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Schumer: “We are deeply disappointed in this decision. We are not going to give up the fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 to help millions of struggling American workers and their families. The American people deserve it, and we are committed to making it a reality.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Overruling the parliamentarian's finding does not have the votes in a 50-seat majority Here is Sinema in a recent interview: “There is no instance in which I would overrule a parliamentarian’s decision" Here is Manchin: "I will protect the Byrd Rule at all costs.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rough start for progressives in the Biden era: No change to filibuster rules, no minimum wage hike in reconciliation covid package, and Dems are lacking the votes to overrule the chair — PolitiTweet.org

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Straight up minimum wage increase is OUT if Dem’s put it in their covid reconciliation bill, parliamentarian rules, per source familiar — PolitiTweet.org

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Still going with the pro forma tweet algorithm — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine “I’m not going to say exactly" how the party would handle a setback with the parliamentarian, said Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, the No. 4 Senate Democrat. “I really don’t want to get into negotiating that at the moment.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine And the House may move full steam ahead no matter what happens in the Senate. Chairman Neal says House voting on increase "no matter what happens" with parl “If for some reason the parliamentarian rules against it ... then you’re likely to have a vote in the House pretty fast.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine Right now the last option is not appealing to Democrats. “They don’t want a minimum wage,” said Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio). “The public wants this done and the public wants a lot of things done that [Republicans] are unwilling to do.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@marianne_levine If the parliamentarian rules it in, it's a tough slog with Manchin, Sinema and others on a number that's probably less than $15. If it's out, Democrats could try something different to get biz to raise wages, defer to the next covid package. Or...try to cut a deal with the GOP — PolitiTweet.org

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What do Democrats do if the parliamentarian rules against $15 minimum wage in covid bill? “Do we have a plan if she rules that it’s not allowable?” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) “The answer is no.” https://t.co/eE5MT0ETLl story with @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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“It’s probably not even a lane,” Kochel said of the anti-Trump 2024 crew. “It’s more like a gravelly shoulder on the side of the mountain that’s about to crumble into the ocean.” https://t.co/Nb9JoZrUWZ By @MarcACaputo — PolitiTweet.org

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.@seungminkim is a great person, ace reporter (and ugh, Iowa fan). She doesn't need me to defend her. AND YET — PolitiTweet.org

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No one got mad at us for printing out a Trump tweet last year and showing it to senators — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Sherrod Brown: "My first speech on the Senate floor was in Jan. 2007 and it was on the minimum wage bill. That’s how long it’s been. That’s of interest to nobody except me. The point is it was 14 years ago" — PolitiTweet.org

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Deleted this tweet https://t.co/n59FOUdd1c — PolitiTweet.org

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Some confusion during our interview about who Kennedy called a “whack job.” I asked him if it was Tanden, he said yes. But It was Haaland, not Tanden. We are updating accordingly and apologies for the confusion. https://t.co/1c5NbJLeTJ — PolitiTweet.org

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@stephgracela @MarkLeibovich @politico yes Stephanie you are right. There was some confusion during our interview. We are fixing it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarkLeibovich @politico ‘Twas in an interview in the halls — PolitiTweet.org

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Even united and pooling our work during covid, the entire Capitol Hill press corps struggles to track the ultra crafty Lisa Murkowski — PolitiTweet.org

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Kennedy: I'm sorry for calling Tanden a 'whack job' "I apologize. I was searching for a word for extremist, which I think is more neutral...And I should have said extremist. I never should have said whack job." Said he “felt bad about that all day” https://t.co/1c5NbJLeTJ — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: Grassley says he is a no on Neera Tanden. All eyes on Murkowski — PolitiTweet.org

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@JNicholsonInDC Senators only button bro — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cornyn tells reporters he’d like to join Biden when he visits Texas — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @natashakorecki: NEW: @JoeBiden spent a lot of time talking about unity. What he really needs right now? To keep 50 Democrats in line. h… — PolitiTweet.org

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@natashakorecki Collins clearly enjoys a warm relationship with Biden. But she said she has "no" relationship with Schumer, who tried to oust her. And she says: “I’ve not had anyone in the White House call me on a nominee.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@natashakorecki Asked Manchin if he realized, or believed, he was handing leverage to McConnell by opposing Tanden: “You’re thinking more strategically than I do.” "They’re about to find out just how hard it is to manage a 50-50 Senate," warned Sen. Blunt, a former House whip — PolitiTweet.org

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@natashakorecki Tanden has exposed that one early D no vote gives McConnell huge leverage. His caucus is divided too, but if Democrats don't put up 50 votes Biden may not be able to rely on Collins, Romney or Murkowski Whip Durbin: “In a 50-50 Senate, anybody can pick a fight." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden campaigned on working with GOP. What he really needs right now is lockstep unity from Senate Dems: On covid, Becerra, Haaland. Because Rs aren't gonna bail him out Stabenow: "We have to have every single person voting in agreement" https://t.co/gJbo4KRHiK @natashakorecki — PolitiTweet.org

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The Other Murphy vs. Rubio match-up you've been waiting for — PolitiTweet.org

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Murkowski was one of the only people who took me up on reading a printed out Trump tweet last year https://t.co/AhSM6JkfLv — PolitiTweet.org