin to @mkraju: “I haven't walked away from anything and inflation is my greatest concern.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DianneG: "According to the official, as of last week, there were 74,274 principal applicants in the pipeline for the SIV, a visa meant… — PolitiTweet.org

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The House will vote this week on a bill to codify same-sex marriage, in the wake of Clarence Thomas’ views of the precedent set by the abortion ruling — PolitiTweet.org

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Fauci tells @KateBolduan that he will retire “sometime between now and 2025” — the end of Biden’s current term. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: News: Three people were killed, and two others were injured in a shooting at an Indianapolis area mall in the suburb of Gree… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @joshscampbell: This goes against EVERYTHING we who were in law enforcement were trained to do.... [GUN SHOTS] Uvalde school police c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShimonPro: First on CNN: Uvalde video shows children scrambling for safety and a chief fumbling with door keys - CNN https://t.co/Y8yj6… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: President Zelensky announces he has fired Iryna Venediktova - the Prosecutor General - and Ivan Bakanov, head of the p… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: Biden, seated next to MBS, on his administration's approach: "The United States is clear-eyed about the challenges in t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan says, “The fist bump between President Biden and Mohammed bin Salman was worse than… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: Breaking: The Jan. 6 committee has issued a subpoena for records from the United States Secret Service. In a letter to Secre… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: Exclusive: A Russian delegation has visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in the last month to examine th… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: Some key moments from Biden's remarks alongside Abbas: - He reiterated his support for a 2-state solution along 1967 borders… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GolfChannel: Listen to the crowd as an emotional @TigerWoods makes his way down the 18th at St Andrews. #TheOpen https://t.co/bEIAKIA8UY — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FDSportsbook: Nothing but love for Tiger as he walks down the 18th at St. Andrews 🐐 (via @GolfChannel) | #TheOpen https://t.co/GI8x7Ud… — PolitiTweet.org

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Looming over everything for Manchin is the fact that he’s up in 2024 and likely to run for re-election in a state Trump won by nearly 40 points. And last time he ran was in 2018, a good environment for Dems, and won by just three points. From last year: https://t.co/wWHEDK2Ed6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JDiamond1: PA President Mahmoud Abbas -- standing alongside Biden -- urges the US Pres to reopen the US consulate in Jerusalem, remove… — PolitiTweet.org