Burgess Everett

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@marianne_levine "I’m sure I frustrate him at times. But the bottom line is, he’s very respectful,” Manchin said of Schumer. “He’d like to be able to do what he wants to do. And I say: ‘Chuck, then go through the regular process. Let’s try the process before we even talk about anything else.’” — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans are sure that Schumer is maneuvering toward one endgame: Killing the filibuster. Dems not so sure “I don’t think he personally wants to change the rules," Tester says Our look at the filibuster fight bearing down on Schumer https://t.co/w0pQiKKTLD @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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@jim_newell I thought he was hacked at first — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yvonnewingett: .@AZGOP activists say they have gathered enough support to force a new election of state party officers, including the G… — PolitiTweet.org

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@blackgarlic84 I agree, I think this would weed out people who don't actually see it that way — PolitiTweet.org

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I think before people get all excited about running for the Senate they should do like a shadow day where they see how unglamorous the job actually is, wait in a sad line at the carry-out and have some 9-hour commute home — PolitiTweet.org

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Mandel responded: “Mr. President I only know two ways to do things: either not at all, or balls to the wall. I hired a bunch of killers on my team. I’m a killer, and we’re going to win the primary and then the general.” Great yarn by @politicoalex https://t.co/tXmjygSQ9L — PolitiTweet.org

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"I lost my train of thought," says Sen. Bennet, pausing as he extolls fighting child poverty with tax credit. "I'm so excited by what we're doing I can't believe it" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @politicoalex: NEW - Trump’s secret sit-down with Ohio candidates turns into ‘Hunger Games’ https://t.co/a2ke8f4Prz — PolitiTweet.org

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Great job @hsanchez128 — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate confirms Adewale Adeyemo to be deputy secretary of Treasury by voice vote — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer is also setting a vote for later in April on Hirono's hate crimes bill — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer setting up votes for after the April recess -Trottenberg to be deputy secretary at DOT - Sherman deputy secretary of state - SEC nominee Gensler — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Republicans literally running out of the Senate to catch their flight to the border — PolitiTweet.org

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"I have no idea if there will be a Republican Party," Biden says when asked if he'll be running against Trump — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden says "yes" filibuster is a relic of the Jim Crow era — PolitiTweet.org

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@seungminkim My guess is Biden knows how the Senate can change its rules and precedent, since in 2013 the Democratic Senate went nuclear to change the threshold to simple majority to help confirm Obama/Biden nominees — PolitiTweet.org

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@seungminkim "But it’s not my expertise in what the parliamentary rules in how to get there are. But our preoccupation with the filibuster is totally legitimate. But in the meantime we’ve got a lot we can do while we’re talking about what we’re going to do about the filibuster," Biden said. — PolitiTweet.org

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@seungminkim "If we could end it with 51 we would have no problem ... the existing rule, it’s going to be hard to get a parliamentary ruling that allows 50 votes to end the filibuster, the existence of a filibuster," Biden said. Democrats can do basically what they want with all 50 + VP — PolitiTweet.org

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.@seungminkim asked the filibuster question we on the Hill have been waiting for: 60 or 51 for most legislation? This would be done by the nuclear option, via a simple majority. Biden says he's not an expert on the Senate rules but said earlier he's open to changes if it's abused — PolitiTweet.org

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yes @seungminkim — PolitiTweet.org

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sigh — PolitiTweet.org

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Story https://t.co/lqGjDqyuR9 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate is actually voting on non-budget/reconciliation amendments right now — PolitiTweet.org

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"the notion of restricting voting to a single 8 or 12-hour timeframe is not indicative of how most voters live. Expanding voter access to the polls by requiring at least fifteen days, including two weekend days, of early voting in every state will increase turnout" — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin says there's plenty of stuff in S1 both parties can/will support, shouldn't be a partisan argument "We can and we must reform our federal elections together – not as Democrats and Republicans, but as Americans to restore the faith and trust in our democracy.” — PolitiTweet.org

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News: RE S1, Manchin calls for bipartisan approach on voting "Pushing through legislation of this magnitude on a partisan basis may garner short-term benefits, but will inevitably only exacerbate the distrust that millions of Americans harbor against the U.S. government" — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if Senate Dems will pair tax reform with infrastructure, Schumer says he’s just beginning discussions with the White House on the sequencing and strategy — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked if he personally supports getting rid of the 60-vote threshold, Schumer says he wants to work with Rs but won’t let them get in the way of “bold action.” Says if Rs block bills, caucus will talk about next steps “Everything is on the table” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer is wearing an “Ithaca is gorges” mask today — PolitiTweet.org