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Hawley also votes yes. But Rs will need to put up a bunch more with Warnock and Murphy out and Manchin a no. And nos are rolling in. — PolitiTweet.org

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! Kennedy and Cruz also vote for it — PolitiTweet.org

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Braun, Graham, Rubio all vote for adding sick leave to rail deal On D side, Manchin is a no — PolitiTweet.org

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Sullivan amendment to give a cooling off period to rail negotiations fails, 26-69 — PolitiTweet.org

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Administration also told Senate Democrats the fight for more sick leave isn’t over but the only option to avoid rail shutdown was to pass agreement, per senators — PolitiTweet.org

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Administration (Walsh, Buttigieg) made clear to Dems at lunch that there was no alternative to passing the rail agreement as written, though they are sympathetic to sick leave concerns Manchin: “It was very clear. What we have is a deal that’s negotiated and it's a fair deal” — PolitiTweet.org

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And also the Sullivan amendment, a cooling off period — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate will vote at 215 on the rail agreement and sick leave ✈️ — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators now discussing votes on rail deal w amendments for cooling off period and added sick days, GOP Whip Thune says — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lindsemcpherson: BIG: After winning one of the DPCC co-chair slots, @LaurenUnderwood becomes the first Black woman elected to House Dem… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: Pelosi says appropriators are still working on a full-year funding deal. "If we can't have a solution we have no choice but… — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate D whip Durbin says he‘ll support rail deal even if Dems don’t add sick days. “The administration has taken a pretty strong and even controversial position because of Biden’s close relationship with labor that I agree with. There’s too many jobs” at risk he says — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell on getting a rail deal today: “I hope so” — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer on averting railroad strike: "The Senate cannot leave until we get the job done" Says paid sick leave vote is a top priority. — PolitiTweet.org

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R Sens. Cramer and Lummis write to Senate GOP: "It is our strong belief that Congress must act to avert this rail strike; however, we cannot support an agreement that goes beyond what was negotiated by all parties and what was agreed to by union leadership" — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nicholaswu12: Anddd that's over. Cicilline has withdrawn from the race, according to two sources. He gave what sources are calling a mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nicholaswu12: House progressives forced Democratic leaders to boost paid leave for railroad workers before agreeing to avert a potentia… — PolitiTweet.org

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@nicholaswu12 @alextdaugherty Sen. Wicker says admin told him they'd keep deal clean “I was told that Democrats were going to keep it clean ... If the president wants to try to play some game and have it both ways, then there’s going to be some resistance.” Currently no deal on voting time. Deadline Dec. 9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@nicholaswu12 @alextdaugherty Behind the scenes progressives in House threatened to tank the rail deal if they didn't get to also vote on adding paid leave. That allowed both bills to pass House and satisfied liberals who are about to lose House control. But Senate Rs say they were not a party to that deal — PolitiTweet.org

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New: Rail deal out of the House frying pan and into the Senate fire. Not looking good for paid leave after that big push from progressives Tester: “Chuck’s got a lot of shit on his table right now. But this is a big one" https://t.co/3k37sE9oVa @nicholaswu12 @alextdaugherty — PolitiTweet.org

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“when Schiff came to Bowman weeks ago about a potential run for the top slot, Bowman went to Jeffries to reaffirm his support.” 👀 ⁦@sarahnferris⁩ ⁦@nicholaswu12⁩ https://t.co/c4HwQGmn8E — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate sent a hotline on the House-passed railroad bills this afternoon. Any senator can object but leaders trying to set up votes on both base railroad deal and paid leave at 60 vote thresholds — PolitiTweet.org

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Wiz phones it on this track but Juicy J is 🔥 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahnferris: Dems are going BACK to an appointed DCCC chair Yes 166 No 38 With @nicholaswu12 — PolitiTweet.org

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When your kids will only accept that one Ninja Turtles banger https://t.co/zPPFruwr6e — PolitiTweet.org

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Full deadpan Sherrod Brown quote on Republicans and paid leave: “They’re now the working class party, man. Marco Rubio’s the populist, they’re there man. They want to help workers. They’re like the Trotskyite party" — PolitiTweet.org

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@AnthonyAdragna Not gonna start the precedent of revealing my skin care secrets — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cornyn says he’ll oppose the paid leave provision on railroads and predicts it will get some Republicans but not 10 “I'm not going to support it because I don't want to set a precedent for rewriting collective bargaining agreements” — PolitiTweet.org

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He also asked me if I’d gotten a haircut or a “face transplant” since the last time I’ve seen him. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sherrod Brown says he could still see 10 Republicans voting for paid leave, referring to them (jokingly) as “Trotskyites” given their recent rhetoric on rail deal. — PolitiTweet.org