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Schumer defending the process for the American competitiveness bill after McConnell warned against moving forward without more amendment votes "We should be able to move this bill forward without any dilatory obstruction" — PolitiTweet.org

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"We just have to decide whether bipartisanship is going to work and be honest if it isn’t," he added @mkraju asked if Durbin thinks the White House should come down from $1.7T at this point “I tell you, I’d be reluctant to go lower." — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin indicates Democratic leaders tiring of infrastructure talks with GOP “We’re getting down to decision time. We can’t put this [off] indefinitely. So I hope they can reach an agreement but they’re still pretty far apart” — PolitiTweet.org

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"So far we've had a few votes on important amendments. There are a lot more that need consideration. And we should not close debate on this bill until those amendments are addressed." — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell doesn't sound super enthusiastic about the Schumer competitiveness bill. Warns that Republicans want more amendment votes before ending debate This could get interesting if Schumer tries to get Jan. 6 commission on the floor this week — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell thanks National Guard troops for their service at the Capitol. They're leaving this week after more than four (!) months here on the Hill. The outer fences have come down, but the inner one around the Capitol (Constitution/Independence) still up — PolitiTweet.org

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@sahilkapur BUT OTHER THAN THAT — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @fineout: Breaking.... Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not challenge Rubio for Senate https://t.co/I368lf1rFd via @politico by @MarcA… — PolitiTweet.org

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A “slow, simple summer,” quipped Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), who warned of a to-do list so crowded after Memorial Day that having “a full August break is probably unlikely." https://t.co/V2hXkMXa4y @marianne_levine @sarahnferris — PolitiTweet.org

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@feliciasonmez @larsonchristina once I realized what vultures look like I realized they are everywhere here — PolitiTweet.org

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@feliciasonmez @larsonchristina black vulture — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ZachMontellaro: Republicans who worked to undercut or overturn Biden's victory are now running for secretary of state, meaning politici… — PolitiTweet.org

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Another big step for Sen. Gillibrand: Senate Armed Services Chairman Reed endorsed her reform to military sexual assault this morning — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @julianikhinson: .@UofMaryland spring commencement for @thedbk https://t.co/hLu7eiUWf2 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: Sen. Pat Leahy is leaning towards running for a ninth term. He's asked his colleagues for their support and held a fun… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Patrick Leahy, the most senior D senator, is leaning toward running for a ninth term, according to senators that have spoken to him. He's asking for their support ahead of a run that could make him longest-serving senator ever https://t.co/mW2PphUXQI @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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WASHINGTON—Is that a squashed cicada on the sidewalk or the infrastructure talks? Ok I’ll stop — PolitiTweet.org

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The only DC denizens optimistic about bipartisan infrastructure deal at the moment are the cicadas that just crawled out of the ground The ones that came out yesterday are already pessimistic — PolitiTweet.org

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... the groups seem further apart after two meetings with White House staff than they were after one meeting with President Biden. Senate Republicans will further review the details in today’s counteroffer and continue to engage in conversations with the administration." — PolitiTweet.org

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Pretty rough read out from the GOP side of thing on infra, as well: "White House came back with a counteroffer that is well above the range of what can pass Congress with bipartisan support. There continue to be vast differences between the White House and Senate Republicans ... — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's what Sen. Markey has to say: "Let’s not waste time trading the necessary scope and scale of this critical infrastructure package for Congressional Republican votes that have yet to and will never materialize.” — PolitiTweet.org

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If you were thinking these talks were going to be successful before, time to be more skeptical. WH says it views total GOP offer as $175B to $225B total in new spending and is countering at $1.7T So they are just $1.5T away from a deal! — PolitiTweet.org

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Hmm probably actually gonna wanna be nice to Joe Manchin — PolitiTweet.org

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In today's chapter of infrastructure week, Republicans were briefly under the impression that today's discussion with the White House was postponed. But it is indeed on, sources tell @marianne_levine and me — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrianSlodysko: NEW: In the early days of the pandemic, New Jersey @RepMalinowski scolded those looking to capitalize on the pandemic.… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IsaacDovere: .@russellberman with the first extensive national interview ever with Vermont’s hard to easily classify but notably succes… — PolitiTweet.org

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So what does filibuster defender Manchin think of all this? “So disheartening. It makes you really concerned about our country,” Manchin said. Asked if that is an abuse of the filibuster: “I’m still praying we’ve still got 10 good solid patriots within that conference.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Burr's opposition is huge: He was the surprise impeachment vote and is the former intel chairman. He's been making the case to GOP caucus to stop the commission He said it's a "myth" that this could be finished in a year and would instead bleed into the mid-terms — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s a dicey vote. It’s set up to be anti-Trump, pro-Trump vote, in my view,” said one undecided Republican senator. “As somebody who voted not to impeach, I still am interested in finding out what happened.” GOP senators see almost no path to even opening debate on the bill — PolitiTweet.org

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GOP would rather block the commission and take short-term blowback than talk about Trump for months and months. But this vote will be about the filibuster itself, too: “When the filibuster is actually used, it becomes an exhibit in the case against continuing it," Durbin says — PolitiTweet.org