Burgess Everett

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RT @BresPolitico: My final Politico byline! W/ the great ⁦@sarahnferris⁩ ⁦⁦@heatherscope⁩ : “Pelosi looks to lock down speaker's vote in sh… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: The Senate adjourned tonight without a resolution to several logjams — all of which could further complicate efforts t… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @StevenTDennis: Mike Lee just blocked the Women's History Museum bill on the Senate floor. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski visibly ups… — PolitiTweet.org

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“this bipartisan proposal is our only realistic train,” said Sen. Murphy. “At some point I have to believe what I see from McConnell and everything I’ve seen thus far makes it look like he’s trying to go home with nothing happening.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans believe it’s unrealistic to think a Senate “gang” can force a solution. Cornyn said dropping liability reform and state and local is the only way forward: “If they’re not going to do what we really want, then we’re not going to do what they really want.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Some House Democrats have privately suggested they attach the bipartisan proposal to the omnibus next week even if Republicans don’t agree, effectively jamming the Senate just before the government funding deadline. 👀 — PolitiTweet.org

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“Everybody kind of assumes that we’ll get back here next week and all these efforts that are going on will run into kind of the proverbial brick wall,” said Thune. “it doesn’t look that promising but we still have a week and a half to go. Maybe we’ll be here at Christmas” — PolitiTweet.org

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‘Get off our damn asses’: Stimulus debacle exposes broken Washington ⁦@sarahnferris⁩ ⁦@heatherscope⁩ https://t.co/1j2VLi1kxp — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @EugeneDaniels2: What a lede: “Congressional leaders are barely talking. Renegade centrists are trying to cut a deal that Republicans do… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators are going home for the night...so the drama likely continues until tomorrow — PolitiTweet.org

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Romney tells Hill pool they've solved lots of issues but that Congress might need to wait on solving the state and local/liability impasses on covid aid ... — PolitiTweet.org

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"The president has been poorly advised by his team," Inhofe says. Yow — PolitiTweet.org

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Inhofe calls recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara "shocking and deeply disappointing" — PolitiTweet.org

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Bernie will give speech soon on stimulus checks as he asks for a vote on his proposal "It is absolutely imperative that we provide $1,200 for every working-class adult and $500 for each of their children. ... Congress cannot go home until we address this crisis.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Story here with @connorobrienNH @AndrewDesiderio https://t.co/ZvJMnwJ4YL — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Thune tells Hill pool that in addition to Rand's NDAA resistance, Bernie wants a vote on his individual checks and conservatives want votes on legislation designed to stop shutdowns. He says they can figure out most of it, but says Rand is just trying to drag it out — PolitiTweet.org

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This will slash service right as people start riding Metro again in large numbers — PolitiTweet.org

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There was a short Rand shutdown in 2018. Most Republicans didn’t like it https://t.co/pExxXqq7GV — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t want to alarm anyone but if the Senate doesn’t get a deal on NDAA you could see a brief government shutdown over the weekend absent a voting agreement. Rand wants to delay NDAA until Monday — PolitiTweet.org

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@MEPFuller was thinking Meat Loaf's Bat out of Hell Week — PolitiTweet.org

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If this week is Hell Week in Congress what's next week? — PolitiTweet.org

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@WakeUp2Politics Needs 60. Not saying it couldn't get 60 -- seems definitely possible -- but needs more than Gang Memeberz — PolitiTweet.org

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Rand Paul takes Senate floor to criticize Liz Cheney, says she's stopping Trump from pulling out troops in Afghanistan "I guess she's only for this all-powerful commander in chief when they fight war" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AndrewDesiderio: BREAKING: @RandPaul tells me he is filibustering the NDAA, effectively forcing the Senate to remain in session past to… — PolitiTweet.org

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Democrats want state and local, Republicans want liability shield. Many Democrats don't want liability shield, many Republicans don't want state and local. McConnell has suggested to drop both pieces from talks — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell’s staff informed House and Senate leadership staffers that the group’s attempts to marry $160 billion in state and local aid and a temporary liability shield probably won't fly with most of the GOP, the Democrat said. Those two issues are major sticking points — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s staff told other congressional leaders on Wednesday that the bipartisan coronavirus negotiators will be unlikely to satisfy Senate Republicans, according to a senior Democrat familiar with the conversations. https://t.co/1j2VLi1kxp — PolitiTweet.org

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This will cover less than 1 percent of our population — PolitiTweet.org

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@econwonk @colinwilhelm there's video of him clobbering Booker https://t.co/gQuwAHjHpO — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says retiring Sen. Pat Roberts set the "best picks of anybody" on the House basketball court #ballin — PolitiTweet.org