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Sen. Kevin Cramer on McCarthy's threat to block bills backed by Senate Rs who vote for omnibus. Says McCarthy is in a "tough spot" and statement like that "is the very reason that some Senate Republicans feel they probably should spare them from the burden of having to govern" https://t.co/al5OfrLpeA — PolitiTweet.org

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It's also unclear how many House members will be here. House has not been in session until today, so many members will either be traveling back or may decide to vote by proxy and stay home to avoid the snowstorm. Pelosi has been calling members urging them to attend, per source — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin said it's a "shame" many senators may not be able to attend. "And I’m struggling myself with the reality of getting home and struggling of trying to attend something like this. It depends on the schedule in the Senate more than anything." — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin indicated he was not looped into the planning of Zelensky's visit to the Capitol. "No indication that this would be happening. And I really feel bad because I admire this man so much and he’s coming at a very challenging time." — PolitiTweet.org

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If Senate votes on passage of omnibus before Zelensky's speech, many senators will be racing to catch flights home to avoid the snowstorm and may miss his address. Dick Durbin -- who is co-chair of the Ukraine Caucus -- told me he wants to attend but doesn't know yet if he can. — PolitiTweet.org

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Zelensky’s day in Washington 2p - Meets Biden 230p - Bilateral meeting with Biden 430p - Presser with Biden 6:15p - Pelosi meeting 730p - addressing joint meeting of Congress — PolitiTweet.org

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The $1.1 million Trump paid in federal taxes in 2018 and 2019 stand in stark contrast to the $750 he paid in 2017 and $0 in 2020. https://t.co/RUyqw2MwUF — PolitiTweet.org

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Before the violent attack on her husband in late October, the security of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home had not been assessed by United States Capitol Police since 2018, Police Chief Thomas Manger tells @PamelaBrownCNN https://t.co/eelEK50I2J — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LisaMirandoCNN: Covering Ukrainian President Zelensky's trip to US: @mj_lee @Phil_Mattingly @mkraju @OrenCNN @FoxReports @clarissaward… — PolitiTweet.org

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The Ways and Means Committee says IRS presidential audit was “dormant” until 2019 even as the Trump WH indicated in 2018 he was automatically under audit. Joint Commitee on Taxation analysis of Trump’s taxes. Both documents here: https://t.co/xk80Vg7h7s — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi says House will move legislation in response to Ways and Means report on IRS presidential audits. “We will move swiftly to advance Chairman Richard Neal’s legislation requiring the Internal Revenue Service to conduct an annual audit of the President’s finances.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Neal added: “But I can say this that it is argued in the reports that one of the problems is that the IRS has the limited, if any, ability to hire the sort of specialists that they need to undertake an audit of a very sophisticated tax offering." — PolitiTweet.org

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I asked Neal if the IRS explained why, and he indicated they didn’t. I also asked him about Trump’s claim that he could never release returns bc he was constantly under audit. "I can't comment on that specifically because we're still under the speech and debate clause.” — PolitiTweet.org

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A key takeaway from Democrats is that the IRS mandatory presidential audit of Trump taxes was not followed. They said the IRS began the audit once Chairman Neal inquired in April 2019 about Trump’s returns. The audits of the requested returns were never completed — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked Chairman Richard Neal and ranking member Kevin Brady if they saw anything concerning in Trump’s taxes. Brady: “There’s no final determination on what the President owes for those years” because audit wasn’t completed Neal: “I think we need to leave that to the tax folks.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s more of what is coming out: - tax returns of Trump for six years, including the tax returns of eight affiliated businesses. IRS audit reports. - Joint Committee on Taxation and committee reports — PolitiTweet.org

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Just asked Richard Neal how soon Donald Trump’s tax returns will be public. He said it would take a few days for certain info to be redacted. But there will be A LOT released in a matter of days. But reports on the returns will be out tonight — PolitiTweet.org

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Chuck Schumer tells @tedbarrettcnn he was not part of the planning over bringing President Zelensky to the Capitol for an address to Congress on Wednesday. “No, I was not.” Asked if Zelensky is in fact coming, “Speak to Speaker Pelosi, alright?” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Some Republican Senators rail about the process that produced the new $1.7 trillion bipartisan spending package. CNN's @mkr… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Kevin Cramer to me on McCarthy’s threat to block Senate R bills if they back omnibus. “Statements like that and statements coming from House Republicans is the very reason that some Senate Republicans feel they probably should spare them from the burden of having to govern.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Stefan Passantino, the top ethics attorney in the Trump WH, is the lawyer who allegedly advised his then-client, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, to tell the committee that she did not recall details that she did, per ⁦@kpolantz⁩ and team https://t.co/rMKzVWcgve — PolitiTweet.org

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The House Ways and Means Committee has been meeting behind closed doors for more than three hours to determine what to do with Donald Trump’s tax returns. It’s still unclear if Dems will move to release them in their final days in the House majority. Meeting still ongoing — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: Speaker Pelosi, on a potential Zelensky visit to the Capitol on Wednesday: “it would bring honor to Congress” https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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Plans underway for Ukrainian President Zelensky to visit White House, per ⁦@Phil_Mattingly⁩ https://t.co/86kIPvXRac — PolitiTweet.org

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What's in the massive government funding bill? Some Congress members may not even know | CNN Politics https://t.co/qhO9ivq8zt — PolitiTweet.org

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What's in the massive government funding bill? Some Congress members may not even know | CNN Politics https://t.co/qhO9iv8xHV — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DaniellaMicaela: The House Ways and Means committee voted to go into executive session to discuss Trump's tax returns which happens beh… — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans on 4,155-page spending bill -- unveiled at 1:23am and which could pass by tomorrow Kevin Cramer: "It sucks. It's awful" Rick Scott: "Disgusting" Richard Shelby, who cut the deal, acknowledged the process is a problem. "That’s not the way it ought to work.” https://t.co/LzuwodjaOG — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitch McConnell said yesterday that the “entire nation knows who is responsible for” Jan. 6. Just asked him if he regrets his vote to acquit Trump at his impeachment trial in light of that, and he said: “We were all here that day, I think we’re pretty aware of what happened.” — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says Congress will soon finalize its work for the year in a “highly productive” way, adding that the omnibus spending package is acceptable to most Republicans and citing a boost in defense spending. Meantime, House GOP leaders are whipping against it — PolitiTweet.org