Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

RT @kristin__wilson: The vote series is scheduled to start in 9 minutes. Number of active proxy vote letters now: 197. That’s 45.6% of th… — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

With just 1 vote today, more than 1/3 of House already signef forms swearing COVID-related reasons make it impossible to appear in person. By time of 5 pm we might have 200+ voting by proxy. This will shatter the record. — PolitiTweet.org

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Also, to be clear, Manchin told Hill press corps 2 weeks ago that he opposes short timeframe for new programs. It’s his biggest battle with left, not the top line number. — PolitiTweet.org

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Was just in Dante’s 7th circle of hell - Rayburn building. I got so lost that this amazing AOC worker took pity upon me & walked me to elevator that got me to escalator to get to Longworth. Been covering Congress 20+ years. R’burn still vexes me. (AOC = Architect of Capitol) — PolitiTweet.org

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Pelosi just walked back her own letter to House Dems. Last night she wrote “overwhelmingly” caucus supported doing “fewer” things in big recon bill, do them “better.” Just now she suggested “cutting back on years” for all programs would be her 1st position. So, shruggy emoji? — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianros1 And Dems believe they’ll be whacked in generals. So, as I wrote, it’s a horrifically constructed law: the penalty is chaos, yet R & D politics make it brutally painful politically (at least as perceived). Which means we are certain to default in near future with no course correx — PolitiTweet.org

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Lotsa folks asked me whether debt limit votes really matter in elections. My reply: Members of Congress, Rs & Ds alike, BELIEVE it matters. Therefore, it does. If you believe Keyser Soze exists, you act different. Therefore Soze is “real”. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today's dynamics from @JaxAlemany @theodoricmeyer 1) Dems can't pass infra til reconciliation ready; 2) With neither, Biden look listless; 3) Listlessness puts McAuliffe in trouble; 4) If TM loses, swing seat Dems run from Biden. 5) No infra, no recon. https://t.co/BIdUhoomux — PolitiTweet.org

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Never official till Tapper flies the Eagle in victory. We were certain of victory all along. Seriously. Never … I can’t tell a lie. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieLinskey: Via @pkcapitol: On Capitol Hill, there’s little use and no love for the debt limit. There’s also little chance it’s going… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is like a rotary dial phone thing. When cabs were king. A 30 for 30 of DC. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sunday @PKCapitol: No one loves the debt limit. And all agree its consequences are unfathomable. Yet as recent events show, it’s a brutally tough vote. We are going to breach it, if no one changes law. “We are tempting fate,” @RepBrendanBoyle tells me. https://t.co/YPCaVoGgyP — PolitiTweet.org

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The 11 Rs joining all 50 members of Dem caucus, group'd: Leaders - McConnell Thune Barrasso Cornyn Retiring - Blunt* Portman Shelby Mods - Capito Collins Murkowski Friend of Thune/MM: Capito Rounds * Blunt qualifies as leader/retiree. — PolitiTweet.org

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With 11 R yes's, Schumer will win (brief) debt hike. Most interesting votes: * all 3 Johns - Barrasso, Cornyn, Thune - vote yes, with McConnell. They aspire to succeed MM, often voting together to not get outflanked. * Rounds yes makes it 61, not 60. No R is "deciding" vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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@WesleyLowery Some may ask why you left the Hill team after 6 months. Others, seeing your 1st day, might ask, why the h#!! did you stay that long? — PolitiTweet.org

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@WesleyLowery @nielslesniewski Quite a day, as I recall. Your 1st week with WaPo, I think. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: @pkcapitol @WesleyLowery I would also remind everyone in the press gallery of, well, this: https://t.co/8gmVOYAXPh — PolitiTweet.org

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History doesn't repeat, but surely rhymes: McConnell called play to let Dems lift debt limit, but then Cruz forced filibuster vote & Rs needed to post votes for it. Happening today - it happened in Feb. 2014. Take note of @WesleyLowery cobyline! https://t.co/SafpcicQFn — PolitiTweet.org

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@kristin__wilson @SenBooker We need a world in which Booker could serve in the House, just for 1 day, so he could preside over a roll call vote while @GerryConnolly votes by proxy for a half dozen or so colleagues. — PolitiTweet.org

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@VolbeckWasRight @LPDonovan We have started it today. Warner said it out loud: He doesn't think they have the votes to pass via reconciliation, because of dollar tag. Without mentioning vote problems, Van Hollen said this today: "Reconciliation is not an option.” Pretty sure he has same view as Warner. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LPDonovan unclear. The bigger issue is probably the House, where it would be harder to get 217. Maybe this could pass, but not right now. It would only likely happen as markets tumble within a day, maybe hours, of X date. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenJDuffield Mark Warner said it earlier. See my second tweet. I've heard it from others. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenJDuffield They don't have the votes to take them up on their offer. That's what your side is not hearing, not understanding. Dems lack 50 votes in Senate & 217 in House to pass DL via reconciliation. Your side isn't hearing that. — PolitiTweet.org

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"A lot of the Democrats don't want to do that at all," Warner told reporters. A vote to lift debt would be in multiple trillions of dollars, then lead to R attack ads. So Dems view "expedite" as just a political trap. There is no no easy exit ramp to this DC-created crisis. 2/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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Rs & Ds just completely talking past one another on debt limit. Thune just told us Rs would "expedite" reconciliation process so Ds can quickly lift DL, with a hard dollar value attached to lift in DL. Dems say they can't vote for that because Rs will then run attack ads. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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“We’re not in the mood to facilitate their difficult job, to make their difficult job easier,” @SenKevinCramer tells @TonyRomm on debt limit. What if this leads to default? “Then too bad. It’s just really, really unfortunate.” Senate Rs talk about stakes. https://t.co/qOMMDPdxUN — PolitiTweet.org

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By contrast, Freddy Galvis is a career slap hitting middle infielder, and he has 24 career sacrifice fly balls. Gallo's ineptitude at MLB basics is hilarious, as so many love to tout his ability to hit HRs. His approach doesn't last in playoffs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Joey Gallo has 2 sac-fly balls in 2,400-plus plate appearances, per @Kurkjian_ESPN. That's why Yanks 3B coach sent Judge on risky play, ending disastrously. Gallo is that bad at contact, couldn't be trusted to score Judge from 3B with 1 out. Gallo is useless in MLB playoffs. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ericawerner: Waiting for Gov Newsom to speak at newser and I'm taken back to my days covering House Dems! So far 10 people have spoken… — PolitiTweet.org

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Even if Biden, Schumer & Pelosi give Manchin everything he wants, he's still left himself an exit ramp: He demands the Fed end quantitative easing. They have no control over the Fed. It's independent. But he might use that as excuse to vote no. — PolitiTweet.org