Burgess Everett

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McConnell: "I hope and expect we can have a final agreement nailed down in a matter of hours" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BrianSlodysko: NEW: As COVID surged, Dr. Deborah Birx said Thanksgiving should be limited to “your immediate household." The CDC urged… — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm a Flight Facilities guy in a Fed facilities world — PolitiTweet.org

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Toomey says he will support the package (!) "The good outweighs the bad and it is my intention to vote for it" — PolitiTweet.org

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"We did narrow it relative to the language of 'similar to.' because I think the Democrats made a good point: That was too broad" and could affect other Fed facilities — PolitiTweet.org

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Toomey says his agreement repurposes $400b+ left over, shuts down CARES facilities, bans reopening of facilities funded through CARES, and then there's "the prohibition against clones ... against something that is virtually identical" — PolitiTweet.org

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Toomey says they are "still finalizing" the Fed technical language "My only objective is to have this prohibition applied to these three facilities. So we did narrow our language" — PolitiTweet.org

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@yashar He can challenge it rhetorically! — PolitiTweet.org

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Toomey says Democrats' claims about his Fed Reserve proposal are “completely and utterly false." Says he is "very pleased" with the way things turned out. — PolitiTweet.org

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On Fox, Sen. John Barrasso won't say if he'll vote to override Trump's veto on NDAA, says he's encouraging Trump not to veto — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Barrasso asked about the old "gotcha question" remark on Biden being president-elect "You know how the press is in the halls of Congress. If you don't get a one-word answer, they're not satisfied," he says on Fox. "I accept the outcome of the election" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Barrasso on Fox confirms: $600 direct payments to everyone that got checks in the spring, $300 weekly unemployment boost Asked about Trump wanting bigger checks, he says: "We need to get this done today. The president is right in that this is no fault of the American ppl" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Mark Warner says on ABC that "the great news is Congress is not going to be the Grinch. We're going to get this package done" — PolitiTweet.org

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Psaki says on Fox Biden won't discuss any investigations of Hunter with prospective AG. Says that will be the purview of next AG. "Justice Department to be run independently by the attorney general" — PolitiTweet.org

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Congress now poised to deliver $900b in coronavirus aid as soon as Sunday evening after breaking a multi-day stalemate over the Federal Reserve’s lending powers. House votes late Sunday (?) and Senate could quickly follow https://t.co/iRr1TJZRwK @AndrewDesiderio @heatherscope — PolitiTweet.org

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Jen Psaki says on Fox that Trump's attendance at inauguration "is not on the top 10 list" for Biden — PolitiTweet.org

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Incoming WH press sec aide Jen Psaki says on Fox says Biden WH "not naïve" about working with GOP but says covid deal coming together is evidence that Biden can strike deals with Republicans — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney on Meet the Press “The good news [is] we’ve apparently been able to solve the issues in regards to a covid relief package, and we’re going to be able to get help to the American people that need it right now" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Romney tells NBC's Chuck Todd he'd "like to see a different version of the Republican Party. But our side is pretty small these days" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @heatherscope: Here’s our story on the compromise accepted tonight, expected to clear the way for a nearly $2 trillion omnibus and coron… — PolitiTweet.org

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After meeting with Toomey and senators in both parties, Schumer indicates to Dems on call a compromise is possible and Toomey is willing to change his language, per source. Unclear what the compromise is. Democrats discussing possible vote Sunday or Monday — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s a lot of Republican absences — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahnferris: Where we stand: - Senate Dem call at 5 p.m. - House text due at 6 p.m. - 31 hours til deadline, no plans for CR yet ..… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Democrats to have caucus call at 5 p.m. — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney, who is trying to play peacemaker, is also there — PolitiTweet.org

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Cotton and Toomey just went to Schumer’s office, per source — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @marianne_levine: The latest on where things stand with stimulus talks. Both sides dug in on Fed emergency lending issue. McConnell sa… — PolitiTweet.org

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New: McConnell tells Senate Republicans on conference call he’s holding firm on Toomey Fed language, sources tell me and @marianne_levine Cotton praised McConnell, Mnuchin and Toomey for not giving in to Dems and encouraged Senate GOP to rally around them — PolitiTweet.org

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"The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve banks shall not ... establish under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 343(3)) any program or facility that is similar to any program or facility established under section 13(3)" — PolitiTweet.org

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The biggest and perhaps only hang-up is Dems resisting Toomey' and Rs' attempts to prevent future Fed emergency lending programs without authorization from Congress. — PolitiTweet.org