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Strong Democratic pushback to Manchin’s demands to cut CTC. “It’s not going to get zeroed out,” Sen. Sherrod Brown told me. “That’s non-negotiable.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren said: “We need the child tax credit. It has cut childhood poverty in America by nearly half.” — PolitiTweet.org

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This kills any virtually any hope of getting the bill done by Christmas as Schumer had hoped. Biden and Manchin not close to a deal — PolitiTweet.org

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Talks between Manchin and Biden are NOT going well on Build Back Better, per source familiar with talks. A huge sticking point: the Child Tax Credit. Manchin wants it cut. Source says he wants to “zero it out.” They are “very far apart,” source says. — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi rejects calls to pass stand-alone child tax credit since expansion is set to expire at year’s end. She said CTC is “important leverage” on BBB, and says she doesn’t want to “let anyone off the hook.” Yet Manchin has made clear to Biden he has concerns w CTC, per sources — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked him again about Dems calling on him to force Manchin to make a decision, Schumer said: ”Like I said, he's having discussions with the White House right now.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer told us that Biden and Manchin are still “having many discussions and we're waiting to see the outcome of those.” I asked him why he doesn’t just put the bill on floor and force Manchin’s hand, Schumer said: “We are fighting hard to get a bill done.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if they should just put the bill on the floor when it’s ready, Durbin said: “I'm gonna leave that to Sen. Schumer but many of us feel that it's time to bring the matter to the. … a vote does bring all the conversation to the point where you have to make a decision.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin if he has a message to Joe Manchin. “Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. Let's go home to our families. Let's get our job done.’” Durbin added: “I think it is appropriate for him to finally come to a conclusion as to what he will accept.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden on Mark Meadows: “I don’t know enough – just what I’ve seen, I have not spoken to anyone. It seems to me he’s worthy of being held in contempt,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @seungminkim: One of the district court picks Biden will announce today, per ⁦@Phil_Mattingly⁩, is William Pocan for a seat in Wisconsin… — PolitiTweet.org

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Adam Kinzinger, who is retiring, was the lone Republican to vote for the $2.5T debt ceiling hike that the House cleared after midnight https://t.co/x9h8baf4bo — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @bterris: As 2021 comes to a close it’s worth stepping back and looking at the historic first year of President Joe…. Manchin. https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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222-208, the House refers Mark Meadows — a former member of the body and White House chief of staff — to DOJ to be held in criminal contempt for defying Jan. 6 subpoena. Just two Republicans voted for it: Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney. (Nine Rs voted to hold Bannon in contempt) — PolitiTweet.org

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So many members on both sides voting by proxy, which as a reminder was supposed to be used only if covid prevented a member from returning for votes. Now, members would rather stay at home and then vote by proxy. Plus Rs who backed the lawsuit against proxy voting now doing it — PolitiTweet.org

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This lawsuit was first filed 2.5 years ago https://t.co/NR8WMfEx3V — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: Floor debate in the House has stopped again, this time ⁦@RepDebDingell⁩ demanding ⁦@RepScottPerry⁩ remarks be stricken… — PolitiTweet.org

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New - Talks between Biden and Manchin have not made any significant headway, multiple sources tell @Phil_Mattingly and me. Manchin alluded to that to us tonight. But sources say differences still remain over child tax credit, scope and true cost of the bill — PolitiTweet.org

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“HERE's an AGRESSIVE STRATEGY: Why can t the states of GA NC PENN and other R controlled state houses declare this is BS (where conflicts and election not called that night) and just send their own electors to vote and have it go to the SCOTUS.” https://t.co/xrpnTld00T — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Manchin where he is, and Warnock walked up. Manchin turned to him and said with a laugh: “I want to know how you would answer something like that.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Manchin what he meant that Biden not moving closer to him. “No, no, I don't think I'm asking anybody to move. I want people to understand where I am. And I think that that's worth getting more of an understanding." — PolitiTweet.org

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“All my discussions have been bipartisan - Republicans and Democrats. Rules changes should be done where we all have input in this rules change because we're going to have live with it. Because we're going to be in the minority some time, and the majority back and forth,” he said — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgan_rimmer: "I got to check with my pastor" Manchin says as he and Warnock hug. "That means we're getting ready to pass voting righ… — PolitiTweet.org

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50-49, Senate approves $2.5T debt ceiling hike along straight party lines, sending bill to the House, which will approve it tonight and stave off default until potentially 2023 — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin says he spoke “briefly” with Biden today. I asked him if Biden is moving closer to him on BBB, and he said: “I wouldn’t say that.” He also made clear he’s not changing rules to approve voting rights billl unless GOP is on board with rules changes. (Ds pushing him on this) https://t.co/D25BBpLnif — PolitiTweet.org

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Thompson said they felt it was “important” to first put the content out before releasing the names.       “Then we will do our own review on the committee as to if and when we will release them,” Thompson said. “We will do it, I can’t tell you exactly when that will be.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Matt Gaetz said he didn’t know if the texts Liz Cheney read aloud at select committee meeting last night are his. “I haven’t seen those reports and I haven’t looked at my texts,” he told me — PolitiTweet.org

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Bennie Thompson told me they will “make a decision within a week or so when to release” the names of the authors of the texts to Mark Meadows. Asked if there were any senators who were texting Meadows on Jan. 6, Thompson said:  “At this point it is just House members.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“West Virginia was Donald Trump's second biggest state in the country," Rep. Alex Mooney, a Republican who is viewed as a potential opponent to Manchin in 2024. Asked if he might challenge Manchin, Mooney said: "I'm not doing hypotheticals.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JuliePace: .@AP journalists spent months reviewing every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by forme… — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer said Warnock gave a speech at lunch on voting bill. “There is a strong belief in the Senate, that we can restore the Senate and at the same time deal with voting rights, and that's what we're aiming to do.” They’re pushing Manchin on rules changes but he’s not there yet — PolitiTweet.org