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Just two Democrats voted with Republicans against a suspension of the debt ceiling: Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi also told me “yes” she has ruled out going through the process known as budget reconciliation to raise the national debt ceiling on just Democratic votes. That means Dems need some sort of deal with Senate Rs, who have demanded they use reconcilation to avoid default — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin to @wolfblitzer about Sinema-Manchin: "Now it's time I would say for both senators make your mark and close the deal. What is it that you want? What is your final goal? It's time to stop talking around it and speak directly to it" He's concerned: https://t.co/5hDEnZzVia — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders to @tedbarrettcnn on Manchin statement: “Look you can talk to Mr. Manchin. I can’t speak for Mr. Manchin. I’m not a psychologist. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie Sanders to @tedbarrett on Manchin statement: “Look you can talk to Mr. Manchin. I can’t speak for Mr. Manchin. I’m not a psychologist." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: Breaking: 1/6 select committee issues 2nd round of subpoenas targeting individuals involved in planning & organization of “S… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says “that’s the plan” and infrastructure vote is still on Thursday. But it appears far from solid. I asked about Manchin’s oppostion to spending trillions in reconcilation - “We will see,” she said. And if that may affect timing of vote. “This is our plan to move forward” https://t.co/EsRWu9on0s — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says “that’s the plan” moments ago when we asked if she’s holding the infrastructure vote tomorrow. She added she’s taking it “one hour at a time,” suggesting that could change — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says “that’s the plan” moments ago when we asked if she’s delaying the infrastructure vote tomorrow. She added she’s taking it “one hour at a time” — PolitiTweet.org

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Jayapal on Manchin statement: “Yes, actually, if anything, it makes me more confident, and I can tell you that his statement has just probably created at least a bunch more votes on the House floor against a bipartisan bill,” she tells @ryanobles — PolitiTweet.org

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Jim Clyburn, the majority whip who says he’s not whipping the Thursday infrastucture vote, says he has “no idea” if the vote will be delayed. He adds: “I’ll find out at the baseball game.” The Congressional Baseball Game is tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin also makes clear he needs to see the social programs pared back, calls for means testing. In short, as he said earlier, virtually no way a deal can be reached by tomorrow’s infrastructure vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin statement: “While I am hopeful that common ground can be found that would result in another historic investment in our nation, I cannot – and will not - support trillions in spending or an all or nothing approach that ignores the brutal fiscal reality our nation faces” https://t.co/o4SfquXHOj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MZanona: NEW: House Republican leaders have launched an all-out campaign to limit GOP defections on the infrastructure bill, with McCar… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi and Schumer now meeting with Biden after WH staff met for hours with Sinema — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin told me he expects to talk to the WH today — but reiterated he believes “reconciliation is going to take a while.” And he said a delay on the infrastructure vote would do “harm” when I asked if it would cost his support on reconcilation — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Stephanie Murphy — Blue Dog — if she’s a NO on reconcilation if they delay infrastructure vote. “If the vote were to fail tomorrow or be delayed, there would be a significant breach of trust that would slow the momentum in moving forward in delivering the Biden agenda” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DaniellaMicaela: NEW: The Senate Parl rejected the 2nd attempt by Dems to include immigration provisions in the budget reconciliation b… — PolitiTweet.org

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Capito said she felt “confident” an agreement to keep the law in place would be reached this week although she said discussions include extending it just to the end of October and a final decision on the date hasn’t been made. — PolitiTweet.org

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Carper explained what the impact would be if the law expired:  “Starting later this week you’d see a cascading disruption in the surface transportation projects around the country.  It would start relatively small, modest, but get worse over time.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Cori Bush, the progressive from Missouri, told us she’s a “hard no” on infrastructure vote. And she took aim at Kyrsten Sinema. “Have Kyrsten Sinema come to my district and meet with my folks in my district.…She has her own story that I feel she has forgotten.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate GOP wants an amendment on Iron Dome funding to be voted on to the must-pass stopgap resolution to keep government open past Thursday, Thune says. Talks continuing. — PolitiTweet.org

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New - Talks are underway among top senators to avoid a potential lapse in funding for highway programs at risk of expiring Friday if infrastructure bill hasn’t passed by then. Sens. Capito and Carper are talking a short-term extension, potentially into October or even December — PolitiTweet.org

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Why Manchin and Sinema are critical. Pelosi told me: "What I have also said is we're not proceeding with anything that doesn't have agreement between the House and the Senate. ..We could pass a bill anytime ... but if it doesn't have the support of the Senate, then where are we?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Blue Dog Dem Stephanie Murphy on progressives' threat to sink infrastructure bill until larger economic bill moves forward: "I ask my Democratic colleagues to discard their ill-fated effort to gain leverage over members of their own party and to vote for this good bill." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin’s demands, which runs counter to the progressive demands: “All we need to do is pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill, sit down, and start negotiating in good faith. That's it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Manchin told me “that won’t happen” when asked about Pelosi saying there needs to be deal on “legislative language” with WH on reconciliaton to get progressives to support infrastructure tomorrow “No one has been negotiating along those lines with the other parties here” https://t.co/Aabgu0kbut — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Just asked Pelosi about the progressives' threat to sink infrastructure bill tomorrow until the larger plan moves first. She said there needs to be agreement with Biden on "legislative language" on larger reconciliation bill by tomorrow. (That's a very high hurdle) https://t.co/rLcTEOVGvU — PolitiTweet.org

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If they don’t do reconcilation, the only option is some sort of deal between McConnell and Schumer — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: Wow. This is quite the story by the AP. — PolitiTweet.org