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Susan Collins’ meeting with Ketanji Brown Jackson has lasted about 90 minutes so far. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ukraine aid initially started at $6.4B. Pelosi said this week it was at $10B. Then Schumer said yesterday more than $12B. McConnell said just now it's at $14B. Bill expected to be released today. Bill likely to be cleared (along with funding for entire govt) as early as Thursday — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked McConnell about calls for a no-fly zone. Said there shouldn't be one imposed by US "There are a number of ways to potentially have an impact in the skies..but I don’t think any NATO country, certainly not ours, is prepared to directly engage with the Russians over Ukraine" — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy how much omnibus bill will cost. “A lot,” he said. Sen. Mike Braun told me he had asked at the GOP lunch how much it would cost and couldn’t get an answer. Bill text expected to be unveiled today; shutdown deadline Friday — PolitiTweet.org

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Ben Cardin, chairman of Senate Small Business, says relief to restaurants will not be included in the omnibus funding package. There had been bipartisan talks on the issue but Cardin says it won’t be included because some Rs objected — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: JUST IN- GUILTY Verdict on all five counts for Guy Reffitt- the first defendant to go on trial for storming the Capitol on J… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BadgerMBB: Coach of the Year Player of the Year All-Big Ten honorees Complete breakdown of all our Badgers that earned Big Ten honors… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says House will now vote *today* on bill clamping down on Russia, including a ban on energy imports https://t.co/akKOokuaik — PolitiTweet.org

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Tester, Dem from Montana, on talk of importing Venezuelan and Iranian energy to offset Russian ban: "We shouldn't be advancing other countries who don't share our values." Manchin: "If we are asking the rest of the world to step up, let's show that we're going to step up." https://t.co/KHYeNYqoGF — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell talking positively about omnibus negotiations and contends defense spending moved in direction he favored. "This supplemental is urgent." The bill would provide $12B in Ukraine aid and fund the entire government It has yet to be unveiled but will be voted on this week — PolitiTweet.org

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“Go back to the policies that we’ve had before,” Manchin told me, calling for more domestic energy production. “That’s all we’re asking for. And if we’re asking the rest of the world to step up, let’s show that we’re going to step up.“ — PolitiTweet.org

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Senior Democrats are pushing back on the talk about bolstering foreign oil from places like Venezuela, Iran and Saudi Arabia to offset the loss of Russian imports.   “We shouldn’t be advancing other countries who don’t share our values,” said Sen. Jon Tester — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told House Dems this am that the House may have to return to DC on Friday to vote on… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: NEW: The Trump-loving House Freedom Caucus — a group known to make life hell for their leaders in the majority — could be bigg… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: My colleagues report that President Biden is expected to ban Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US today, ac… — PolitiTweet.org

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Congress has been working on omnibus package for months and still hasn’t released text but will try to jam massive bill through both chambers by Friday. Bill would fund agencies through rest of this fiscal year plus $12B in aid to Ukraine, making it hard for opponents to stop — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MarquardtA: Death toll has risen to 21 civilians in Sumy from a Russian strike overnight, regional authorities says. 19 adults and 2 ch… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News this morning that while the UK would "support" Poland’s decision to sup… — PolitiTweet.org

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Menendez, chair of Senate Foreign Relations: “If the reports are true that the Biden administration is brokering the purchase of Venezuelan oil, I fear that it risks perpetuating a humanitarian crisis that has destabilized Latin America and the Caribbean for an entire generation” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: Jan 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson tells me that the committee has “started receiving” Trump White House visitor… — PolitiTweet.org

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Leaving briefing, Rubio says to us about Putin: “We should stop listening to all this Russian negotiation and offers. They’re liars. This guy lies, habitually lies. ..He plays us like a violin in the West because the West wants to believe that you can cut a deal with everybody.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark Kelly, who is up for re-election, said of WH deliberations on Russian oil: “I’m decided on this. I don't think we should be buying Russian oil and gas.” Asked about getting oil from Venezuela: “There are also opportunities here in the U.S. to increase production of gas.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if it were a good idea to import oil from Venezuela, Sen. Joe Manchin told us: “Not for us. Now other countries might be able to, we don't have to … Venezuela is a rough, tough actor, okay. And so is Iran. Saudis can pick up some slack … but we can do what we got to do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: Hoyer says he expects gov spending bill to be on the House floor “no later than Wednesday,” with bill text coming tonig… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alizaslav: The Senate passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 on Monday night by unanimous consent. The bill, which would make… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: Russia proposed a new ceasefire starting 10a Moscow time/2aET Tuesday, which indicates it’s ready to open humanitarian cor… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Sen. John Cornyn, a member of Senate GOP leadership, about Judge Jackson, and he said: “She’s going to get confirmed. I’ll make that wild prediction.” He meets with her Thursday — PolitiTweet.org

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The Ukraine aid that will be included in the massive bill to fund the government now stands at $12 billion, senators said. It had been at $10B last night. It’s unclear as of now how that money is broken down but Congress is trying to clear the package this week. — PolitiTweet.org

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Two weeks after it was unveiled, Schumer still railing on Rick Scott plan on the floor. McConnell didn't favor an agenda being released for that very reason -- to give Dems something to campaign on — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says that he spoke to the WH and they are "looking closely" at banning Russian oil imports. He also said both sides are "close, very close" to a deal on an omnibus funding package to fund government. Would still need to pass both chambers by end of day Friday — PolitiTweet.org