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RT @kristin__wilson: Everyone should find as much joy as @SenBooker does when he’s presiding over the Senate chamber. https://t.co/oOIpyLzE… — PolitiTweet.org

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The deal would raise borrowing limit by $480B, enough to keep US from breaching limit til Dec. 3 — PolitiTweet.org

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“We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling into early December,” Schumer says, hoping a vote will happen today — PolitiTweet.org

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Here are the links to their witness testimony. https://t.co/EZQ637DHl7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Tester to ⁦@burgessev⁩ on whether his mostly party-line voting record is a sign he won’t run for re-election. “Oh, no, fuck that. That’s not my style.” https://t.co/73EHzLPLTf — PolitiTweet.org

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Big news in battle against covid and for parents of younger children: Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. FDA panel meets Oct 26, CDC review after — PolitiTweet.org

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Grassley’s office releases GOP version of the report, with the GOP senator pushing back on Durbin’s report and defending Trump, saying he “listened to his senior advisors and followed their advice and recommendations” https://t.co/s3InEAJqGF — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Judiciary releases 394-page staff report entitled: “Subverting Justice: How the Former President and his Allies Pressured DOJ to Overturn the 2020 Election.”: https://t.co/zASBtOCu5w Durbin’s office says these are the key findings https://t.co/zWgiVbEp8N — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer shortly after midnight on short-term debt ceiling talks with McConnell. “We’re making good progress, we’re not there yet, but I hope we can come to an agreement (Thursday) morning.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell on short-term debt ceiling hike: “We’re trading paper, which you always do at this point,” he said when asked about the status of the talks. He would not say if he thought a deal would be reached tonight. “I could not predict that,” he said, per @tedbarrettcnn — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell and Manchin have spoken several times this week, including over the debt ceiling and the filibuster, per sources familiar with the matter — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin responds: “Respectfully, Sen. Sanders and I share very different policy and political beliefs. As he and I have discussed, Sen. Sanders believes America should be moving towards an entitlement society while I believe we should have a compassionate and rewarding society” — PolitiTweet.org

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Ds say a short increase of debt ceiling will help them finish work on agenda. But they don't want to use reconciliation for long-term. "There's not going to be reconciliation," Sanders said. Asked him how they’d raise it by Dec: "We'll see. Around here two months is a lifetime” — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin and Sinema didn’t address the caucus, senators say — PolitiTweet.org

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Upshot: Senate Democrats say theyll accept short-term increase of debt ceiling but will NOT use budget process for long-term hike. So they’ll be back fighting this by December. Schumer and McConnell now will scratch out the details — PolitiTweet.org

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So basically Dems will agree to raise debt limit til December. And then figure out what to do in the interim They would need an agreement of all 100 senators to schedule a vote - otherwise Schumer would have to take procedural steps to break a filibuster — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems seem amenable to McConnell calls for a short-term increase on debt ceiling. But they say they will decide on the process to use. “We are not doing reconcilation,” Warnock told us of the McConnell offer. Baldwin called it a “temporary victory with more work to do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Dems are still behind closed doors discussing the McConnell offer and next steps. Tammy Baldwin says they’re “still debating” — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders called the emerging McConnell debt offer a “good start” and a “step forward” because it demonstrates the GOP, which he described as “extremist,” won’t allow a default.  But he doesn’t know if Dem leaders will, or in his view, should accept, per @tedbarrettcnn — PolitiTweet.org

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3pm procedural vote on debt ceiling suspension is OFF for now as Democrats meet to discuss McConnell offer, per both sides. Unclear what will happen next. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell told his colleagues he’s concerned about pressure on Manchin and Sinema to gut filibuster in order to raise debt ceiling, I’m told. He pointed to this as reason why he is floating short-term increase in order to ease pressure on and push Democrats to use reconcilation — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP senators said there were options discussed about path ahead — and they didn’t make a final decision on how to proceed. Cruz repeatedly said “conversations in the conference are ongoing.” And Cornyn said: “There were a range of options discussed, there aren’t any decisions.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell is proposing a short-term raise of debt ceiling (with specific number they would raise the debt limit to). It would go thru November until December. Or he is offering an expedited path through the reconcilation process, with limited floor debate and limited amendments — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP senators discussing new plan McConnell plans to offer to Schumer to push off default for couple months. One source says expectation is it would suspend debt limit until Dec. GOP senators still meeting and McConnell’s office hasn’t commented yet. Unclear if Dems will accept — PolitiTweet.org

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With Dems saying no to reconcilation, GOP not allowing up-or-down vote by simple majority, and Manchin saying he hasn’t changed on filibuster rules, Dems at a loss on how to avert default for now. “I don’t know what it is,” Durbin told me when asked what other option they have — PolitiTweet.org

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Hawley says “multiple GOP senators” made clear at Tues lunch that they’d object to setting a 51-vote threshold to suspend debt limit. Asked him if he’d object. “What I've said on that is I'll defer to to the Leader on that. I'll defer to Sen. McConnell, in terms of the procedure” — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin also reiterated that $1.5 trillion is his price tag on the larger social safety net package, a day after he told me that he hasn’t ruled out $1.9T-$2.2T and Biden applauded those comments — PolitiTweet.org

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On debt limit, Manchin calls on McConnell and Schumer to cut a deal. “I’ve been very very clear where I stand on the filibuster. Nothing changes.” He has been opposed to lowering the 60-vote threshold — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Chris Coons told us “there very well may be“ 50 votes in the Senate to change filibuster rules to let the debt ceiling bill be advanced by a simple majority, saying there’s “a lot of passion in the caucus” about the standoff with the GOP and getting debt ceiling raised. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @oliverdarcy: New: Mark Zuckerberg finally addresses @FrancesHaugen’s allegations. He says “many of the claims” she made "don’t make any… — PolitiTweet.org