Manu Raju

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All this drama for a two-month extension - very difficult to get 60 votes for this. Lot of folks in the Senate see only two options in December for long-term increase. 1) reconciliation process, which Dems have ruled out 2) Gutting filibuster rules, which Manchin/Sinema reject — PolitiTweet.org

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61-38, Senate breaks filibuster, moving to final passage — PolitiTweet.org

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Mike Rounds, who was struggling with this vote, just voted YES. — PolitiTweet.org

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60 votes secured to break filibuster on debt ceiling hike. Vote ongoing. Here are the GOP 'yes' votes so far McConnell Cornyn Barrasso Thune Blunt Collins Murkowski Shelby Rob Portman Shelley Moore Capito — PolitiTweet.org

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Capito yes. One more GOP voted needed for 60 to break a filibuster — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney NO. Barrasso a member of leadership is Aye as is Shelby. GOP needs two more YES votes for 60 — PolitiTweet.org

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Collins votes yes. Five GOP votes to 60 — PolitiTweet.org

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Grassley was a NO — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: McConnell's shift on debt ceiling fight puts GOP in a bind, w/ @mkraju @FoxReports: https://t.co/HB8eJQOqkp — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says: “Six votes to go.” — PolitiTweet.org

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After Cruz voted NO, he turned to McConnell, who said back to Cruz: “I thought you were undecided.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune and Murkowski both vote yes. Grassley said. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell and Cornyn both vote to break filibuster on debt ceiling. Rick Scott, another member of leadership, voted NO. Vote ongoing — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate is now voting on whether to break a GOP-led filibuster and advance the short-term debt ceiling deal cut by McConnell and Schumer. 60 votes needed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump tells Republicans minutes before key debt ceiling vote: “Republican Senators, do not vote for this terrible deal being pushed by folding Mitch McConnell. Stand strong for our Country. The American people are with you!" (The debt ceiling was repeatedly suspended under Trump) — PolitiTweet.org

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This is what happened in 2014, from @burgessev and me: https://t.co/4SMtTCeSrX — PolitiTweet.org

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That means they need 60 votes -- or 10 Republicans -- to break a filibuster. Interestingly, Ron Johnson was on the side of moving straight to 51-vote threshold. Mike Lee and Rand Paul on Cruz's side, but didn't speak up there (unclear if they were there tonight) — PolitiTweet.org

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This internal GOP debate is a 2014 flashback Just now, behind closed doors, GOP senators made case that Rs shouldn't filibuster, and should let bill come up at 51-vote threshold (so all Rs can vote no), per sources But Cruz made clear he wasn't dropping his objection, I'm told — PolitiTweet.org

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Emerging from 90-minute meeting, GOP senators are saying it’s unclear if there will be 10 senators to break a filibuster on the short-term debt ceiling hike. “It’s uncertain,” Braun said, noting that there was a lot of members making the case that Dems “ultimately will do it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP still behind closed doors at the vote approaches — meeting for nearly 90 minutes so far. Lot of questions about whether 10 Republicans will break a GOP filibuster tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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Lindsey Graham bashes McConnell plans on debt ceiling — as GOP leaders struggle to get 10 votes to break a filibuster. “Why the hell would I make it easier for them to raise the debt ceiling through regular order? We had a strategy and we abandoned it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s not often Rs have two meetings on the same topic on same day, but Senate Rs are again meeting behind closed doors to talk about the upcoming procedural vote to raise the debt ceiling. GOP leaders have been struggling to get 10 Republican senators to advance short-term hike — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: NEW: The committee investigating 1/6 has released a new batch of subpoenas, this time targeting Ali Alexander (who said… — PolitiTweet.org

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Key Senate vote to advance bill to raise debt ceiling by $480B set for 730p — PolitiTweet.org

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“As you might expect, this is not an easy one to whip,” Thune said.  “In the end we will be there, but it will be a painful birthing process.”   “Our guys hate debt limit votes among other votes, but especially debt limit votes,” Thune said. — PolitiTweet.org

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Lot of hand-wringing among Senate Rs about short-term debt ceiling vote. After weeks of saying Ds need to do it on their own, now 10 are being asked to break a filibuster. Most expect them to get to 60 but few want to vote YES. Rounds says “it’s entirely possible” GOP meets again — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin declines to give much insight into today’s meeting with Biden, says “everyone in America should want their President to succeed and do well.” Called it a “good” meeting — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @morgan_rimmer: Manchin says filibuster carveout over debt limit was "never gonna happen," before McConnell made his offer yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: Wow—@SenBlumenthal announces that the remaining Americans stranded in Mazer-e Sharif, Afghanistan have safely left the… — PolitiTweet.org

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Many GOP senators really don’t want to vote for the debt ceiling hike to add $480B to the borrowing limit. Because there will be objections, there almost certainly will be a 60-vote threshold — meaning 10 GOP senators will be needed to get to final passage. GOP meeting now — PolitiTweet.org