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McConnell says there will have to be an amendment vote on Title 42 immigration policy in order to finish the Covid relief bill — PolitiTweet.org

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“If the majority leader decides to go forward, we will have to have a discussion about a reasonable amendment process,” McConnell says of the $10B Covid relief package that Schumer wants the Senate to pass this week — PolitiTweet.org

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Since Schumer opted not to take procedural steps to shut down debate, senators will need consent of all 100 senators to schedule a vote. It's unclear if that will happen by week's end. Crapo said they are "getting some issues resolved" but uncertain when a deal would be cut — PolitiTweet.org

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There are still disagreements over sanctions language in the bill's Magnitsky Act provisions, stemming in large part from Rand Paul's demands to limit the scope of the proposal. Plus several other senators have asked for other changes to the bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators still trying to resolve objections to moving quickly on bill to punish Russia over its trade status with the US -- but are uncertain whether deal can be reached before two-week Easter recess begins Wyden told me "every day of delay" puts "more money into Putin's hands" — PolitiTweet.org

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Kinzinger on his party: "We are being governed by a bunch of children ... There's a genocide going in Ukraine -- and the outrage is what's happening in a Walt Disney" world — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JonLemire: This comes as nearly a dozen members of the White House staff and press corps have tested positive for COVID in the past week — PolitiTweet.org

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Newt is aligning himself with Trump and spurning an old ally in the process — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgan_rimmer: Romney explains supporting KBJ for SCOTUS and not District Court: "I was concerned that she was outside the mainstream.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PGATOUR: "As of right now I feel like I'm going to play." - @TigerWoods https://t.co/dZE9Iw6r0a — PolitiTweet.org

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Fox news alert https://t.co/OgcTwMHSah — PolitiTweet.org

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Big House news: Veteran GOP Rep. Fred Upton is retiring. He was one of 10 who voted to impeach Trump over Jan. 6. As of last week, he hadn’t made a decision but would have been forced to challenge Rep. Huizenga. He told me last Thursday he was torn over the decision — PolitiTweet.org

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Even with her six-vote margin, Jackson is poised to have one of the narrowest confirmation votes since Reconstruction. Murkowski, one of three YES votes, last night decried the “awful process.” “We are to the point where it's almost automatic,” she told reporters in the Capitol https://t.co/PpauGO8yIr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: A must-watch piece from @bencnn on the ground in Ukraine just south of Mykolaiv. https://t.co/qsbQNNRi7a — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OrenCNN: The US successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March but kept it quiet for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen Mark Kelly, up for re-elect, on Biden Title 42 move: “It’s obvious that there's not a plan in place … It’s a national security issue..It's a public health issue as well — not only for people in communities on the southern border, but for migrants. We need an orderly process” — PolitiTweet.org

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Lisa Murkowski tells reporters of Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and their handling of Judge Jackson nomination. “I think some of them were great and some were not super great … I think there was a level of personal attack that was unwarranted.” — PolitiTweet.org

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53-47, Senate clears first hurdle facing Jackson nomination, discharging the pick from the Senate Judiciary Committee, which deadlocked 11-11 — PolitiTweet.org

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Tim Scott, lone Black GOP senator and one of just three African-American senators, says of Jackson: “The historic nature of Judge Jackson’s nomination reinforces the progress our country has made. However, ideology must be the determining factor—not identity” on SCOTUS. He’s a NO — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney a YES on Jackson. He’s the only senator who voted against her last year and is a YES now for Supreme Court. The vote will likely be 53-47 on confirmation — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney a YES on Jackson. He’s the only senator who voted against her in committee and is a YES on the floor. The vote will likely be 53-47 on confirmation — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney voted to discharge the Jackson nomination, per @kristin__wilson — PolitiTweet.org

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Raphael Warnock, who is up for re-election, told me “this is the wrong time” for the Biden administration to lift the Title 42 policy at the border. “We have not seen a detailed plan from the administration.” — PolitiTweet.org

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She adds: “While I have not and will not agree with all of Judge Jackson’s decisions and opinions, her approach to cases is carefully considered and is generally well-reasoned.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Murkowski, who is up for re-election, says her support “also rests on my rejection of the corrosive politicization of the review process for Supreme Court nominees, which, on both sides of the aisle, is growing worse and more detached from reality by the year.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Full statement: https://t.co/3arnwQzU4q — PolitiTweet.org

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Murkowski is a YES on Jackson. Second Republican to back her — PolitiTweet.org

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Murkwoski is a YES on Jackson. Second Republican to back her — PolitiTweet.org

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To schedule a vote, it would require consent of all 100 senators. It remains to be seen if this becomes a roadblock in getting this bill done. — PolitiTweet.org

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New - Senate GOP Whip John Thune just told us that Rs will insist on an amendment vote to target the Biden administration’s immigration policies at the border — its Title 42 decision — during floor debate of the $10 billion Covid relief bill. — PolitiTweet.org