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Democrats still confident they will make changes that will appease Sinema, who has not said if she would vote to proceed to the legislation on Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/7vteLTQNM0 — PolitiTweet.org

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New -- Sinema raises concern about how corporate minimum tax will impact manufacturers, including in AZ, per sources. Concern focuses on D plan to change bonus depreciation enacted in GOP tax law. But changing that would cut into $300B in deficit savings Manchin and others want https://t.co/nIp56otK7i — PolitiTweet.org

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Trump lawyers in talks with Justice Department about January 6 criminal probe - CNNPolitics https://t.co/21uPQf6eWO — PolitiTweet.org

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Sinema still has not said if she will vote to proceed to the bill on Saturday. All 50 Democrats needed to get onto bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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After that, 20 hours of debate. After debate time or if time is yielded back, it’s vote-a-rama time. Then final passage. All at simple majority — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says the Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to the reconciliation bill on Saturday afternoon — PolitiTweet.org

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Murkowski was talking to Sinema just now but told me they weren’t discussing the bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Sens. Manchin and Sinema are engaged in a long talk on the floor right now. Dems say Manchin has been part of the handful of senators negotiating with Sinema on bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer expected to make announcement soon about floor schedule, per senators. Expectation is they come back at noon on Saturday — PolitiTweet.org

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Leaving lunch, Tillis tells a group of us the discussion was about a possible vote on Saturday to proceed to the reconciliation bill. That would be followed by 20 hours of debate, meaning vote-a-rama would be after that on Sunday. It’s all very fluid and that could be ambitious — PolitiTweet.org

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Everyone in Senate eager to hear from Sinema. Just saw her on the elevator, and asked her about her view on the bill as door closed. She didn’t answer but the GOP senators who were nearby wanted to know. “What did she say?” Kennedy asked me. — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate to confirm Roopali Desai to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the fifth AAPI woman to serve on a federal appellate court. Of Biden's judicial nominees, 75% have been women and over half have been women of color, Schumer said on the floor — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer doesn't provide more specifics on the schedule but says the Senate will vote "soon" to move to the reconciliation and predicts "late nights and extended debate." — PolitiTweet.org

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While in Korea, Pelosi says she went to the DMZ. “During visits to the (DMZ) and Osan Air Base, we conveyed the gratitude of the Congress and the Country for the patriotic service of our Servicemembers, who stand as sentinels of Democracy on the Korean peninsula.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Russia gives Brittney Griner NINE years. Griner was arrested with less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s airport on February 17th. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NatashaBertrand: In other big news: 4 current and former Louisville Metro PD officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s h… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jmhansler: A Russian court has found Brittney Griner guilty of drug smuggling. — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s still unclear when the parliamentarian will rule, but she is hearing more arguments today and tomorrow. And Sinema has indicated she won’t take a position on the bill until after the ruling. So timing is in flux — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Mike Crapo, ranking R on Finance, told me Rs are challenging "every piece that we can" with parliamentarian, contending they don't meet budget rules they are required to meet in order to pass by simple majority. "We are challenging as much as we can across the entire bill” — PolitiTweet.org

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Lots of uncertainty in the Senate over the next few critical days. Unclear on timing of first procedural vote and when amendment votes will be. Unclear on if Sinema will get to YES. And unclear when parliamentarian will rule and what could be dropped from the bill as a result — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney tries to clean up her debate comments about Biden. “Mr. President, I apologize. I want you to run. I happen to think you won’t be running. But when you run or if you run, I will be there 100%. You have deserved it,” she said on @NewDay — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maggieNYT: NEW: John Eastman on Inauguration Day sought legal challenges of the GASen races to hunt for fraud he said in an email he’d… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheLeadCNN: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema raises concerns about a proposed tax increase for wealthy hedge fund/private equity managers in Democra… — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark your calendars —> — PolitiTweet.org

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"I am," McConnell says on Fox when asked if he would still be leader next Congress if Republicans fall short of a Senate majority — PolitiTweet.org

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95-1, Senate approves NATO expansion to include Sweden and Finland. Sen. Josh Hawley was the lone NO vote. Sen. Rand Paul voted present. — PolitiTweet.org

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10-87, Senate rejects Rand Paul effort to amend NATO expansion that will add Sweden and Finland to the alliance. Now the Senate will vote on ratification — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: Wow. Sen. Cotton is going after Sen. Hawley, though not by name, for voting to allow North Macedonia into NATO in 2019… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KristenhCNN: Trump's deputy White House counsel Patrick Philbin has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the Jan 6, 2021, a… — PolitiTweet.org

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Congresswoman Walorski was just 58. Her office tweets the tragic news: — PolitiTweet.org