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Susan Collins’ office issues statement about this: “Because Senator Collins periodically gets threatening letters and phone calls, we have been advised by Capitol Police to notify the local police department when there is activity directed at her around her home.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: News: Multiple individuals who served as fake electors in Georgia are cooperating w/ Fulton County DA's criminal probe into… — PolitiTweet.org

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Collins on if she regrets her support for Kavanaugh/Gorsuch. "We do not know what the decision for certain is going to be. ... If the draft decision proves to be the ultimate decision, it is inconsistent" with what they told her. Won't say if she feels misled/lied to https://t.co/4LRWOjS1ET — PolitiTweet.org

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"Steve worked hard for John. I don't know what's going on in his world. And I was proud of the campaign. ... No greater American hero in my view than John McCain. Yes, he's human, absolutely, but..I tend to hold on to the good memories." Said he didn't know veracity of his claims — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Lindsey Graham on Steve Schmidt's claim that McCain camp in 2008 lied to deny NYT story about allegations McCain had an inappropriate relationship with lobbyist. "I was surprised," Graham told me. "Listen, I’m going to hold on to the memories of the 2008 campaign." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @connorobrienNH: The $40B Ukraine supplemental includes $19.8B for DoD, ~$3.4B more than Biden sought. That includes: -$8.7B to replenis… — PolitiTweet.org

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50-49, Senate Democrats overcome filibuster for Lisa Cook to serve on the Federal Reserve Board. She is expected to be confirmed tonight and would be the first Black woman to be a member of the board. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s my exchange with Schumer — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Chuck Schumer if he’s comfortable with Americans protesting outside Supreme Court justices’ homes, and he said: “So long as they’re peaceful, that’s OK with me.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: Reed first took office in 2010, and had flirted with a run for Governor before being accused of sexual harassment last March… — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer non-committal on giving GOP a vote on Title 42 to get Covid aid moving. “We will see what the House sends over,” he says — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked McConnell if he’d rule out a vote to ban abortions if he’s majority leader. “The sentiment in my conference is for this issue to be dealt with at the state level, if we are in fact confronted with a final Supreme Court decision that throws this … into democratic processes” — PolitiTweet.org

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“The outrage directed against this court is deserved,” Schumer says — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin, after lunch, on whether he will vote to advance Dems’ abortion rights bill tomorrow. “We got some information. We’re going to have counsel sit down,” he said, per @tedbarrettcnn. He opposed a similar measure in February — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says he called Biden last week and asked them to separate out Ukraine aid from Covid aid. He said Biden told him he would think about it and called him back 15 minutes later and said he agrees. “I think we are on the path to getting it done,” McConnell said of Ukraine — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: Elon Musk says he would restore former President Donald Trump's banned account on Twitter if his deal to acquire the company is co… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune said Rs haven’t yet signed off on $40 billion Ukraine aid package and are still reviewing its contents. But he said that it's "trending in the right direction." He said they are still reviewing how Ukraine refugees would be treated and how food aid would be handled first — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer has so far refused to cede to GOP demands for a vote targeting the CDC's move to lift pandemic restrictions on the border with Mexico, a dispute that has stalled the emergency covid aid package for weeks. “At some point, they will succumb to that,” Thune predicted — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin says he's "open" to holding a vote on an amendment targeting Title 42 in order to get the stalled covid relief bill passed. "I'm open to that," Durbin told me. "But there are other members of the caucus that (Schumer's) thinking about." — PolitiTweet.org

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Of course Biden will be president next year but Dem opponents of changing rules say they’re concerned about gutting filibuster when/if Rs take back majority and WH. — PolitiTweet.org

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Angus King told me Ds should be wary about trying to gut filibuster in order to pass abortion bill.  “What goes around comes around. We could undo the filibuster, pass a nationwide bill that we like, and they could do it next year in the opposite way. I think that's a concern.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byHeatherLong: NOTE: President Biden does NOT saying anything about lifting tariffs or increasing immigration, two key policies that co… — PolitiTweet.org

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Collins: "I wish that we could stick to the facts. What I am doing is I am working on legislation to codify Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood versus Casey. I think that should be our focus." She opposes the Dem bill because she says it's too broad — PolitiTweet.org

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She told @rachelvscott and me: "I have said, if the draft decision proves to be the ultimate decision, it is inconsistent with what both justices told me." But she wouldn't say if they lied to her or misled her. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Susan Collins if she regretted supporting Kavanaugh and Gorsuch, and she said: "We do not know what the decision for certain is going to be, as we have said many times." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNNPR: Join us Weds. at 2 PM ET for a special #CITIZENCNN on all things Primary Season. Featuring @DanabashCNN, @DavidChalian, @niaCNN… — PolitiTweet.org

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Secretary Yellen: “Roe v. Wade and access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion, helped lead to increased labor force participation. It enabled many women to finish school. That increased their earning potential. It allowed women to plan and balance” families and careers — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: "We assess President Putin is preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine during which he still intends to achieve goa… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @petemuntean: NEW RECORD high gas prices. AAA reports US average is now $4.37 per gallon, dwarfing previous record set March 11. https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: Mitch McConnell nudged the door open last week when he said the GOP could move to ban abortion nationwide. Republicans on Mond… — PolitiTweet.org