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Sen. Bernie Sanders forcing Dems to vote down amendments that they widely support. Ds don’t want to change bill so his latest amendment to raise the corporate tax rate to pay for an expanded child credit failed 1-97, with Sanders the lone vote in the affirmative. — PolitiTweet.org
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Chris Coons, walking with a giant cup of coffee, tells me it’s his fourth one and adds: “We are here til noon at least.” — PolitiTweet.org
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Bernie Sanders offering amendments that have put Dems in an awkward spot. They say they agree with the amendments but are voting NO because they don't want to change bill and sink it. Sanders now offering amendment to raise corporate tax rate to help pay for child tax credit — PolitiTweet.org
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Leahy said Tim Kaine told him: “Pat, I’m glad you’re here, we shouldn’t have to suffer alone.” — PolitiTweet.org
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Senate octogenarians have been making it through the all-night session. Feinstein, 89, is walking to and fro her office between votes. Notes she’s tired. Grassley, 88, says he has been taking 10 minute naps. Leahy, 82, in a wheelchair (with a Batman sticker) after hip surgeries — PolitiTweet.org
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Big focus for Rs in their amendment votes has been the increase in funding for the IRS and hiring of new IRS agents. Dems say increased IRS enforcement would raise $124B. GOP amendments targeting this have failed along party lines — PolitiTweet.org
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Votes are going to be 10 minutes long now, per Thune, in bid to speed things up — PolitiTweet.org
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Thune said they would. “If you let them do this, you basically overrule the parliamentarian and it undermines the whole reconciliation process,” he said. — PolitiTweet.org
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The Parliamentarian has ruled that the cap on insulin in the private insurance market is not compliant with the rules. But Democrats have left that in the bill, daring Republicans to strip it out. — PolitiTweet.org
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John Thune told me he expects GOP to try to eliminate the insulin provisions in the bill. He said he expects a Republican to offer a point-of-order to strike the $35 insulin cap. They likely will succeed because the parliamentarian has ruled it in violation of budget rules — PolitiTweet.org
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Some senators not trying to take cat naps as they surpass seven hours of voting overnight with hours more to go. “No coffee, no sleep,” Mark Kelly told me, saying he is just standing up and walking around to keep his energy up. — PolitiTweet.org
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“We’re halfway there — not quite halfway there,” Thune just told me. He said he expected roughly 19 more amendment votes before final passage. — PolitiTweet.org
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At least 16 more amendments, per Sen. Lummis. She told us the goal is to do about four an hour. — PolitiTweet.org
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No estimate yet for how long vote-a-rama will go, per senators. Because of the rules, this can go as long as senators have the energy. “Another 4-5 hours,” Sen. Chris Coons told me. Sasse added: “Pretty ugly.” “At least another couple hours,” said Sen. Capito. — PolitiTweet.org
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Senate Rs so far yet to challenge the $35 limit on insulin and they would likely succeed in doing so if they mount a challenge saying it runs afoul of budget rules. Unclear if and when they will — PolitiTweet.org
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Just walked into the Senate chamber and senators are surprisingly awake, chit chatting and mingling after six straight hours of voting overnight — PolitiTweet.org
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Vote-a-rama still going strong as Republicans — and Bernie Sanders - have been unsuccessful so far in trying to amend bill. Five hours of voting and counting and likely much more to go. https://t.co/QxjUonTgsl — PolitiTweet.org
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Senate begins marathon voting session on Dems’ reconciliation bill. Plan is for an all-night voting session — PolitiTweet.org
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Bernie Sanders: “But Mr. President, the bad news is this bill, as currently written, includes a huge giveaway to the fossil fuel industry … That is the reason why BP supports this bill. It is the reason why Shell supports this bill.” — PolitiTweet.org
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50-50, Senate votes to open debate on the Democrats’ reconciliation bill, with VP Harris breaking the tie, opening up an intense couple days on their party’s health and climate package that Republicans vigorously oppose. — PolitiTweet.org
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CBO says in letter to Schumer that it hasn’t finished full cost estimates of bill, including in sections under the Senate Finance Committee’s jurisdiction — a big chunk of the bill that deals with health care and taxes https://t.co/wrsg7XMVxR — PolitiTweet.org
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Senate now voting on motion to proceed to Dems’ reconciliation bill. Simple majority needed. After this, up to 20 hours of debate evenly divided but that is mostly expected to be yielded back. Then the vote-a-rama — a limitless set of amendment votes. Unclear on timing of that — PolitiTweet.org
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Schumer’s office: “CBO has confirmed that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 meets reconciliation instructions. Leader Schumer will now go to the Senate floor to deliver remarks and start the motion to proceed vote.” — PolitiTweet.org
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Bill text now released of Democrats’ reconciliation bill after changes — 755 pages — PolitiTweet.org
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Senate at a standstill as it awaits word from CBO on new cost estimate and whether any further revisions to bill language are needed. No one knows yet when the first procedural vote will be, how long the debate will be on floor and when the marathon vote-a-rama session begins — PolitiTweet.org
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Signs GOP wants to get moving onto vote-a-rama. Ron Johnson doesn’t plan to force a reading of the bill, as he’s done in past. Rand doesn’t plan to use a lot of debate time, per @alizaslav. The big question is when bill text and CBO scores will be done and getting to first vote — PolitiTweet.org
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Schumer says meetings with parliamentarian are “largely concluded.” One issue not fully litigated yet: A cap on insulin. That will play out on floor — PolitiTweet.org
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Tom Carper, chairman of Senate Environment and Public Works, says Senate parliamentarian gave them a favorable ruling: “I am especially pleased that our methane emissions reduction program, environmental justice block grants, and climate bank provisions were approved.” — PolitiTweet.org
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Schumer: “Medicare will finally be allowed to negotiate prescription drug prices, seniors will have free vaccines and their costs capped … While there was one unfortunate ruling in that the inflation rebate is more limited in scope, the overall program remains intact.” — PolitiTweet.org
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Democrats are waiting on new cost estimates from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office to see how the ruling affects their deficit projections. — PolitiTweet.org
