Manu Raju

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RT @CNN: Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said President Joe Biden may have gone "a little too far in his rhetoric" when he compared lawmak… — PolitiTweet.org

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Liz Cheney doesn’t rule out issuing a Jan. 6 subpoena to Kevin McCarthy, and tells @morgan_rimmer: “I wish that he were a brave and honorable man. He's clearly trying to cover up what happened. He has an obligation to come forward, and we'll get to the truth.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: Dem @RepDeanPhillips, who's Jewish, told me he confronted GOP Rep. Davidson about his use of Nazi imagery: "I told him that… — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy in May said to me “sure” he’d testify before outside commission on his conversations with Trump. (He rallied GOP opposition to help kill the outside commission.) And he dodged on talking to select committee, which hadn’t been created yet — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy on the 1/6 panel’s ask for voluntary cooperation: “It is with neither regret nor satisfaction that I have concluded to not participate with this select committee’s abuse of power that stains this institution today and will harm it going forward.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi: “Tomorrow, the House will pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act and send it to the Senate for consideration.” The chamber will approve the rule governing floor debate later tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: The fake certificates were created by Republicans in SEVEN swing states who sought to replace valid presidential electors w/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: May 20, 2021: — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer: “Of course, to ultimately end debate and pass the voting rights legislation, we will need 10 Republicans to join us – which we know from past experience will not happen – or we will need to change the Senate rules as has been done many times before.” — PolitiTweet.org

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- To get off the bill and move to final passage, they would need 60 votes to break a filibuster, and getting 60 votes won’t happen. - At that point, Schumer would likely move to change rules — but Manchin and Sinema are opposed - This process will take several days to play out — PolitiTweet.org

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— Once the House passes the bill, it will come over in the form of a “message from the House.” That allows them to skip the first procedural vote in the Senate and get onto the bill with 51 votes. — PolitiTweet.org

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New - In memo, Sen. Chuck Schumer tells Democrats this is the process to change the rules - The House will act first. The chamber will send over a piece of legislation that includes both the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act. House Rules may act tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: The January 6 committee wants to talk to top House Republican Kevin McCarthy about Trump's state of mind as the Capitol atta… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden pays his respects to the late senator, Harry Reid @ US Capitol Building https://t.co/vsdQSAKFm9 — PolitiTweet.org

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CNN Poll of Polls Dec. 8-Jan. 10 Biden Job Approval (four most recent national polls)   Approve      42% Disapprove   53% — PolitiTweet.org

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The other option on the table: Create a carveout so that voting legislation can advance with the support of a simple majority of senators. But Manchin and Sinema are opposed to that idea. And both oppose using nuclear option to gut the rules https://t.co/XiuTH0O6kM — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the sources said Schumer has conveyed if a talking filibuster is not correctly structured, it would be difficult to close out debate and move to a final up-or-down vote on legislation overhauling voting laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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One of the ideas under discussions is to force senators to mount a talking filibuster - rather than just threaten one. But in private discussions, Schumer has expressed concern about the structure of the talking filibuster proposal, per two sources. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: After being ridiculed on the right for calling it a terror attack.. and then pressing DOJ officials to answer questions abou… — PolitiTweet.org

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There have been "intense" discussions with Manchin and Sinema over changing filibuster rules and passing voting bill, per source, but Sinema has reiterated to her colleagues she wants to maintain 60-vote threshold and Manchin opposes going nuclear. https://t.co/XiuTH0O6kM — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell on the floor railing on Biden's "rant" yesterday as "incoherent." "He invoked the literal Civil War and said we are on the doorstep of ‘autocracy.’ He talked about domestic ‘enemies.’ Rhetoric unbecoming of a President of the United States of America.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kpolantz: The #CNNStakeout always gets the story: An ex-girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is seen as a key witness in the ongoing inv… — PolitiTweet.org

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No comment from Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on President Joe Biden's speech from yesterday but a spokesperson says that her position hasn't changed: She is open to discussing ideas to improve the way the Senate works but still opposes eliminating the 60-vote threshold — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi, referring to Reid's reputation of hanging up the phone abruptly, said she probably "holds the record" for being hung up on by Reid — PolitiTweet.org

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As he spoke of Reid, Schumer said Reid saw the Senate as an institution that needed to evolve and change. Indeed, it was Reid's reversal and decision to invoke nuke option that has ramifications in the Senate -- and is being debated now. How it went down: https://t.co/jBS9TNeTsc — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden to attend Dem lunch tomorrow as they debate gutting filibuster and passing bill to rewrite voting laws, per aide — PolitiTweet.org

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If it weren't for Reid, Schumer wouldn't have been Democratic leader. After he announced his retirement, Reid quickly got behind Schumer, who leapfrogged Durbin for the No. 1 spot Some history: https://t.co/ohthIbYST8 — PolitiTweet.org

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As they eulogize Harry Reid, who is lying in state in the Capitol, Schumer says "the only time I ever saw Harry" cry was when his wife of 62 years, Landra, had been in a very serious car accident and was badly injured — PolitiTweet.org

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“Very very troubling,” Manchin says of todays inflation numbers. He has cited that as a reason why he put the brakes on Build Back Better — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Manchin about Biden saying that a “majority should rule in the United States Senate,” and he said: “He understands - we all understand how the Senate works,” declining to further weigh in — PolitiTweet.org