Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

RT @MariannaReports: The potential clash over Afghan refugees could exacerbate tensions over whether Republicans should follow the party’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jestei: Last month, @johnismay & I wrote about veterans trying to get their interpreters out of Afghanistan before withdrawal. We can n… — PolitiTweet.org

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@rokumar1918 @heatherscope @kelsey_snell I promise to take the gondola, under one condition: that it go directly onto @LukeRussert's deck looking out to the Potomac. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JaxAlemany: New w/ @pkcapitol: A new, conservative nonprofit is launching a multimillion-dollar ad campaign against the $3.5 trillion r… — PolitiTweet.org

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2011 Pentagon spin: "They only continue to get better with time.” Reality: “Thinking we could build the military that fast and that well was insane." These #AfghanistanPapers by @CraigMWhitlock demonstrate how DOD hid failure of Afghan forces. Must read. https://t.co/povrffqHjG — PolitiTweet.org

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Donald J. Trump, April 19, 2021: “I wish Joe Biden wouldn't use September 11 as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons. First, we can and should get out earlier. Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and way too long.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Donald J. Trump, April 19, 2001: “I wish Joe Biden wouldn't use September 11 as the date to withdraw our troops from Afghanistan, for two reasons. First, we can and should get out earlier. Nineteen years is enough, in fact, far too much and way too long," — PolitiTweet.org

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You cannot understand failure in Afghanistan without first understanding misadventures in Iraq. Ashamed to admit I just started reading @DraperRobert’s spellbinding, maddening “To Start A War”. Don’t make my mistake. It’s eye opening. Read. It. Now. https://t.co/yKkKkulBCn — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Ben_Koltun: Latest from @pkcapitol. Great look at different House/Senate GOP dynamics. Mutually assured Democratic destruction -- if mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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Sunday @PKCapitol column: McConnell & McCarthy are night & day in background/style. One shunned Trump, other embraces him. One supported $1tr infra deal, other opposes it. But, advisers say, relationship is sound. Defeating $3.5tr deal is their focus. https://t.co/8pzRjnDJWO — PolitiTweet.org

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At this stage Dem strategy seems to be to let McConnell block a Sept 30 bill to fund gov’t agencies & raise debt limit, then try to win a fight over who’s to blame for shutdown. (POTUS’s traditionally win those). Hope that GOP caves with enough time to spare before default. — PolitiTweet.org

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Your midweek @PKCapitol column: Dems navigating “2-track” agenda better than expected. But there’s a 3rd track - federal agency $$$ & debt limit - that is headed right into fiscal brinkmanship that could lead to another gov’t shutdown. Or worse. https://t.co/i1TpdYVfOG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: And after a 21-hour session, a 42- roll call and 5-voice vote vote-a-rama, and lots of Ted Cruz objections to executiv… — PolitiTweet.org

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A great @mikedebonis look at how McConnell navigated infra deal. With many MM quotes that will be jaw dropping to some. “I’ve never felt that we ought to be perceived as being opposed to everything,” McConnell tells Mike. https://t.co/1OK5Ibkzp6 — PolitiTweet.org

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“The truth is I’ve run out of gas." - @RepRonKind tells Wisconsin reporters why he's retiring after 25 years. He leaves behind a district that voted Gore-Kerry-Obama-Obama-Trump-Trump. Rs believe they'll win it in '22. https://t.co/CbziMuPg7F — PolitiTweet.org

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@DMorganReuters @kristin__wilson @burgessev @bresreports Over here we have struggled with the proper acronym. I’ve used VAR but then @mikedebonis used v-a-r and I kinda like that. — PolitiTweet.org

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Crapo, not Crape. Of those 19, Grassley & Murkowski are only Rs up for reelection in '22. It's mostly a group who just won reelection in '20 (Cassidy, Collins, Graham, McConnell, Sullivan, Tillis, Wicker) and those retiring (Blunt, Burr, Portman). — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's link to full 69-30 Senate vote on $1 trillion infra bill. These 19 Rs voted yes w/ all 50 in Dem caucus: Blunt Burr Capito Cassidy Collins Cramer Crape Fischer Graham Grassley Hoeven McConnell Murkowski Portman Risch Romney Sullivan Tillis Wicker https://t.co/nBDrbHE7QW — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenTDennis @T_Dub76 2 months ago, on China competitiveness bill. It was 68-32, with all 32 no votes coming from Rs. MM was yes on that, in the minority of Rs. https://t.co/OztEUwcmDb — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn's amendment, to allow states/localities to use covid relief $ for infra projects, never got considered, so he might cite that as reason for no vote. Aside from Blunt, MM's entire elected leadership team will vote no (Thune, Barrasso, Ernst, Scott). And RB's retiring. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cornyn, after voting yes on procedural advancements of infrastructure, votes no on passage. This assures the 3 Johns - Barrasso, Cornyn, Thune - will all vote against bill, even as McConnell intends to vote yes. Those 3 playing long game to try to succeed McConnell. 1/2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@sdjacksondc Very long time. He’s lost a bunch of weight since 2010. Much healthier now. Hence, this lunch today. His parents are in their mid-90s, got a legacy to match there. — PolitiTweet.org

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“Salmon. Lettuce. And potatoes. A healthy lunch!” For all those who were vexed by Schumer lunch choice. No, no dressing. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @burgessev: @igorbobic @bresreports @StephenGutowski Bres v. Goose, Senate swamp, 10 a.m. tomorrow — PolitiTweet.org

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Senators, they’re just like us. @SenSchumer carries his own lunch through a corridor. “Leftover salmon & lettuce,” he says. Final vote on bipartisan Senate infra bill likely Tuesday around 10 am, five or take an hour. Then onto the Dem-only $3.5 trillion budget. https://t.co/u4DSSqu6if — PolitiTweet.org

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And to be clear, if this deal comes together, the final infrastructure vote would be at a reasonable hour on Tuesday morning (as opposed to an ungodly 3 am Tuesday as current timing would have it). — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikedebonis: The House Rules Committee was put on God's green earth for a reason — PolitiTweet.org

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Blunt however tells me that Senate Rs will need to use some, or a lot, of the 25 hours of debate they’re allotted before the vote-a-rama begins. — PolitiTweet.org

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This would mean no more amendment votes on infrastructure deal (big in crypto world). — PolitiTweet.org

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Big Senate timing update: Rs & Ds close to deal allowing for Monday floor speeches on infrastructure deal. Final vote on BIF Tuesday AM. Then jump almost immediately into vote-a-rama on $3.5tr budget reconciliation. “That’s the plan,” Thune tell me, but cautions it’s in flux. — PolitiTweet.org