Burgess Everett

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https://t.co/95sSH9OAQo — PolitiTweet.org

Burgess Everett @burgessev

Rand says this covid bill makes Obama look "conservative" — PolitiTweet.org

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He sets up votes on Federal claims court judge, FCC inspector general, DOT inspector general, TVA board of directors, etc. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell: "Here's where we are ... conversations are still underway" "We need to complete this work and we need to complete it right away," he says. "We're staying right here until covid relief is out the door" Says more nomination votes "throughout the weekend" — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell as he walks onto floor: "Close" — PolitiTweet.org

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"We'll have our announcement when we have our announcement," Pelosi tells reporters. "I can't answer for the Senate. We'll see, we'll see" — PolitiTweet.org

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You can tell Congress wasn't prepared for this deadlock because the Senate has basically run out of conservative judges to confirm — PolitiTweet.org

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@Fritschner @heatherscope @JakeSherman solid "Democrats cave" headline on that one https://t.co/K5qde5Xjhx — PolitiTweet.org

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The issue here is that the House can move quickly but any one senator can grind the Senate to a halt for several days. — PolitiTweet.org

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Disarray https://t.co/J5HCYMlgSQ @heatherscope @JakeSherman — PolitiTweet.org

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@mkraju She's honestly one of the nicest people I've met in my life — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mkraju: There are many hard-working people on Capitol Hill like Teresa Simms, who after 41 years working in the Senate and the last fiv… — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine Rs aren't really hiding that they're not totally committed to another one early next year Sen. Thune: "If we address the critical needs right now and things improve next year as the vaccine gets out there and the economy starts to pick up again there may be less of a need.” — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine Dems say despite their wishes, getting a GOP Senate to budge next year under Biden as president is tough. That's why they are dropping their demands significantly with Georgia uphill “If you’re interested in more relief, the choice is super clear in Georgia,” said Sen. Murphy — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine Democrats “are arguing that the president-elect needs some partners to advance his progressive agenda. If we can demonstrate through passage of this Covid package that we can work together in ... divided government, that seems to defeat their argument,” said NRSC Chair Young — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine McConnell arguing to reluctant GOP that new round of checks is demanded by Trump and will help in Ga. “Both Kelly and David benefit from getting this over the finish line,” says Sen. Braun Moreover, Rs are trying to prove that it won't be total gridlock if they control Senate — PolitiTweet.org

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@AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine “Whatever the calculation before Nov. 3, the calculation before Jan. 5 appears to be, on both sides, that a Covid relief bill is the right thing to do for the nation and the right thing to do politically,” said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). — PolitiTweet.org

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Uncertainty of Senate control is driving compromise after 8 months of stalemate. - Republicans think it helps Loeffler and Perdue to pass a bill -Dems worry this might be their only shot if they lose in Georgia https://t.co/ZqP0iBuA7j @AndrewDesiderio @marianne_levine — PolitiTweet.org

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“I know people who are going to object to that that want to keep pressure on the process until we get a deal. It would take consent obviously to do a short-term cr. Government shutdowns are never good [even] If it’s for a short time on a weekend” — PolitiTweet.org

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Uh oh: passing a short-term spending bill could be difficult and Sen. Thune says a very short shutdown is a possibility over the weekend — PolitiTweet.org

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@heatherscope @seungminkim especially since there's a typo in it — PolitiTweet.org

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the extra "to know" was definitely intentional in this tweet. Read it like the radio edit of "Juicy." — PolitiTweet.org

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U'd all really like to know to know who the runner-up was for Interior — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JakeSherman: Playbook PM: IF YOU THOUGHT, “HEY, I REALLY WANT TO BE IN THE CAPITOL THIS WEEKEND” or “Man, this would be a great weekend… — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’ve been in worse situations, I’ve seen people shot and killed, I’ve found dead people, all of that, so this is not a big deal,” said Ms. Feinstein. — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says it's "highly likely" the Senate works into the weekend — PolitiTweet.org

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Next member of Congress that says they're "close" to a deal is stripped of all committee assignments. I don't make the rules — PolitiTweet.org

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(Let's hope Congress is more Tom Brady and less Cam Newton on the goal-line) — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell says stimulus negotiators are on the "one-yard line" — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Thune says Congress may need funding bill into weekend but wants to keep it short to keep the pressure on He also says it’s “really hard” to write language barring people on boosted unemployment from getting checks, so sounds like that idea is out — PolitiTweet.org