Paul Kane

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

News: @SenatorDurbin tries to make peace w/ Dem young turks. Supports proposal that forces him to give up his post overseeing $700b DoD budget. Still plans to keep Whip & claim Judiciary. Lotsa internal angst after 4th straight disappointing election. https://t.co/wF3KfJdgAC — PolitiTweet.org

Paul Kane @pkcapitol

RT @feliciasonmez: Sen. Durbin willing to give up subcommittee post as peace offering amid Democrats’ post-election infighting Via @PKCap… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: Pelosi: “We will have an agreement” on stimulus funding by December 11. — PolitiTweet.org

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Arizona's political transformation, in 2018-20, overcoming 60~ years of strong GOP lean: From 1964 thru 2016, Rs won 15 of 18 Senate races, which produced 2 GOP WH noms. Today, Dems claimed both AZ Senate seats, plus Biden's win. Via @feliciasonmez https://t.co/AtEUA1qMXc — PolitiTweet.org

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I don’t think I ever realized that @SenAlexander met Honey, his wife of 50-plus years, at a congressional softball game. Great anecdote from his farewell address. Back in May I wrote about the “lost summer” of Washington - no softball, no pages, etc. https://t.co/McAlvN1TW1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@brianefallon @perrybaconjr - at least throw his handle in so others can follow and read those thoughts. And yes, PBJ is wicked smart. — PolitiTweet.org

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Since 1960~, every Tuesday meant one certainty if Senate was in: Rs broke bread together. Tradition grew to include Dems. Each caucus expanded to 3 lunches a week. Covid ended that. "What am I going to do fur lunch?" My look at Senate lunch history. https://t.co/X1hf2Ojm1o — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eilperin: 'No, no, no, no, Tuesday lunches are not canceled,' @lisamurkowski told reporters, as the time-honored Senate ritual ground t… — PolitiTweet.org

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“The future will take care of itself.” An instant classic McConnell’ing moment. When he dodges, the answer is always just ... words. Subject. Verb. Object. Good grammar. Factually accurate. The future does take care of itself. But no substance. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PerryStein: This is a bleak look of the future of public transit https://t.co/H1TNyJURB3 — PolitiTweet.org

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The only thing worse than Carson Wentz’s play this year has been Doug Pederson’s absolutely moronic play calling. Doug keeps going for it on 4th down as if he has 2017/MVP caliber Carson playing. It’s insanity. Your QB stinks, Doug, stop going for it on 4th down. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kristin__wilson: Bres —> Speaker of the House — PolitiTweet.org

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PSA for DC region - if you’re in a tall apartment building with good westward view, it’s shaping up as a great sunset. Especially those in Capitol offices looking down the Mall. https://t.co/ZgXuPZDRSj — PolitiTweet.org

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Some smart vote-crunching on Georgia "Trump fatigue" from @ajcpolitics: * Trump: 49.25% in GA's presidential race; * Perdue: 49.7% in Senate race; * Rs: 50.9% in 14 US House races; * Rs: 51.2% in state House races. * Rs: 53.7% in state Senate races. https://t.co/64M2UJbv4i — PolitiTweet.org

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@KathrynMcQuade @nielslesniewski Best answer that I got from my crowd sourcing was that Gov. Kemp could just appoint Perdue to fill the vacancy that is created, so he there would be no lapse in service time. That, however, would require him to fly to DC for a day, just 2 days before the runoff. Not likely. — PolitiTweet.org

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McCain’s chief weighs in with key thought here: after 4 years of “we don’t read his tweets”, are Senate Rs going to block NT’s nomination because she says nasty things about them on Twitter? — PolitiTweet.org

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@nielslesniewski @KathrynMcQuade I thought about the Conrad example as well, but he just flipped from one seat to the other. But I guess he first had to resign the one Senate seat in order to qualify for the appointment to the Burdick seat. So for a fleeting moment he was not a senator n — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nielslesniewski: @KathrynMcQuade @pkcapitol I've now read through the Senate seniority list going back to the 17th amendment, and I can… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @APAndrewTaylor: Paul goes back to his Roll Call roots to reward those who appreciate his lower altitude perspective too. Revisits the 2… — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenTDennis @nielslesniewski Oh sure, Senate GOP conference might recognize his seniority, but the broader Senate rules are the Senate rules. This was always the heart of the Hatch-Lugar fight over who was more senior, a divide between Senate vs. conference rules. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ambermoon1852 @nielslesniewski Perdue and Loeffler, or Warnock and Ossoff, are certain to be sworn in about a week or so after the normal class of 2020 is sworn in. Maybe Jan. 12? Technically, Perdue will have left Senate and rejoined, if he wins, falling behind dozens of other senators. — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenTDennis @nielslesniewski I know what you're saying, but Frank Lautenberg left the Senate and came back -- 2 years later -- and all his seniority was gone. So if Perdue leaves Senate for a week or 10 days, does he lose his seniority standing? I have no idea. Not sure anyone ever considered this. — PolitiTweet.org

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My serious Senate Q, mostly for @nielslesniewski - Perdue stops being a senator on Jan 3 at noon, but Loeffler continues her service throughout. If they both win runoffs, and get sworn in on say, Jan 12, isn’t she Georgia’s senior senator? — PolitiTweet.org

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@thepugdc Aside from SS, LF, CF, what positions do your Nats really have locked down the next 2 years? Lotsa tumult in our division next few years. Except for the dang Braves. — PolitiTweet.org

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@VolbeckWasRight That’s baked into my piece. On Jan 3, or whichever day is officially Day one, McConnell will have 51 in his conference, Schumer 48. And the ghost of David Perdue’s seat lingering waiting to see who occupies it. — PolitiTweet.org

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Sunday @PKCapitol: Senate transition into 2021 is one messy thing, because committees can't get organized till GA runoffs settled. Some committees will remain headless, unable to move nominees or buy biz cards. Perdue won't even be a senator on Jan. 3! https://t.co/hsRr9SVLvJ — PolitiTweet.org

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“Voters, not lawyers, choose the President. Ballots, not briefs, decide elections." Judge Stephanos Bibas, who Trump appointed to the court, wrote opinion. Two other GOP-appointed judges joined him in unanimous 3-0 rejection of Trump in PA. https://t.co/V0IECnh3to — PolitiTweet.org

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@APAndrewTaylor Don’t forget the DoD Approps Cardinal position. Durbin could give that up as goodwill gesture. Funny to see people calling Whitehouse (14-yr-veteran) a potential “fresh air” voice. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jeremyart: @pkcapitol Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a wonderful clip of Ben Affleck mocking Armageddon in DVD Commentary in case you’re n… — PolitiTweet.org

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PSA: Armageddon is on Showtime. It’s awful. I get it. But times like these, we all need to believe that there are really smart people in govt who are gonna get this right. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. — PolitiTweet.org