Burgess Everett

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Senate Republicans have not uniformly endorsed protecting the legislative filibuster over the years. Daines and Shelby were for simple majority. Trump told them Schumer would change rules so they should do it first https://t.co/UAbVJ1J2xO https://t.co/KFxMm3UPQe — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis says if the GOP votes to change the rules on the legislative filibuster it will be his last day in the Senate — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis: "We do need to reform the Electoral Count Act" Takes aim at Schumer's quote when he said: "If you're going to rig the game but say oh, we're going to count the rigged game accurately, what good is that?" Tillis: "That sounds like what President Trump said 18 months ago" — PolitiTweet.org

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Notably, former Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor opposed the 2013 rules change, along with Manchin and Carl Levin. — PolitiTweet.org

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Group of former Democratic senators. several of them moderates, endorse filibuster change to pass voting/elections bill "It’s time for rules reform that will restore a functional United States Senate" https://t.co/P3sYn1elbN — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the reasoning behind the failed vote on the filibuster change “depends on whether you see this as the end of what we’re trying to accomplish or the beginning." https://t.co/DQddcFYh0O @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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Tester says Mike Mansfield would have endorsed changes to the filibuster after watching how the Senate operates these days — PolitiTweet.org

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Stark contrast on the Senate floor right now. Majority of Senate Democrats are on the floor debating voting/filibuster reform, including Sinema and Manchin. Just Sen. Blunt is sitting on the GOP side at the moment. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thune says if GOP gets power in 2025, today’s vote won’t prompt GOP to gut filibuster in future: “that contradicts everything we’ve said … that is not option for us. If it were we would have done it” — PolitiTweet.org

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@markknoller The Senate filled out tonight's primetime spot with its voting/filibuster vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin is trying to engage McConnell in a debate about the filibuster. McConnell leaves instead Durbin: "I'm sorry he did not stay for the question ... does he really believe there is no evidence of voter suppression" in 19 states? — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer on Sinema and Manchin's filibuster views: "There are some in our caucus, a few, who believes it helps bring us together. I don't see evidence of that at all" "Isn't the protection of voting rights ... more important than a rule in the Senate?" — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer: "If Republicans block cloture on the legislation before us, I will put forward ... a talking filibuster" "Make no mistake: Win, lose or draw members of this chamber were elected to debate and to vote" "We are going to vote. We are going to vote" — PolitiTweet.org

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More Kelly on rules: "I’ve considered what rules changes would mean not just today, but years down the road, for both parties and all Arizonans ... Protecting the vote-by-mail system used by a majority of Arizonans and getting dark money out of our elections is too important" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yvonnewingett: "If campaign finance and voting rights reforms are blocked again this week, I will support the proposed changes to pass… — PolitiTweet.org

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The movement by the Democratic base and donors to no longer support those who vote against filibuster changes doesn't seem to be moving Manchin and Sinema. But it makes it pretty hard to imagine other Democrats voting against changing the rules for voting/elections bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Filibuster fight for voting and elections legislation will be in prime time tonight. Senate expected to hold first vote to break filibuster at 6:30 pm; the rules change effort would begin after that — PolitiTweet.org

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“It does not surprise me that despite progress on Covid, despite progress on the economy, voters are not going to give us a passing grade yet,” Klain told ⁦@JonLemire⁩ . “But President Biden was elected to a four-year term, not a one-year term.” https://t.co/CNYPyGddFO — PolitiTweet.org

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Q: "If this is a critical moment for democracy and a moral moment, would you support efforts to primary Sens. Manchin and Sinema?" Schumer's answer: "I'm not getting into the politics. This is a substantive serious issue" — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he’d support primary challenges to Manchin and Sinema, Schumer says he’s not getting into the politics — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin and Sinema don’t support weakening 60-vote threshold like this. Schumer says it’s worth doing to be on the right side of history — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Schumer says he will propose installing talking filibuster after GOP blocks voting/elections bill. Would end with majority vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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@nycsouthpaw Well, that wasn't done via the nuclear option and had Republican support [is ratioed into oblivion] — PolitiTweet.org

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“The majority of my colleagues in the Democratic caucus they've changed their minds. I respect that. You have a right to change your mind. I haven’t. I hope they respect that too. I’ve never changed my mind on the filibuster,” Manchin said before caucus meeting (corrected) — PolitiTweet.org

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“The majority of my colleagues in the Democratic caucus have changed their minds. I respect that. They have a right to change their minds. I haven’t. I hope they respect that too. I’ve never changed my mind on the filibuster,” Manchin said before tonight's caucus meeting. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JesseFFerguson He's never voted for the nuclear option though — PolitiTweet.org

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"I've been primaried my entire life. That would not be anything new for me," Manchin said. "It's rough and tumble. We're used to that. Bring it on" — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin says he doesn’t support a talking filibuster that goes around 60-vote threshold and won’t support the nuclear option to change rules. Says he’s fine with a primary challenge over this — PolitiTweet.org

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Tester on way to caucus meeting https://t.co/9A1myIoQJM — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin confirms Dems coalescing around talking filibuster: “You go through the details of it and it’s more of a talking filibuster,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). He said there was no final decision heading into the caucus meeting. — PolitiTweet.org