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Chris Coons, who coauthored bipartisan bill to bolster SCOTUS justices’ security, told me he is in talks with House Dems on a compromise bill to also include clerks and staff. And he said the House should move quickly. The Senate passed the bill by unanimous consent last month — PolitiTweet.org

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“I left my children at school and that decision will haunt me for the rest of my life,” Kimberly Rubio, whose 10-year-old daughter Lexi was murdered in Uvalde, tells House Oversight Committee. “We don’t want you to think of Lexi as just another.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Miah Cerrillo, fourth grader who survived the Uvalde massacre by smearing blood on herself, testifies to House Oversight. Her father speaks after: “I come because I could have lost my little girl… Something needs to really change.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Those mothers cries I will never get out of my head,” Dr. Roy Guerrero, Uvalde pediatrician, describing in horrifying detail responding to the Robb elementary school shooting. Testifies before House Oversight about seeing dead kids’ bodies and two decapitated children. — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin says he doesn’t expect guns deal to go as far as he wants. “I'm sure it won't. Listen, I have a goal to really address gun violence at many different levels that I'd like to see achieved. Now I have to face the reality of the 50-50 Senate, the reality of many Republicans” — PolitiTweet.org

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Blumenthal tells us red flag provisions still being negotiated in gun group — no deal yet. Said it would cost “hundreds of millions of dollars” to provide incentives to states to enact the laws. And might *oppose* deal if GOP insists on offsets coming from law enforcement sources — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked McConnell to explain why he opposes reinstating ban on semi-automatic rifles like AR-15s, and he didn’t engage. “We’re trying to get an outcome,” he said as he walked into a hearing — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: CNN's @mkraju asked lawmakers about gun safety laws around AR-15s and people under the age of 21 needing to own the semi-automatic… — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis added the mental health provisions wil be modeled after a bill drafted by Sens. Blunt and Stabenow. He told me yesterday that that portion of the bill would cost $7 billion, and said that senators were looking at spending cuts to offset the costs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Thom Tillis on guns: “We're going to be meeting with a broader group of people talking about what I've discussed on the press over the past couple of days — the contours of where we have consensus with some of the Democrat members” — PolitiTweet.org

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NRCC — the campaign arm for House Rs — announces $52 million in initial ad reservations for the fall https://t.co/qFe7ls8C5T — PolitiTweet.org

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Since getaway day is usually Thursday in the Senate, the next two days are key for talks to narrow differences on guns. Larger bipartisan group of senators to meet today and more discussions among members expected — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: Looking for a potential surprise at the Jan 6 hearing? Read this @peterbakernyt piece on @sbg1⁩’s new book on Jared Kushner… — PolitiTweet.org

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- SF DA Boudin recalled - House Rs appear to survive challenges from right, including Valadao, who voted to impeach Trump. (Valadao faces tough race in Nov) - Mississippi Republican Palazzo in runoff - Karen Bass and Caruso in runoff for LA mayor https://t.co/kLRsjOVOXv — PolitiTweet.org

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A gun deal not expected to expand checks to cover gun show and Internet purchases. "You should ask Republicans who are not on board," Toomey said when asked why it's been so hard to get GOP support. On the fact that it's been stalled for nearly a decade. "It's very frustrating" https://t.co/QZu6aUMQ2l — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN Projection: Mike Franken will win Iowa Democratic Senate primary https://t.co/VH4KfBGLxo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: GOP Sen. Cornyn: Lawmakers are starting to draft legislation on gun reform @mkraju reports https://t.co/ClVIPd0vw4 — PolitiTweet.org

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"I've been a little surprised at the phone calls we've been getting and how receptive Wyoming callers seem to be to address guns in some manner," Wyoming Sen. Lummis tells @tedbarrettcnn, a conservative signaling an openness to back deal https://t.co/TXQJLexgWT — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell, who often aligns himself with the majority view of his conference, has tapped Sen. John Cornyn to lead the talks, and the Texas Republican has indicated repeatedly that raising the age is unlikely to get into a final deal. https://t.co/E7PnywlfUG — PolitiTweet.org

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New -- McConnell has privately expressed an openness to raising the age to 21 for purchasing semi-automatic rifles, sources tell us. But the proposal is unlikely to get into a final deal because of GOP opposition. McConnell spox says he has not "advocated for any specific policy" https://t.co/QJAaKLHDzJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Thom Tillis told us negotiators are looking at spending $7B to bolster mental health programs. He also said the price tag will increase some more when adding in the cost for school security provisions. He said they were looking at fully offsetting the costs of the package — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell won’t say if he supports raising the age to purchase semi-automatic rifles to 21. “We’re waiting to see if we can get an outcome that directly relates to the problem that brought this issue to the fore, one more time.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Texas Sen. Cornyn said he didn’t get pushback or a standing ovation when he briefed GOP senators at lunch on their talks. “I sensed a lot of chin stroking,” he told a group of us. Red flag laws, which some conservatives have been concerned about, was a topic of conversation — PolitiTweet.org

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Ron Johnson to @tedbarrettcnn: “My main point on any kind of gun control is, let’s enforce the laws that we have. And let’s do it within a justice system that applies the laws equally. Maybe we should start with what Hunter Biden did in terms of his own background checks." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @therecount: CNN’s @mkraju: “Why do people need [AR-15s]?” Sen. Hawley (R-MO): “That’s used for sporting events, for sporting activitie… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune tells me on AR-15s: "In my state, they use them to shoot prairie dogs and other types of varmint" Cornyn: "You're talking about a constitutional right to keep and bear arms -- people who are law-abiding citizens are in good mental health and aren't a threat to the public" https://t.co/AffMpM7tQR — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis signals raising the age for purchasing semi-automatic rifles to 21 is not going to consensus among Republicans. "Right now we are trying to work on things where we have agreement." Why not raise age? "We gotta get 60 votes," he said. https://t.co/swYjxbjP8I — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill Cassidy, who is working on the mental health provisions in the guns package, said they are still sorting out the price tag. Asked him if GOP would insist on spending cuts, Cassidy said: “That hasn't been decided yet.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune: “I think that there are legitimate reasons why people would want to have them … So I just think that the the issues that they should be focused on is how do you keep those types of weapons out of the hands of these young, in this case, male, very deranged, young men.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Thune why folks need AR-15s. “The challenge you have on that is there's 20 million of them in the country already. They are a sporting rifle. And it's something that a lot of people for purposes of going out target shooting — in my state they use them to shoot prairie dogs” — PolitiTweet.org