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RT @MZanona: NEW: Rs are coalescing around a new midterm strategy: railing against mask & vaccine mandates, turning the CDC into a punching… — PolitiTweet.org

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He added: "I think the masking debate is a waste of time I think, all around, because I honestly think that the real thing we should be focused on is convincing more people to get vaccinated." — PolitiTweet.org

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Rubio added: "I personally feel like parents should have the choice about whether the kids want to wear a mask or not. .... I just honestly, I don't believe we can mask our way out of this, especially the younger kids are, the harder it is to enforce mask mandates anyway.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“…. why it is that he feels like they should be prevented from having it, so I'm not going to sit and criticize it when I haven’t had the chance to talk to him about his thinking, with regards to it,” he said when asked about GOP’s belief in local control. — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Sen. Marco Rubio about Gov. Ron DeSantis' crackdown against local school districts’ mask mandates. “He’s not telling them they can't wear masks, he’s telling them they can't mandate them. And I haven't had a chance to speak to him and hear his argument for it… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ryanstruyk: The United States is now reporting 116,722 new coronavirus cases per day, the highest seven-day average since February 7, a… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byHeatherLong: JUST IN: Inflation was a whopping 5.4% in July (over last year). That’s the same as in June and the highest in 13 years.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Warning sign for Dems here. Another sign they’ll have to pare back their reconcilation bill. Manchin says he has “serious concerns” with $3.5T bill. https://t.co/tLAY9atsWC — PolitiTweet.org

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After the budget vote, Schumer tried to bring up the For the People Act for a vote. Cruz objected. Schumer filed cloture on the bill, setting up procedural vote for when they return (which will fail.) Senators left for recess, with no votes til Sept. 13 — PolitiTweet.org

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After about 12 straight hours of voting on amendments to the $3.5T budget resolution, Schumer says there are 10 more amendment votes left — and then final passage. Exhausted senators have been instructed to sit in their seats so votes can move at a quicker pace — PolitiTweet.org

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Things getting bit tense. Young proposes amendment to prevent tax hikes for people making less than $400K. Dems say they’ll accept by voice. Young wants roll call — and gets heckled since that takes 20 minutes. Comes after Rick Scott got a roll call on amendment that passed 99-0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the full list of signatories https://t.co/QZ8VYZgaWp — PolitiTweet.org

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If they stick to this threat and no deal is reached, that would mean Dems would have to revise their budget resolution, approve it, and pass reconcilation bill along straight party-lines (and go thru vote-a-rama) to raise debt ceiling before a potential default. — PolitiTweet.org

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46 GOP senators sign letter saying: “We … are letting Senate Democrats and the American public know that we will not vote to increase the debt ceiling, whether that increase comes through a stand-alone bill, a continuing resolution, or any other vehicle” https://t.co/fwtiryYw4I — PolitiTweet.org

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We are seven hours into voting — and no end in sight. Vote-a-rama is different than typical debates bc any senator can get a vote on any amendment. Typically it requires unanimous consent from the body to get a vote - or majority leader has to take procedural steps to force vote — PolitiTweet.org

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Hoyer tells Dems that the chamber will be back the week of Aug. 23 to take up the Senate-passed budget resolution. Once the House adopts it, then Congress can move on reconcilation — probably not til late Sept. Also House plans to take up another voting bill week of the 23rd. https://t.co/6d2ZiTVYYP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OrenCNN: "US officials are no longer talking about six months as the likely timeline for the government of Afghanistan to collapse; the… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alizaslav: Graham is on the Senate floor urging everyone to get vaccinated, including 50% of people in South Carolina that are still no… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pete DeFazio, chairman of House Transportation and Infrastructure, says the Senate infrastructure bill “falls short when it comes to addressing climate change like the existential threat it is” and says he will try to resolve his concerns in reconcilation package — PolitiTweet.org

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Progressives won't back infrastructure deal unless reconciliation passes with their priorities. But Manchin has concerns with climate provisions. Sinema wants to lower $3.5T price tag, while Schumer won't say how say how low he'll go. Moderates want vote on infrastructure now https://t.co/eoRD02DnqV — PolitiTweet.org

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A blow for Democrats in their climb to keep the House — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Mark Kelly, the Arizona Democrat up for reelection, told me he's open to including a pathway to citizenship in the reconciliation bill, as Dem leaders hope. "I'm a supporter of a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients...I think we should look at all options." — PolitiTweet.org

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To get Meadows to testify in Senate, he would have to come in voluntarily. Or a Republican would need to back subpoena. Grassley on whether he'd back a subpoena: "I won't answer that until I have a chance to consider and talk to my lawyers about it." https://t.co/9b6OQt4Mgx — PolitiTweet.org

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"He's done a helluva job. That's why it's so sad," Biden says of Cuomo's job performance as governor — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: New: The Trump White House is facing increased scrutiny on Capitol Hill as a powerful committee chairman wants to interview… — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says he’s confident that they can get a “significant portion if not all” of the sweeping reconcilation bill passed — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says he’s confident that they can’t get a “significant portion if not all” of the sweeping reconcilation bill passed — PolitiTweet.org

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“I do not regret my decision,” Biden says on Afghanistan withdrawal — PolitiTweet.org

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"I respect the governor's decision and I respect the decision he made," Biden says of Cuomo — PolitiTweet.org

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“A majority of our respondents affirmed that they would withold their votes in support of the bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives until the Senate adopted a robust reconciliation package,” leaders of the progressive caucus tell Pelosi and Schumer https://t.co/3cqSuH9CPK — PolitiTweet.org