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Manchin says Dems will need a lot of "clarity" to get reconciliation bill together by next week --- and calls for a pause. "Let's wait and see whatever we need... The main thing is inflation." But AOC says infra bill is going down on Sept. 27 if reconciliation hasn't passed https://t.co/ZoDkCkcx7K — PolitiTweet.org

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“It saddened me, it frustrated me. It angered me,” Schumer said of Senate parliamentarian rejecting immigration in the reconcilation bill. Again says they’ll come up with an alternative proposal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says Senate should be prepared for late nights and weekend work — PolitiTweet.org

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AOC told me: “I will not vote for an infrastructure bill unless we have reconciliation ready to go.” She confirmed she meant that it has to pass both chambers of Congress for her to get to YES on infrastructure — and predicted about 45 progressive Dems are in that camp. — PolitiTweet.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just told me she is a NO on $1.2T infrastructure package on Sept. 27 if the House and Senate have not approved the larger, Democratic-only economic package by then. She called moderates demanding vote by Sept. 27 a “small destructive group of members” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer and Pelosi say stop-gap funding bill would suspend debt limit til end of 2022, setting up showdown with GOP. The move heightens chance of a government shutdown by Sept. 30 since GOP has vowed to oppose the measure if it’s tied to a debt limit hike. 60 Senate votes needed. — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin said that his meeting with President Joe Biden last week was "very good," but wouldn't say if they were close to a deal. "We're just still working through everything." He said of getting bill done by next week: “If there's not enough clarity, then you need to get clarity” — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin added: “And now we understand that natural gas prices are higher than they've ever been, in West Virginia too, and the people who end up paying the highest are the ones that can't afford it. So we got to worry about all these things." — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin added: “You know what I said? I said let's wait and see whatever we need. We need to have a good idea. The main thing is inflation, if it's transitory or not, you have a better idea, you know, once we get into it a little bit longer, but right now inflation is still high” — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Manchin stopped short of calling for a delay in reconciliation bill until 2022, but told me he wants leaders to slow things down. "No," he said when I asked if he thinks the package should be punted until next year. Said Congress needs to have "good idea" about what's needed — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @priscialva: NEW: The Biden admin is planning to raise the refugee cap for fiscal year 2022 to 125K in line with the goal President Joe… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would hear a case concerning a Mississippi abortion access law on December 1, teeing up one of the most substantial cases of the term in which the justices are being asked to overturn Roe v. Wade, per @Arianedevogue — PolitiTweet.org

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Still uncertain how Dems plan to deal with debt ceiling. Putting it on CR to force a showdown w GOP ahead of Sept. 30 shutdown deadline is still leading option. But House Dems have not unveiled bill text as they continue to debate strategy. And unclear if House Rules acts today — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZoeTillman: Govt released five police body cam videos from the case of Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Padilla, charged with assaulting police… — PolitiTweet.org

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Moderate Dems are banking that Pelosi won’t jam them and put a reconcilation bill on the floor that will be pared back significantly in the Senate. “She knows how dangerous it is for our frontliners," one moderate Democrat said. "Nancy is in a hell of a bind. But it's her bind." — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jimsciutto: New: Attorney for indicted Trump Org executive tells court he expects more people to be charged in criminal probe. “We have… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PaulaReidCNN: Trump Org lawyers & exec Allen Weisselberg back in court today for 1st time since being indicted in July. Prosecutors con… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeffzeleny: The United States plans to ease travel restrictions on visitors from Europe and the United Kingdom starting in November, an… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sept. 27 dilemma: Dem leaders reassure moderates there will be a vote on infrastructure by then. But progressives have threatened to sink infra if reconciliation not passed Congress. And there’s virtually no chance reconciliation can pass Congress by then https://t.co/X5DZZiiPLW — PolitiTweet.org

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Major step towards getting younger kids vaccinated https://t.co/tSZ3FX0SKE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mollyhf: Thread: A day in the migrant camp of about 14,000, mainly Haitians, near the border bridge in Del Rio, Texas. https://t.co/0Bp… — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer: “We are deeply disappointed in this decision but the fight to provide lawful status for immigrants in budget reconciliation continues. Senate Democrats have prepared alternate proposals and will be holding additional meetings with the Senate parliamentarian” — PolitiTweet.org

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Full ruling: “The reasons that people risk their lives to come to this country – to escape religious and political persecution, famine, war, unspeakable violence and lack of opportunity in their home countries –cannot be measured in federal dollars.” https://t.co/0uUSBdsUO7 — PolitiTweet.org

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A big loss for Democrats in their push to legalize undocumented immigrants as part of the reconcilation bill. The Senate parliamentarian rejects the Dems’ arguments and says the “policy changes of this proposal far outweigh the budgetary impact” https://t.co/DzCMMICAsh — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @InsidePolitics: Vaccine requirements become a dominant issue in VA gov race. Who's got upper hand in a state getting steadily bluer? @m… — PolitiTweet.org

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“If we relitigate 2020 over and over again… we are sure to lose in 2024… If we choose to be bullied, we will lose,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy says on NBC — PolitiTweet.org

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“$3.5 trillion is much too low,” Bernie Sanders says on CBS as he pushes back against Democrats looking to slash the price tag of the reconcilation bill — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikedebonis: Increasingly like clockwork, the gentleman from S.C. softens a Democratic negotiating position — PolitiTweet.org

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Clyburn indicates that Dems may ultimately go it alone on the debt ceiling hike. Dem leaders have demanded GOP join them to pass the bill. But Clyburn suggests Dem-only approach is the last resort. “If that’s what it takes, that’s what it will take,” he said of a Dem-only bill — PolitiTweet.org

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House Democratic leaders have promised their moderate members a vote by Sept. 27 on the Senate infrastructure bill. But Clyburn says to @jaketapper and @CNNSotu: “There is always a possibility the vote is going to be delayed.” Says goal is still Sept. 27th. — PolitiTweet.org