Burgess Everett

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Audio message plays in Capitol building: Stay away from windows and doors. Kind of unsettling — PolitiTweet.org

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"A commission? Really? It's completely unrealistic," Toomey says. " — PolitiTweet.org

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Toomey enters the ring: "Does Congress have the constitutional authority to decide which states' electoral college votes should be counted?" "No. There is no such authority under the Constitution." — PolitiTweet.org

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We're finally getting that McConnell vs. Cruz debate we deserved seven years ago Cruz: "What does it say to nearly half the country that believes this election is rigged if we vote to not even consider the claims of illegality and fraud in this election" — PolitiTweet.org

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Could make an argument it would have been more powerful for Schumer to just let McConnell, Toomey, etc. debate Cruz here — PolitiTweet.org

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Wow. McConnell give unsubtle message to his GOP members: "I will not pretend such a vote would be a harmless protest gesture while relying on others to do the right thing. I will vote to respect the people's decision and defend our system of government" — PolitiTweet.org

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"Congress will either overrule the voters, the states and the courts for the first time ever. Or honor the people's decision," McConnell says. "Or declare our nation deserves a lot better than this" — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says the democracy would enter a "death spiral" if this election was overturned — PolitiTweet.org

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"The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken. They've all spoken. If we overrule them it would damage our republic forever. This election actually wasn't unusually close" — PolitiTweet.org

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"Nothing before us proves illegality anywhere near the massive scale that would have tipped the entire election. Nor can public doubt alone justify a radical break, when the doubt itself was incited without any evidence" — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell speaking now against Trump's efforts to overturn the election: "I supported the president's right to use the legal system" "The courts rejected these claims" — PolitiTweet.org

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Cruz gets a standing ovation from House Republicans for signing onto the objection. — PolitiTweet.org

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Gosar, who was just reelected in Arizona, objects to certification of Arizona's electoral votes. A senator has signed on. Applause. — PolitiTweet.org

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Tillis and Young make majority of Senate Republicans opposing efforts to block Biden's win: "Congress should not overstep its Constitutional authority by overturning the results of states and the will of American voters," Tillis says Young: "I will not violate that oath" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @tylerpager: SCOOP: Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as attorney general, per two people with knowledge of the deci… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rebtanhs: Republican senators are being swarmed by Trump protesters on the Hill. Here’s an exasperated @SenToddYoung saying he won’t vo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Rick Scott sounds like he'll be the 14th GOP senator to join objections to Biden's win: "The situation in Pennsylvania is of particular concern to me, and I will likely vote to sustain the objection to their slate of electors." — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer would not say whether the $2,000 checks would be a narrow bill or part of something larger. One question: with Trump gone, do Republicans still want those checks? — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says he has not spoken to McConnell today — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says he spoke to Biden this morning — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says $2000 checks will be among first agenda items when Warnock and Ossoff are sworn in — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer on becoming majority leader: “what a good morning it is. We sure did not take the most direct path to be here. But here we are” — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m prepared to oppose some of the electors” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @KOCOZach: ‼️INBOX: Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) releases new statement ahead of Electoral College vote certifying President-elect Joe Bid… — PolitiTweet.org

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D Sen. Schatz says one of the first orders of business will be rolling back Trump admin’s deregulatory regime through the Congressional Review Act — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m confident we’ll proceed as the Constituion demands and tell our supporters the truth whether or not they want to hear it,” he adds of today’s GOP election challenge — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney: “it turns out telling voters the election is rigged is not a good way to turn out your voters...President Trump has disrespected the American voters, has dishonored the election system and has disgraced the office of the presidency” — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @WesleyLowery: So when do we get to start reading profiles of every individual black voter in Georgia? — PolitiTweet.org

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@PunchbowlNews I know that's a bathroom shot, but it's an iconic bathroom shot — PolitiTweet.org

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He was! Sherrod in late December: “I’m prepared to be chairman, partly because I’ve sat there for six years and partly because the staff is looking at all kinds of things in preparation, starting in August, with the possibility or likelihood of being in the majority" — PolitiTweet.org