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RT @MZanona: NEW: During a closed door party meeting, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urged Republicans to stick together as some in t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Phil_Mattingly: "Now, the world's two largest economies are engaged in fierce tensions on trade, military aggression and human rights.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CNN: Jurors in Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide trial are set to begin deliberations today. The closing arguments took up most of Monday and… — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m definitely thinking about it,” Chris Christie says to @DanaBashCNN about running in 2024. And despite all the criticism he’s now leveling against Trump, Christie won’t rule out supporting him if he runs again. “I’m not going to sit here in 2021 and prejudge all this.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked GOP Rep. Jeff Van Drew about Trump’s attacks against the 13 Republicans (like himself) who voted for infrastructure bill, and he downplayed it. “I still consider the President a friend and I consider him a colleague,” he said of Trump — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: The House committee investigating 1/6 has yet to come to a consensus as of Monday night on dealing with Mark Meadows' l… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Peter Meijer about Trump backing his primary foe, and he quipped he is “shocked.” “I never knew who this gentleman was before I heard he was running and haven’t found any connection he has to West Michigan. It is a wonderful place and I look forward to welcoming him to it” — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems are in discussions about punishing Rep. Paul Gosar this week over the violent video he tweeted, with censuring him a leading option, per sources. But there’s also talk about stripping him from his committee assignments, according to a source, and conversations are continuing — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi told her colleagues that House isn’t leaving for Thanksgiving until Build Back Better is passed, according to two sources familiar with the matter. There’s talk of a potential Saturday vote, but it could happen sooner than that depending on timing of information from CBO — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DanaBashCNN: Chris Christie blames Trump's rhetoric about stolen election for January 6 insurrection https://t.co/ho1dIrCE26 — PolitiTweet.org

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Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson says he hasn’t made a decision on whether to run for re-election yet. “I’ll be making it soon,” he told me. — PolitiTweet.org

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Capito added: “You know, he wanted an infrastructure package. And this reflects a lot of probably what he would have wanted in his. So it's good for us.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican who backed infrastructure bill, told me when asked about Trump’s attacks on GOP infrastructure bill supporters. “You know, I don't appreciate that. I think that we're all working to try to do what's good. This is good for the country.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune wouldn’t say if he’s made a decision on whether to run for re-election next year. “I'll have something to say about that before the end of the year,” he told me Asked if he had made a decision: “Well, I'm not I'm not ready to make any announcements. Let's put it that way” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanobles: UPDATE: Steve Bannon will not be held in custody and is not forced to post bail. He must check in weekly, surrender his pas… — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite this statement, Scott actually voted against it. Here are the 19 Rs who voted for it in Senate. https://t.co/uXWlM0tDsB The statement says that the 13 House Rs should be "commended for their independence" in voting for the bill, "irrespective of one's view" of bill — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @samstein: Don Young, on the hot mic, to Biden: “We were wondering when you were gonna stop. We damn near froze to death" — PolitiTweet.org

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Signatories and full letter : https://t.co/cGHDzVdHwT — PolitiTweet.org

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“Consequently, we call upon House Republican leaders to condemn and repudiate immediately this act of vindictiveness directed at their fellow House Republicans who voted the same way on the bipartisan infrastructure bill as” Sens. McConnell, Graham, Tim Scott and 16 other R sens — PolitiTweet.org

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“By remaining silent and failing to publicly defend these 13 members, House GOP leaders are demonstrating their fear of extreme elements within their own conference at the expense of some of their most politically vulnerable members who are essential to winning a House majority.” — PolitiTweet.org

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18 former House Rs issue a statement in support of new infrastructure law and criticize House GOP leaders for their silence as members from their own conference have come under attack from right -- and faced death threats -- for voting for the bill, per statement shared with me — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mviser: “Our First Lady and our…second husband — no I’m joking!” President Biden says, thanking his wife Jill and Kamala Harris’ husban… — PolitiTweet.org

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“I would also like to thank Mitch McConnell” for voting for the bill, Biden said. Biden calls Kyrsten Sinema the “most determined person I know.” — PolitiTweet.org

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At WH, Portman points to how WH wanted a hike in taxes to pay for infrastructure. And then says senators separated it from human infrastructure bill the WH sought. While he thanked WH staff, he also noted that “Trump furthered the discussion,” though Trump wanted to kill bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Kyrsten Sinema and Rob Portman (along with Pelosi, Schumer and Harris) among those who will speak at infrastructure bill signing ceremony — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @igorbobic: Seems like almost the entire Senate Dem caucus is at the WH for infrastructure bill signing, including Pat Leahy. Peter We… — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy’s first response to this episode — PolitiTweet.org

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"This is not an investigative committee," says Bannon lawyer David Schoen (who was one of Trump's impeachment lawyers), accusing the Jan. 6 select committee for pre-judging in its probe Bannon: "This is going to be the misdemeanor from hell... They took on the wrong guy." — PolitiTweet.org

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Full cost estimate coming by end of day Friday, CBO says. House is scheduled to be in recess starting Friday. Moderates had wanted CBO numbers to show bill is fully financed before vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Manchin twice about his inflation concerns and if that means the Build Back Better bill should be delayed til ‘22. He wouldn’t say. “We will be talking to everybody, we will look at everything,” Manchin said. — PolitiTweet.org