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David Popp

@davidpopp

2 years

Yes, it really was Henry Clay's favorite bourbon.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

5 years

. @senatemajldr has filed cloture on The Green New Deal

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David Popp

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2 years

This is a very, very sad line from the president.

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@kathrynw5

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POTUS on the direction of the country/America's position in the world: "The one thing that has been destabilizing is the outrageous behavior of the Supreme Court of the United States"

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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. @senatemajldr is filing cloture on eight district judge nominees right now. For those of you looking for some counter programming to the House side today, this may interest you.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Officer Evans was often at that barricade when we arrived for work. He was so friendly and professional, and seeing him was always a plus. Today is a very sad day.

Leader McConnell

@LeaderMcConnell

3 years

I am heartbroken that Officer Evans was killed today in the line of duty. On this Good Friday, let's all pray for healing for the surviving officer, comfort for Officer Evans’s family, and for all the officers and families of the United States Capitol Police. My full statement:

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin mocked for calling New York government's COVID response 'competent' #FoxNews

Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin mocked for calling New York government's COVID response 'competent'

Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin raised eyebrows for her praise of New York's response to the coronavirus outbreak.

www.foxnews.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr "This morning, the Judiciary Committee reported the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the floor. Their recommendation was that she be confirmed. It was unanimous."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

There is no GOP bill. There is one bill with a mountain of bipartisan stuff in it.

Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

4 years

The Senate vote FAILS 47-47, falling short of the 60 needed to advance the coronavirus relief package. Democrats blocked it out of objections to the GOP bill. Gardner, Lee, Paul, Romney, Scott and Sanders didn’t vote. McConnell switched his vote so he can bring it up again.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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. @senatemajldr "No family in middle America is saying: Thank goodness the Democrats are blocking cash payments to me, money for my kids’ schools, and money for vaccines until Manhattan millionaires get a tax cut!"

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Klobuchar Contradicts Herself on Calls to Delay Barrett Hearings

Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar (D.) contradicted herself Sunday on whether the Senate should delay hearings on Supreme Court Amy Coney Barrett's nomination in light of Republican senators on the...

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @SenateDems will move to adjourn the Senate tonight until after the election. If they are successful, the Senate will not be able to vote on COVID relief tomorrow and Wednesday.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Blocked via the filibuster, the very thing Democrats wish to do away with.

Doug Andres

@DougAndres

4 years

🚨52 votes in the Senate for targeted COVID relief but Democrats just blocked it from moving forward.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

When you say the quiet part out loud.

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

4 years

PELOSI has held out for a big deal for 6 or so months. She said this morning that now that BIDEN is president, she is willing to do a smaller deal.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

"Folks, this is what a mom can do," said Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, while marveling at Barrett's record that led to her nomination to the highest court of the land. #FoxNews

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @SpeakerPelosi "Republicans are domestic enemies" @senatemajldr "we're all in this together" - to beat COVID

Leader McConnell

@LeaderMcConnell

4 years

From homegrown hemp masks to distilleries making hand sanitizer, Kentuckians are leading by example. We’re going to keep working together to beat this virus.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

We Still Do Not Have The Bill

Chad Pergram

@ChadPergram

4 years

Dem VA Sen Kaine: We should move to COVID 19 right away. The FISA bill can wait until next week

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David Popp

@davidpopp

6 months

comms / political / campaign manager / candidate @HaulseeDC

Doug Andres

@DougAndres

6 months

Tfw you’re the new guy and your soul has yet to be crushed in this godforsaken place.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

The guy who runs the Senate has spoken. Thank you-

Leader McConnell

@LeaderMcConnell

4 years

I am encouraged that Democrats have finally agreed to reopen the Paycheck Protection Program and abandon a number of their unrelated demands. My full statement on Congress’s new bipartisan agreement to provide additional small-business support, more funding for testing, and more:

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

In sum, Sen. Scott offered an optimistic Republican vision that stresses the dignity of work, individual freedom over government dependence, and belief in the principle of equal opportunity for all to rise.

Opinion | Tim Scott’s GOP Revival Message

A powerful rebuttal to Joe Biden’s big government agenda.

www.wsj.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

JUST IN: Leader McConnell says the same thing he said last time. Some call it being on message. 🤯

The Hill

@thehill

4 years

JUST IN: McConnell says GOP will confirm Trump court picks through pandemic

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

. @SenateDems couldn't count to 50 today and this vote has now officially taken longer than the reading. Looking forward to similar analysis holding them accountable.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr "President Trump has stated he will announce his nominee to the Supreme Court the day after tomorrow. We do not yet know which legal all-star from his list he will nominate. But strangely enough, we already do know exactly what the far left will start shouting."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Emphasis on "even before McConnell introduces..."

Christal Hayes

@Journo_Christal

4 years

Even before McConnell introduces this new COVID-19 relief bill, Pelosi & Schumer say it is "headed nowhere" and the bill is "laden with poison pills" Both leaders say the bill is just "intended to help vulnerable Republican Senators" instead of the American people.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr on the left: "Justice Scalia was unfit. Justice Thomas hated the rule of law. Justice Alito was “hostile to the rights of women.” It’s all one big scam directed at the American people."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr "When we confirmed Justices Ginsburg and Breyer, I don’t recall angry mobs stalking Senators. [With] Justice Sotomayor, I don’t recall weeks of character assassination. [With] Justice Kagan, I don’t recall the mainstream media declaring the death of democracy."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

. @SenateGOP handiwork! Two down, a lot more to go.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

I hope everyone has a double of their favorite bourbon tonight. So proud of @senatemajldr and our team.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Yep!

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

The left is depending on insults and lies in its bid to stop Amy Coney Barrett via @nypost

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Congressional proposals to expand the state and local tax deduction would deliver large tax cuts to the wealthy and fail to do much for middle-income households, according to new analysis via @bpolitics

SALT Analysis Finds Little Middle-Class Help in Congress’s Plans

The House and Senate’s dueling proposals to expand the state and local tax deduction would both deliver large tax cuts to the wealthy, while failing to do much for middle-income households, according...

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr "We could have passed hundreds of billions of dollars in relief more than a month ago. But our Democratic colleagues voted in lock step to filibuster the relief and kill the bill." A timely reminder after Dems posturing during last week's hearing.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

. @TheOnion did a great job with this. 16 whole cents, everyone!

The White House

@WhiteHouse

3 years

Planning a cookout this year? Ketchup on the news. According to the Farm Bureau, the cost of a 4th of July BBQ is down from last year. It’s a fact you must-hear(d). Hot dog, the Biden economic plan is working. And that’s something we can all relish.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

A lot of Democrats: stay on message! Speaker Pelosi: hold my ice cream

Steve Herman

@W7VOA

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Statement from @SpeakerPelosi .

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Reporters and editors! Unless the @uscapitol is *ackshually* on fire there is nothing today, especially political hit pieces, that command a one hour deadline. Merry Merry everyone!

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Gosh I'm old enough to remember when a line like this would get you in trouble!

The Hill

@thehill

4 years

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden: "We've got to make Trump a one-term president and we need you in the White House."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

GOP senators blast filibuster racism charge, ask why Dems used it to block Tim Scott’s police reform bill #FoxNews

GOP senators blast filibuster racism charge, ask why Dems used it to block Tim Scott’s police...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., responded to the racism charges in floor speeches on Tuesday, pointing out that the Democrats had used the filibuster to...

www.foxnews.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

For everyone tweeting about the Senate adjourning, a friendly reminder: Republicans tried to move this, twice. Democrats blocked us, twice. And we'll see what time the House adjourns tomorrow.

Seung Min Kim

@seungminkim

4 years

Trump confirms he supports a "temporary extension of expanded unemployment benefits" -- which run out tomorrow -- although he doesn't give a per-week figure.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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McConnell rips Democrats for passing 'piecemeal Postal Bill', 'ignoring urgent needs' of Americans

McConnell rips Democrats for passing ‘piecemeal postal bill’, ‘ignoring the urgent needs’ of...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) accused House Democrats of “ignoring the urgent needs” of Americans in passing legislation that includes $25 billion to boost the U.S. Postal Service,…

thehill.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

When you say the quiet part out loud ** "Pelosi and senior Democrats argue that no deal would be better than simply caving to a GOP proposal that would fail to address major sectors of the economy, most especially aid to state and local governments..."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

2 years

The Full House backdrop is a very very nice homage to Bob Saget.

Nancy Pelosi

@TeamPelosi

2 years

While we have made progress much more needs to be done to improve people’s lives. This election is crucial: nothing less is at stake than our Democracy. But we don’t agonize-we organize. I am running for re-election to Congress to deliver For The People and defend Democracy. -NP

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @SenateDems now moving to adjourn the Senate until after the election. This would prevent two votes on COVID relief scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday. Stop me if I've used this one before.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Because judges can't pounce, they bat.

Doug Andres

@DougAndres

4 years

AP: Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

At approximately 10:30 tonight, your United States Senate will have two votes on The CARES Act: Sasse Amendment Final Passage BOTH votes will require 60 votes

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Thank You Officer Goodman!

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

“What the heck is all this other stuff? Can it pass the Senate?” asked Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), noting that Democrats added hundreds of pages from their earlier draft. “It really keeps changing.”

After loss in Virginia, Democrats look to speed up their stalled $3 trillion spending agenda

With a loss in the state’s gubernatorial race — along with an uncomfortably close contest still unresolved in New Jersey — party leaders found themselves pining anew for lawmakers to set aside their...

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

ICYMI Senator Klobuchar

Senate Republican Communications Center

@SRCC

4 years

JUDGE BARRETT: Judicial activism is bad from either side. No matter what somebody's policy preferences are about the ACA, I agree with you, they should not undermine the policy that Congress enacted. We agree on that and I embrace that view of a judges' role wholeheartedly.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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. @senatemajldr "I could not help but notice that in the Democratic Leader’s lengthy remarks yesterday morning, he did not once address or acknowledge the junior Senator for South Carolina as the author of the JUSTICE Act."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

6 months

To have their annual cookie exchange.

Frank Thorp V

@frankthorp

6 months

Spotted: McConnell just went into Schumer’s office.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

*Twice, actually.

Ben Williamson

@_WilliamsonBen

4 years

Today Senate Democrats rejected a proposal from the White House and Senate GOP leadership to temporarily extend unemployment insurance—insurance which expires tomorrow

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

McCarthy and McConnell demand briefing on Afghanistan - Axios

McCarthy and McConnell demand briefing on Afghanistan

The two top congressional Republicans are demanding a classified briefing on the government's plan to evacuate U.S. citizens out of Afghanistan.

www.axios.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

<school intercom voice> Will the Speaker and the Leader please report to the principal's office immediately?

Heather Caygle

@heatherscope

3 years

NEWS: Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer are headed to the WH Originally, the two top congressional Democrats had planned to have a 4 pm call. That's now been changed to a WH meeting

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

.⁦ @playbookdc ⁩ brought the receipts this morning while others seem to keep forgetting them.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @DougAndres “There’s no way to spin it. Speaker Pelosi’s decision to let House leave without acting on a FISA extension was reckless.” via @politico

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

cc @SenateDems who openly wonder what we're doing this week. This is not the Deputy Undersecretary at the Bureau of Weights and Measures.

Senate Cloakroom

@SenateCloakroom

4 years

Leader McConnell has filed cloture on Executive Calendar #111 William R. Evanina to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

When we POUNCE, you get crushed.

David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Washington Post crushed for ‘fact check’ on whether Sen. Tim Scott truly went 'from cotton to Congress' #FoxNews

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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. @senatemajldr "American families, working families, have waited months and months for Speaker Pelosi to end her Marie Antoinette act and let Congress find common ground." "There is no reason the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program should wait another day."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Which for the record is not halfway- and still a comical Dem talking point. As you were, everyone.

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

4 years

After our interview with @SpeakerPelosi , her office clarifies that she did not mean she was willing to cut her Covid relief bill in half, but instead, she has the same position: she’s willing to meet the Republicans halfway.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

McConnell says senators will return Monday: Many 'brave Americans' are working and we can too #FoxNews

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David Popp

@davidpopp

2 years

Madam Vice President, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) has receipts.

Justin Sink

@justinsink

2 years

Harris says Senate Republicans “walked away from their moral obligation to address what caused millions of Americans to walk in the streets”

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

“It’s about time we quit talking about the process and talk about the nominee herself,” he said. “Barrett's' an absolute sterling choice. The president could not have picked a better nominee ... Quintessentially American. It’s a great success story.”

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @SenateMajLdr accused Democrats of holding up the sorely needed rescue package so they can try to add extraneous provisions sought by special interests and organized labor.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

6 years

So proud of @MonicaHPopp and everyone in this story | Women Who Run the Show

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

If it really was quiet then I should have been fired a while ago.

Esquire

@esquire

3 years

In an excerpt from her book, @jackiekcalmes examines how Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell quietly installed hundreds of federal judges, waging an insidious war on the judicial branch bound to shape American life for decades to come—and not for the better.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

5 years

Easy to slip these through with CSPAN cameras rolling, floor monitors tweeting, and evening email wrap ups that go to every corner of town.

Jennifer Bendery

@jbendery

5 years

Well well. I just noticed that Mitch McConnell is trying to tee up a Senate vote on Justin Walker this week. Slipped through a cloture motion last night.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

1 year

. @rollcall has done something I've never seen in over 17 years of flacking: run a piece where the two principals of the story BOTH go on the record to deny the bad facts / rumors, but the anonymous sources prevail and a false story runs. Pretty embarrassing if you ask me.

Mark Satter

@marksatter

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SCOOP: Josh Hawley was booted from his perch on the powerful Armed Services panel last month as retribution for delaying the confirmation of numerous DOD nominees last year, and for his role in challenging Mitch McConnell’s hold as the chamber’s top R.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

The sound you hear when you read this is story is the non-existent leverage the Speaker and Minority Leader claimed they had, going up in a cloud of smoke.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @HouseDemocrats , in one tweet Pot > PPP

Earl Blumenauer

@repblumenauer

4 years

I've been waiting for this moment for 47 years. To preside during this debate is a true honor. #EndCannabisProhibition

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@davidpopp

3 years

Tim Scott blasts Biden, Democrats for filibuster flip-flop: They cry 'racist whenever they want to scare you' | Fox News

Tim Scott blasts Biden, Democrats for filibuster flip-flop: They cry 'racist whenever they want to...

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ripped President Biden and congressional Democrats Friday for changing their view of the Senate filibuster rule, telling "Fox News Primetime" that they are invoking racism in...

www.foxnews.com

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@davidpopp

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Doug Andres

@DougAndres

4 years

McConnell: "The Senate is going to vote on this targeted proposal. We are going to get the stonewalling of Democratic leaders out from behind closed doors and put this to a vote on the floor."

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@davidpopp

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"Pelosi seems to have overplayed her hand as she held out for $2 trillion-plus right up until the election. The results of the election, which saw Democrats lose seats in the House, appear to have significantly undercut her position..."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Saying the quiet part out loud, part 548. It's all political for her at this point.

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

4 years

PELOSI again reiterates she does NOT believe something is better than nothing when it comes to a Covid relief bill.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

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Jake is right. It's never becoming law. But Senate / House GOP happy to pass judgement on its contents (lib wish list on steroids), the wisdom of doing it (A+ for political posturing), and many other things (LOL).

Jake Sherman

@JakeSherman

4 years

Since there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding here, the $3-trillion House Democratic coronavirus bill does not stand a chance to become law. I’m not passing judgement on its contents, the wisdom of doing it or anything of that nature. It’s just not going to become law.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Also: "There’s been a slight uptick in support for Barrett’s confirmation among GOP voters, but the bulk of the movement was driven by independents."

Morning Consult

@MorningConsult

4 years

In our new poll with @politico , 51% of voters said the Senate should confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, up 3 percentage points from the week before and an increase of 14 points since her nomination was announced.

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@davidpopp

4 years

Fox News’s Chris Wallace noted that the Judiciary Committee, of which Klobuchar is a member, has held virtual hearings before and that Klobuchar earlier praised the panel's chairman, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), for arranging them.

Klobuchar calls for postponement of Supreme Court hearing: ‘We don’t know how many other Republican...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that three Republican senators testing positive for the coronavirus indicated hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee should be postponed…

thehill.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

So it doesn't cost zero dollars?

Alayna Treene

@alaynatreene

3 years

On reconciliation: "This bill will be paid for" @SpeakerPelosi says, but adds they're still working on how Democrats do that

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@davidpopp

4 years

. @ComfortablySmug hope you don't mind I used some of your handiwork here. Thank you for your continued help to save the republic!

Pelosi rips McConnell as ‘rogue leader’ after Trump acquittal

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denounced Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as a “rogue leader” after the Senate voted to acquit President Trump on Wednesday.The Speaker accused Trump …

thehill.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

5 years

. @DougAndres is a pro's pro. He knows The Capitol and the press corps better than anyone else. Now he just needs to learn about cloture. Thrilled to have him on the @senatemajldr team! #UpperChamber

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@davidpopp

4 years

"We rate it Mostly False."

Fact-checking @SenSchumer on GOP bill, medical malpractice

Sen. Chuck Schumer rejected a coronavirus relief bill proposed by Republicans in the Senate, calling it extreme and "a g

www.politifact.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

.⁦ @JohnCornyn ⁩ with the “we’re mad AND disappointed” ⁦ @FloorCharts ⁩

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@davidpopp

3 years

They need to pay their fair share right meow.

Chris Cioffi

@ReporterCioffi

3 years

“Tax the cats” reads this doodle’s @aoc costume.

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@davidpopp

3 years

McConnell: Big Business acting like 'woke parallel government' - POLITICO

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

THERE IT IS Heck yeah we're seizing!

Erik Wasson

@elwasson

4 years

Republicans today are seizing on Nadler remarks saying GOP senators are engaged in cover up. Hawley says House severely alienated the jury. Murkowksi says she was offended. Schiff defends Nadler and blames long day

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Also can someone remind him to wear a tie? We are in session today.

Bill Clark

@billclarkphotos

4 years

Spotted: @StewSays in the Capitol

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Turn on @cspan right now to find out!

Ari Fleischer

@AriFleischer

4 years

If I’m Mitch McConnell, the first thing I’d do when this trial is over Is confirm a judge.

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@davidpopp

4 years

Trump and the GOP Senate elevate a new judicial generation. via @WSJ

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@davidpopp

3 years

. @LeaderMcConnell "I can't imagine that we would take up an immigration-related bill, no matter how worthy it might be ... without insistence on our part that we address the obvious crisis at the border,"

The Hill

@thehill

3 years

McConnell hints he won't back bill granting dreamers path to citizenship unless it also addresses "obvious" border crisis

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Hope is not a strategy!

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Per the rating system, Four Pinocchios = "Whoppers."

Scott Sloofman

@ScottSloofman

3 years

Rep. Clyburn’s false claim that ‘no Democrat’ has opposed voter ID laws - The Washington Post

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Even as the House and much of official Washington has had limited operations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Senate followed through on a five-week work period in June.

Senators leave for first recess since Memorial Day - Roll Call

The Senate on Thursday left for its first recess since Memorial Day, and will return in two weeks with plenty of business waiting.

rollcall.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr about to provide a brief update on Democrat obstruction on PPP

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Then why did her and Leader Schumer delay direct assistance to them for over 10 days?

Carl Hulse

@hillhulse

4 years

Speaker Pelosi at post-passage press conference: There is "nothing more optimistic than starting a small business - except maybe getting married."

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

The Senate disarray meter goes up to 11

Burgess Everett

@burgessev

3 years

11 liberal senators just released a statement calling for Pelosi to delay the infrastructure vote if there's no reconciliation deal House "should wait to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill until the budget reconciliation bill ... is sent to the President’s desk"

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to @SenatorTimScott JUSTICE Act. Under regular order this vote will take place on Wednesday.

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

A+ headline

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

Only Speaker Pelosi could find a way to offend both President Trump and candidate Biden with this political stunt.

Erik Wasson

@elwasson

4 years

25th Amendment: @SpeakerPelosi unveils legislation to create bipartisan commission of medical experts to evaluate ailing presidents for removal. ""This legislation applies to future presidents but we are reminded of the necessity of action by the health of the current president."

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@davidpopp

4 years

. @SenateMajLdr warned, however, that funding for the Small Business Administration’s PPP Program “will run dry this week if we do not pass more money” He reiterated his request to add another $250 billion to the small-business lending program

Senate delays expected return until May

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), after consulting with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), has announced the Senate will not reconvene in Washington sooner than May…

thehill.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

4 years

. @senatemajldr to Dems

Kevin McLaughlin

@KevinMcLaughlin

4 years

For those keeping score at home, Democrats spent $500 million in North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa and Kentucky for...NOTHING. #ncsen #scsen # #iasen #kysen

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David Popp

@davidpopp

3 years

Scott also knocked Democrats for calling the legislative filibuster a "Jim Crow relic," a reference to its use to block civil rights legislation, saying that it "has not suddenly become a racist relic just because the shoe is now on the other foot."

Tim Scott says Biden dividing country in GOP response to joint address

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday night accused President Biden of dividing the country, as Republicans try to paint the president as out of touch with his talk of bipartisanship.”Our pres…

thehill.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

5 years

Privately, several Democrats said they agreed with the GOP’s harsh assessment, wondering why Dean was called in the first place.

After detour to Watergate, House Democrats gain little traction on impeachment

Despite little public appetite to impeach Trump and the Justice Department’s willingness to share information from Mueller with Congress, Democrats pursued Nixon comparisons.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Popp

@davidpopp

6 years

. @SenateMajLdr to @BretBaier "This has been the most productive year-and-a-half in the time I’ve been in the Senate. I’m now in my third decade. Particularly for those of us who want to see the country right of center."

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