Burgess Everett

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“that’s how it started,” Sinema said in an interview, summing up the sequence: “Not very dramatic, is it?” But the quartet’s formation was the pivotal moment. The moderate, Murphy and two McConnell allies, with buy-in from leadership, did what Congress could not for decades — PolitiTweet.org

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1 day after Uvalde, Sinema told reporters she wanted a gun deal with Rs. She went on floor and asked McConnell and Thune who to talk to: Cornyn and Tillis, they said. Murphy texted her right after How the core four came together ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ https://t.co/6cRsjPIqUn — PolitiTweet.org

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The Senate floor is weird, part 3983: Moran asks Tester to lean on Schumer to give Moran amendment votes "Are you asking me to throw my weight around?" Tester says with a laugh Moran: "would that be considered derogatory?" Markey: "In Montana that's considered a compliment" — PolitiTweet.org

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Interesting enough: Abrams was Dems first choice in 2020 to run for the Senate seat that Warnock now holds! — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says it’s his intention to pass the gun safety bill before July 4 recess. Murphy says in his view the “heavy lifting” is done by having a framework agreement — PolitiTweet.org

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McConnell not touching question on raising assault weapon purchase age to 21. “Good try” He’s told associates he’d be open it it but it’s not in the proposal and he isn’t pushing for it to be in there — PolitiTweet.org

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!!! McConnell says he’s “comfortable” with the gun safety framework and says he’ll support the legislation if it reflects the framework — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @politicoalex: NEWS: Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton met with two dozen donors at the Hay-Adams hotel in DC this morning - and told them a Trum… — PolitiTweet.org

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A Conversation With Rudy Giuliani Over Bloody Marys https://t.co/lBoOagAviT — PolitiTweet.org

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Gingrich's 2012 campaign was joyous https://t.co/JkFYstLNvc — PolitiTweet.org

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Newt Gingrich's moon colony — PolitiTweet.org

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“He’s purging. He’s purging. He’s trying to set the Republican Party up as a bunch of yes-men loyalists,” Rice warned of the former president in an interview at a local bistro here Saturday. “Think about that. That’s scary.” https://t.co/EoOEGn88u4 — PolitiTweet.org

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Really interesting piece from ⁦@allymutnick⁩ on Rep. Tom Rice, who says of Trump: “he’s purging” the GOP. And Rice’s family says it’s affecting them too https://t.co/U0OZJa7NRS — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahnferris: After lengthy discussion in steering, Hoyer announces to members that they'll be taking up the *Senate version* of SCOTUS… — PolitiTweet.org

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No. 2 GOP senator John Thune undecided on gun safety framework. “Until we get text, it’s hard to say. They put a lot of good work into it but it all comes down to the details” — PolitiTweet.org

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Is pension smoothing still available? — PolitiTweet.org

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Senate sprints to wrap gun deal by next week - ⁦@marianne_levine⁩ https://t.co/URdvieqwmq — PolitiTweet.org

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Sen. Cornyn says it’s not clear how much the gun safety bill will cost. He mentions there may be unused infrastructure funds to help pay for it — PolitiTweet.org

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Durbin on gun bill timing; “We're trying to seize the moment and the momentum. And we have both. So waiting runs the risk that some other critically important issue squeezes it off the calendar” Says the bill will “probably” go right to the floor rather than through Judiciary — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @danielmarans: New: The DCCC and Biden came in to help Rep. Kurt Schrader (D) fend off a progressive challenger. But after losing, Schr… — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says as soon the legislative text is ready for gun safety deal "I will put this bill on the floor, as soon as possible" Could happen before July 4 recess but they will need text by the end of this week or so — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says he’ll address the schedule for passing the gun safety package on the floor this afternoon. Senate in at 3 pm today — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarahnferris: Senate Dems' best chances to expand majority may run through 2 unconventional lieutenant governors via @marianne_levine… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rubio surprisingly open about wanting to seek WH again. He says of running against Trump: “Who I am is much more about: These are some changes we need to make ... “His approach ... here are the things that are going wrong in our country, because we have a bunch of dumb leaders" — PolitiTweet.org

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After Gang of 8 and POTUS run, Rubio at peace with his low-key approach “If I were a news entity and all I did is report on how Republicans and Democrats work together to pass something that makes sense, you wouldn’t survive very long,...Not a lot of people will read that stuff" — PolitiTweet.org

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Checking in on Marco Rubio, who's shunning Senate's bipartisan gangs yet still cuts deals with liberal Democrats every few months as he runs for a third terms He's not in the gun group, but wrote some proposals in framework. "So far so good," he says https://t.co/beMQk4xOIr — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmartNYT Mark Kelly muscled in there though! — PolitiTweet.org

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Is it an explicit endorsement of the framework? No, but his press release has this as its headline "McConnell Supports Ongoing Cornyn, Murphy Bipartisan Negotiations" — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's another big one: McConnell says he supports the Cornyn/Murphy negotiations "I appreciate their hard work on this important issue. The principles they announced today show the value of dialogue and cooperation" — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn and Tillis lead an interesting mix of Republicans signing on here. This coalition is not gonna be around for long. Retiring this year: Blunt, Burr, Toomey, Portman Cassidy may run for guv next year. Romney could retire in 2024. Finally, Collins + Graham. — PolitiTweet.org