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“This is one of the most shameful acts I’ve seen in this body,” McCarthy says, referring to the $1.7 trillion omnibus set to pass the House today after winning the backing of Mitch McConnell and top Senate Republicans — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump’s tax returns not expected to be released today; now expected after Christmas, per committee — PolitiTweet.org

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“The fake elector plan emerged from a series of legal memoranda written by an outside legal advisor to the Trump Campaign: Kenneth Chesebro," per report. On Jan. 6: “President Trump did not contact a single top national security official during the day.” https://t.co/xMOhgenP2B — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZcohenCNN: Commander of DC National Guard "strongly considered" sending troops to US Capitol on 1/6 without approval from superiors eve… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s the 845-page final report from the Jan. 6 committee: https://t.co/Ykxpc6CT9k — PolitiTweet.org

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From 1/6 Committee: “The Select Committee’s final report has been filed in the House and will be made public this evening.” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @selinawangtv: As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths. WHO says it will severely undercount. Officially, <10 c… — PolitiTweet.org

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All 50 members of the Senate Dem Caucus backed omnibus and 18 Rs did as well. Bernie Sanders suggested to me last week he’d oppose bill over its defense spending levels but voted for it today. He hasn’t said why but put out a statement touting a workplace provision in the bill — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill, teeing up House vote to avert government shutdown. CNN's @mkraju reports. https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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A system abused by members of both parties. Members are required to say they are proxy voting because they can’t attend due to Covid-19. Instead, it’s been used for convenience, including tomorrow when members don’t want to travel to DC for votes due to weather/holidays — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer today said he plans to meet with McCarthy after speaker's race and foreshadowed next big fight: "As to the debt ceiling, it’s gotta be done in a bipartisan way. It always is. A party that tries to hold up the government and demand something in return is going to lose." https://t.co/N3oMc481TJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer just officially wrapped up the chamber's work for the 117th Congress. The rest of the year will include pro forma sessions where no business will be conducted. The chamber won't reconvene until Jan. 3 when at noon, there will be the swearing in of the new senators — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Judiciary: “At the close of this Congress, the Senate has confirmed 97 lifetime judicial appointments, including one to the Supreme Court, 28 to the circuit courts, and 68 to the district courts—better than the first two years of the Obama and Trump Administrations.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about fellow New Yorker George Santos, and many discrepancies about the incoming Republican congressman's past, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told me: “The articles speak for themselves.” — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate cleared by voice vote a bill to extend Friday’s government funding deadline to Dec. 30. That will give clerks time to finish the paperwork that they need to send the 4,155-page spending bill to President Biden's desk sometime next week. — PolitiTweet.org

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Timing update: Hoyer just told us vote now tomorrow on final passage of the $1.7 trillion spending bill. They need time to get the paperwork from the Senate — PolitiTweet.org

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Several GOP senators critical of Ukraine aid didn't attend Zelensky's speech last night. Roger Marshall told me that going there would be "disrespectful to all of our folks that are down on the border, that are trying to keep us safe." https://t.co/TBrnq2BHrN — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Schumer about McCarthy and the debt ceiling next year. Said he'd meet with KM after speaker's race. "As to the debt ceiling, it’s gotta be done in a bipartisan way. It always is. A party that tries to hold up the government and demand something in return is going to lose" — PolitiTweet.org

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“I hope he’s uncomfortable being anti-Ukraine,” Schumer said of McCarthy — PolitiTweet.org

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68-29, Senate passes bill to keep government open. On to the House for final passage — likely late tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate racing to complete omnibus spending bill — voting on final passage on the $1.7 trillion billl to keep the government open. The 4,100-plus-page bill was introduced at 1:23am Tuesday. After applause for Leahy and Schumer the chamber voting NOW on final passage — PolitiTweet.org

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Silence from Kevin McCarthy when we asked if he were concerned about incoming NY congressman George Santos’ apparent lies about his past and whether he would agree to seat him in the new Congress. He walked onto the floor and didn’t answer questions — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi told me she hadn’t seen this when I asked her about the allegations from the GOP report that her office should have done more ahead of 1/6. “I've been totally consumed with President Zelensky, and I haven't seen that.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McCarthy just gave Jeffries a tour of the office that Jeffries will occupy as minority leader next Congress. Jeffries said that it’s their first “in-person conversation of substance.” Asked if they are friends now, Jeffries told me: “It was a good conversation.” https://t.co/BtmFvHo1id — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about what should happen to George Santos, the incoming New York congressman who appears to have lied repeatedly about his past, Pelosi told me: “Santos is now tattooed now to Republicans in Congress, it's up to them to decide what to do about it.” — PolitiTweet.org

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47-50, Senate rejects Mike Lee amendment to extend Title 42, an issue that held up a final agreement with D leaders fearful it'd pass. Instead, they put up an alternative measure to give their members cover to vote for, knowing it would fail. The Sinema-Tester plan failed, 10-87. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cassidy Hutchinson said that her "breaking point" with former Trump ethics attorney Passantino came in June when he advised her not to speak to the committee any more, saying "contempt is a small risk, but running to the right is better for you." https://t.co/EuKwrVvYiD — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says “our hope” is for the House is to pass the omnibus bill tonight. She says given the storms, the hope is for “expedited consideration.” Senate voting on amendments now — PolitiTweet.org

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Jan. 6 committee releases transcripts of Cassidy Hutchinson’s closed-door testimony https://t.co/MpN1AcjrsT https://t.co/l3Kc5RadeO — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate moving to final passage on omnibus TODAY after agreement for votes locked in on the floor. Rand Paul told me he didn’t object because he’s getting votes on his amendments. “I think we won the battle here, particularly among conservatives and Republicans,” Paul said — PolitiTweet.org