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Sen.  Bernie Sanders won’t say if he would back the bipartisan infrastructure bill or vote to open debate. “Work in progress” is all he would say. This after a lunch briefing on the deal. — PolitiTweet.org

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Leaving a caucus briefing, Sen. Jon Tester said infrastructure bill text would be available by "supper time" and that Democrats were "very positive" of deal. At GOP lunch, Braun says they’ve been given a thick briefing book and believes the bill will be more than 1,000 pages long — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: I saw at least 24 House Republicans not wearing a mask on the House floor today so far. New guidance went out last nigh… — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Pelosi if House would commit to passing Senate bipartisan infrastructure package unchanged. “No,” she said. Said she needs to see language first and there could be “some discussion” with Senate. Also reiterated she won’t put it on floor until reconcilation passes Senate — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says the Capitol security funding package reached by the Senate is short of “what we need” but says it’s a “good step forward” — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP members of the bipartisan group negotiating an infrastructure deal emerged from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office announcing they have an agreement on the major issues and hope to move forward this evening, per @alizaslav @jessicadean — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DaniellaMicaela: Via @alizaslav: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will be airing a 60-second ad in the coming days on over 100… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Rep. Boebert refuses to comply with Speaker Pelosi’s anti-science, totalitarian mask mandate. When offered a mask, she returned it with a quick slide across the table,” Boebert office says. (A witness said she threw it back at staffer’s face) — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says Senate may vote again as soon as TONIGHT to proceed to bipartisan infrastructure deal. Comes as there’s new optimism a deal is coming together, coming back from the brink of collapse — PolitiTweet.org

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Some new optimism among negotiators that a bipartisan deal on infrastructure might be reached as soon as today. But there are still plenty of hurdles and skepticism. Key GOP negotiators now meeting with McConnell — PolitiTweet.org

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A witness told me they saw GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert throw a mask back at a floor staffer when she was offered one while trying to walk onto the floor maskless. Members can now be fined in the House when maskless — PolitiTweet.org

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The McCarthy-Pelosi relationship is rock-bottom: https://t.co/zUxzy6ldqF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: "If you look at the mortality rate of covid, just this past year for children, it's more than twice the mortality rate… — PolitiTweet.org

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This loss will undoubtedly be interpreted as a sign of the waning influence of his endorsement — and that could have major implications in 2022 primaries — PolitiTweet.org

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Huge loss for Trump in Texas. Republican state Rep. Jake Ellzey will win the special election runoff in Texas’ 6th congressional district, CNN projects.   Ellzey overcame former President Trump’s endorsement of his opponent, Republican Susan Wright — PolitiTweet.org

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“Failure to wear a mask in the Hall of the House is subject to fines imposed for violation as contained in the previous House rule.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ShimonPro: The Justice Department on Tuesday rejected a request from GOP Rep. Mo Brooks to protect him from a civil lawsuit against him… — PolitiTweet.org

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“There are a number of outstanding issues still on water, transit, climate, and environmental justice,” the spokesperson said. “Senator Carper still has concerns.” It’s a sign of the challenges any deal faces in selling it on the Hill — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Tom Carper, who chairs the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, “still has concerns,” according to his spokesperson, even as negotiators are signaling they are making progress to ironing out the remaining disagreements over the $1.2T trillion package. — PolitiTweet.org

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As the White House and Senate Republicans continue to negotiate an infrastructure deal, a key Senate Democratic chairman is pushing back at the direction the talks are headed over funding for water systems, transit projects and environmental matters. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: Wild exchange between Jamie Raskin and Andrew Clyde during rules committee meeting just now. Raskin asked Clyde if he s… — PolitiTweet.org

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Fanone: “They ripped off my badge. They grabbed and stripped me of my radio. They seized ammunition that was secured to my body. They began to beat me with their fists, and with what felt like hard metal objects.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Bennie Thompson reiterates to @wolfblitzer that "in all probability" they will have a hearing during the August recess and says the staff will begin the process of collecting documents -- and again says that subpoenas are coming. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieGrayerCNN: NEW: House Republicans pull out of another key select committee in a sign of 1/6 panel fallout https://t.co/I7B4KpLxB5 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: In light of the new CDC guidance, all White House staff will return to wearing masks indoors, regardless of vaccination… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @alizaslav: Sen. Ted Cruz comes to votes in workout clothes, telling reporters they scheduled a vote “in the middle” of his basketball g… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DavidChalian: .@Liz_Cheney provides this take on @GOPLeader to @jaketapper: "He views this as some sort of a political game. It’s not… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kylieatwood: Big news: President Biden will announce on Thursday a requirement that all federal employees & contractors be vaccinated a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Cheney on House GOP’s blame-Pelosi strategy on Jan. 6: “If I were saying the things that you just played I’d be deeply ashamed,” she tells @jaketapper, referring to Stefanik comments. Also says she’s been impressed by Pelosi’s and the members’ “professionalism” on probe so far — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Liz Cheney told me the Jan. 6 investigators should move rapidly to enforce subpoenas. She didn't specify who should be subpoenaed. "I think it is very important that we issue and enforce subpoenas, as the chairman has said, and we do that quickly," Cheney said — PolitiTweet.org