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Thom Tillis, GOP negotiator, suggested to me this AM they can’t get consensus on raising age to 21 for gun purchases. “That could be in the discussion but right now we are trying to work on things where we have agreement.” Asked why they no consensus. “We gotta get 60 votes” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: Zelensky said today he “simply cannot see the preconditions for ending the war.” “Independence in my opinion, and in t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: On Thursday night, The 1/6 Committee expected to hear testimony from two witnesses who dealt with the Proud Boys during the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kpolantz: New tonight: Trump campaign told fake electors in Georgia to use 'complete secrecy’ for their December 2020 statehouse meetin… — PolitiTweet.org

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As they explore making modifications to background checks, Rs not backing expanding background checks to include gun shows and Internet sales — as Manchin-Toomey proposed. Cornyn pointed to how that bill failed in 2013. “I think that answers the question.” https://t.co/vCkRO7xGAq — PolitiTweet.org

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Murphy said they would not be ready to make a formal presentation tomorrow at the Democratic lunch, per @tedbarrettcnn @morgan_rimmer — PolitiTweet.org

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Chris Murphy, after a two-hour meeting in Sinema’s office: “I think we continue to make progress on narrowing and refining the scope of the package. .. I think what we have on the table now can be a consensus package, obviously it's not close to what I want but it's meaningful.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rs signaling they are not gonna raise the age to 21 for semi-automatic rifles. “I would say that will be controversial,” Cornyn said. Tillis signaling it’s off the table. Both said talks centered on accessing juvenile records in background check, which could lead to a wait period — PolitiTweet.org

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Rick Scott, who signed law to ban 18-20 year-olds from purchasing semi-automatic rifles as FL governor, says he’d oppose similar bill at federal level. “All this stuff ought to be done at the state level.” Asked him why, he said: “Changing the laws is easier at the state level.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“If we reach an agreement, law-abiding gun owners will not be affected,” Cornyn says. Says “we are not talking about banning a category” of guns or high-capacity magazines. Also says he doesn’t believe a vote is possible this week — PolitiTweet.org

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Speaking on the floor, Cornyn says negotiators are looking at “targeted reforms” to find consensus on gun violence legislation — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: The US military is investigating whether an American service member set off explosives in an insider attack on a small… — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin on a guns deal. “I’m trying not to be cynical about it. The problem is so overwhelming that I'm afraid that we are gonna fall short of what we should do, what I believe we should do, but I don't want to give up on any step forward to reduce gun violence in this country.“ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: JUST IN: DOJ announces a slate of charges related to January 6th against five members of the Proud Boys. Among the charges.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin also said he hasn’t been in talks with Dems about adding ACA subsidies to reconciliation. “I've heard people talking about that but I haven’t had any conversations on that.” More on what he told me on state of talks: https://t.co/b2tTeGxXNd — PolitiTweet.org

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Four senators meeting today — Sinema, Cornyn, Tillis and Murphy — after they met virtually last week on guns, per sources. Comes after larger group of senators met last week and individual member-level and staff-level talks have taken place over last several days and into weekend — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: A US judge approved the seizure of two of Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s private planes valued at over $400 millio… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirms he won't attend Summit of Americas "because not all American cou… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: Our Monday morning headline is devastatingly familiar: Mass shootings. The states: Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arizona, Sout… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that a 18-20 year old ban was unconstitutional, but a full panel hasn’t ruled on it yet. Several Senate sources don’t think age limit will get into final package — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin on Republicans who say raising age to 21 for semi-automatic rifles is unconstitutional. "Why is there a certain age for everything that we do in this society? It's always been accepted. I don't see how this is different than other things we do." https://t.co/M3vTR4eyWU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: CNN's @mkraju asks @Sen_JoeManchin (D-WV) whether he backs raising the age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21. Watch his response h… — PolitiTweet.org

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But he said there are still disagreements among Democrats over energy and climate policies that the White House wants included in a final package. "The administration is having a hard time and the climate people are having a hard time coming to agreement on that," Manchin said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin noted that a plan to cap the price on some prescription drugs is "easy one for us to do," given that there has already been a deal reached among Democrats as part BBB. — PolitiTweet.org

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"The bottom line is how do we fight inflation?" Manchin said of the talks. "That's all. If they're not serious about really getting our financial house in order and fighting inflation, paying down debt, then it's all for naught." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin told me they're not yet close to a deal on reconciliation as talks continue with Schumer. Says climate and energy issues not close to resolved. And dealing with inflation is the main issue for him. "There's no deal," he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin told me that a final deal should include two things: Raising the age to 21 for purchasing semi-automatic weapons and standards for state red flag laws. He's also open to an assault weapons ban. On people needing AR-15s? "I never felt I needed something of that magnitude." https://t.co/GYUlx1Nhkp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SchneiderCNN: Only 3 opinions released today by the Supreme Court, all for relatively under the radar cases….and so, we wait to see if… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: There were 21 mass shootings in America in the 12 days since the Uvalde massacre before the mass shooting in Philadelphia… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thompson, Cheney call DOJ move “puzzling.” “Mr. Meadows and Mr. Scavino unquestionably have relevant knowledge about President Trump’s role in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the events of January 6th. We hope the Department provides greater clarity on this matter.” https://t.co/U7UTS7ws7F — PolitiTweet.org