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5 months

Welcome to the world -- our twins, Cody & Julian Sullivan, arrived last week, bringing so much love, light & chaos to our lives. Grateful to @politico for SIX months of maternity leave. See you all in spring 2024 ✌️

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Sarah Ferris

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2 years

NEW: After Rep. Katie Porter gave emotional speech to fellow Dems about skyrocketing grocery bills, she said it felt like the first time it sank in with some colleagues One told her it's not coming up in polls. Her response: “You don’t know what to ask”

Inflation’s biting. Roe’s fraying. Dems are still trying to connect with voters.

Democrats in Congress are rolling out ways to tackle inflation. But they’re struggling on another front: Talking about it with the public.

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NEWS: Rep Adam Schiff has decided NOT to seek a leadership post in House Dem caucus and is instead looking more seriously at a Senate run, per multiple sources

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Inside Capitol just now, Rep. AOC asked to speak with "female and LGBT" reporters to warn us that the man who harassed her is affiliated with credentialed news outlet She said her staff called Capitol police 5x to get them to do something

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Wow. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of Progressive Caucus, says post-briefing: “There was NO raw evidence presented that this was an imminent threat.”

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Tonight, I asked Scott Perry (R-Pa.) about effect of fed employees being furloughed. He argued it had no real impact since employees eventually get paid back. "Who’s living that they’re not going to make it to the next paycheck?"

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"He was shaken up by it," Pelosi says on the House's overwhelming vote to condemn WH withdrawal from Syria. "And that’s why we couldn't continue in the meeting, because he was just not relating to the reality of it."

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3 years

SCOOP: Dems are giving the GOP an ultimatum on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: Either Rs move to strip her off committees within 72 hours, or Dems will do it themselves on the floor w/ @heatherscope @MZanona

Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene

They're moving to strip the controversial Republican of her committee assignments.

www.politico.com

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4 years

Here are the most senior Democrats in government kneeling in the Capitol, minutes before introducing sweeping police reform bill

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3 years

INSIDE the caucus: At the end of his remarks, BIDEN offered to take questions from members but his staff jumped in. He didn't take any questions.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene is going off at Gaetz, Scott Perry, fellow HFC: "I'm furious" She says a group of them demanded prime committee spots last night - "I'm the only Republican who has zero committees.. I find out it's my Freedom Caucus colleagues who went and did that"

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3 years

🚨 Liz Cheney: I Will Vote To Impeach The President

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3 years

Rep. Cedric Richmond is giving a thundering floor speech now, his final one before leaving the House to join Biden administration. Does not mince words on GOP, saying, "some of my colleagues, some of whom may well be co-conspirators." "Richmond out" he says as he leaves.

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2 years

Porter says the episode revealed the communication gap between elected Dems and "regular Americans" Even as Dems push new policy ideas, members worry they fall short in showing voters that they understand their pain Porter warns that voters are quick to sense "hollow rhetoric"

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4 years

Rep. @AOC calls out House and Senate for not being in session -- "if Congress is going to peace out for a month long recess..." "We have to make sure we demand meaningful change and meaningful assistance for working families," she says. "We need to be able to play hardball."

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3 years

NEWS: Dem leaders have reached an agreement with mods to vote on debt limit. The group will no longer block it on the floor.

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Pelosi is endorsing Raskin's bill to better evaluate the mental/ physical capacity of future presidents. But she says: “This is not about President Trump. He will face the judgment of the voters" She adds: "He shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents."

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3 years

PELOSI unloads on House GOP leaders for assigning Marjorie Taylor Greene to the Education Committee after very falsely claiming that Sandy Hook shooting, among others, was a hoax "What could they be thinking? Or is thinking too generous of a word for what they might be doing."

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3 years

NEW: Pelosi statement on min wage ruling "House Democrats believe that the minimum wage hike is necessary. Therefore, this provision will remain in the American Rescue Plan on the Floor tomorrow."

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4 years

NEW: Pelosi says she won't name impeachment managers until there's a "fair trial" in Senate -- essentially holding up the process. "So far we haven't seen anything that looks fair to us," Pelosi said, without detailing exact demands. "But right now, the president is impeached."

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3 years

New: More than 50 House progressives are pushing Biden to prioritize recurring direct checks instead of one-time payments in the next rescue package

Progressives push Biden for recurring stimulus checks

The left is eager to go big on the next coronavirus relief proposal.

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2 years

NEW: The Pro Choice Caucus has just sent out messaging materials to House Dems on Roe draft. One of the recommendations: Don't use "choice."

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Hoyer -- for second time today -- argues that it's time to change the filibuster "I think the filibuster ought to be modified." Hoyer notes that it was historically used to "undermine the rights of citizens of color in America."

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3 years

Rep. Jason Crow, who served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, delivers message on press call: "Keep Kabul airport open... secure that airport and keep it open as long as we possibly can. We have the means."

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Dem Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who served 3 tours in Iraq: "What always kept both Democratic and Republican presidents from targeting Soleimani himself was the simple question: Was the strike worth the likely retaliation, and the potential to pull us into protracted conflict?"

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2 years

As one Dem aide put it: “If you’re explaining, you are losing.” But there's one area Dems think they can successfully use personal stories to connect with the public: Abortion. Dems like Barbara Lee have come forward for the first time to talk about their experiences

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4 years

Justice Sotomayor arrives at Capitol to pay respects to John Lewis.

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3 years

Wow, a rare statement from the *entire* Dem leadership on this

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1 year

It's somehow been 10 years since the worst day of my life. The worst day for every person in my hometown. Read their stories, take time to remember. But above all else: Be kind 💚

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4 years

"My fellow brothers and sisters in blue, what the hell are you doing?" - @RepValDemings

Opinion | My fellow brothers and sisters in blue, what the hell are you doing?

The senseless deaths of Americans — particularly African American men — is a stain on our country. Let’s work to remove it.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Update: Morgan Griffith (standing in the middle of this circle) has tested positive for Covid-19. Griffith wore a mask until it was his turn to speak, then using the same mic as a half-dozen others.

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Freedom Caucus holds a presser -- with almost no masks -- calling CDC's guidelines on schools "ridiculous", demanding physical reopenings ASAP

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3 years

Wow, Pelosi and House Dems taking big steps on fines for members without masks, per Dem aide. $500 fine for first offense. $2,500 for second office. Fines will be deducted from member's pay. It can't be paid through campaign funds or office budgets.

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Confirming my wonderful colleagues' reporting, Pelosi tells members they will convene tonight to certify Biden's victory. "We have decided we should proceed tonight at the Capitol once it is cleared for use. Leader Hoyer will be sending out more guidance later today."

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NEWS: In a pair of tense, closed-door meetings today, multiple House Judiciary Dems confronted Pelosi and leadership about starting impeachment proceedings -- ASAP w/ @heatherscope @BresPolitico

Pelosi clashes with fellow Dems in closed-door debate on impeachment

Three members of the Democratic House leadership all pushed to begin an impeachment inquiry on the president.

www.politico.com

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1 year

Michigan Dem Debbie Dingell plans to show this map during her vice chair bid Her biggest pitch has been making sure Midwest is represented

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2 years

Lee, who called herself a "super private" person, explained why she felt compelled to talk to the public about it. "It’s like, ‘Oh, you’re just like me.’ You become a friend, where some don’t see us as that friendly."

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3 years

Scoop: Multiple House Dem moderates have fielded calls from DCCC that they took as a warning they could be cut off financially if they oppose the budget next week.

Dem centrists say DCCC is threatening to withhold fundraising if they oppose Biden priority

The House Democratic campaign arm has called holdouts on the party’s $3.5 trillion budget, warning their majority is in jeopardy.

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5 years

Congress's first hearing on guns in 8 years is about to start. Freshman Dem Lucy McBath, whose 17-year-old son was shot and killed, was the first member in the room.

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1 year

Ok now we've seen it all folks Former Justin Amash is here outside House chamber pitching a different kind of speaker candidate: himself "I'm here in case they want that as a possibility."

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3 years

Cannon House office building -- which is massive -- is also being evacuated, per multiple sources. Capitol police just went door by door, running down hallways.

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NEWS: Trump is considering a visit to the Capitol early next week where *he is open to pitching himself as a speaker candidate,* according to a R familiar.

Trump considering trip to Congress before speakership election

The former president is open to pitching himself as a speaker candidate, according to a Republican familiar with internal discussions.

www.politico.com

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4 years

Wow.. Dr. Andy Harris (R-Md.) at this appropriations hearing right now. "We're safer from death if we're not born.. The bottom line is that there's some element of risk."

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3 years

WOW: Greene just described "a media that is just as guilty as QAnon as presenting lies that divide us."

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7 months

Favorite quote of the day so far I asked Rep. Emanuel Cleaver to sum up today's mood He says: "The Republicans are refusing to cross the Jordan"

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3 years

New: Rep. AOC tells me she'd be willing to vote for Covid relief package without min wage *if* parl forces it out. But not if Dems take it out themselves. "There’s a scenario, where if our party is voluntarily trying to strip this provision, where we take a stand against it."

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1 year

New: Rep. Buddy Carter confirms to me that his Fair Tax Act will get its first-ever floor vote as part of speaker talks. Bill abolishes IRS, eliminates tax code, replacing income taxes with consumption tax - rolling back pieces of GOP tax law It was a demand of the 20 holdouts

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5 years

Then compared the shutdown to a private company, specifically like GM, closing. "Why are government employees so sacrosanct? Private sector employees deal with this all the time... The government’s not immune to these things."

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The entire, packed room is silent as Rep. Lucy McBath tells the story of how her teenage son was killed. She sounds like she could have been a witness to this hearing. Instead, she's voting.

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1 year

Ominous: Rep. Andy Biggs just told reporters "I do sense progress, I do I think there's gonna be a resolution." Reporter: A resolution for a different speaker? Biggs: "Yes"

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2 years

New detail in this morning's horrific attack: Paul Pelosi was able to dial 911 himself after telling the intruder he had to go use the bathroom and then calling from there, where his phone had been charging, per @nicholaswu12 & me

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Wow. @dccc is now holding a Thanksgiving food drive using the "moving boxes" that NRCC dropped off for vulnerable Dems today.

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I'm told that Capitol Police is investigating suspicious packages in House office buildings that were dropped off by the NRCC after the impeachment inquiry vote. Among those who've received: Spanberger, Fletcher, Schrier, Lamb

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NEWS: Dem centrists have a pitch for McHenry -- let's make a deal. For 15-day increments, they would: - Would allow Israel/Ukraine aid on floor - Allow CR/FY24 approps bills on floor In return: - Give Dems control over 50% of suspension bills

4 Democratic centrists to McHenry: Let's make a deal

The Democrats floated giving him “temporary, expanded authorities” -- in exchange for concessions.

www.politico.com

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3 years

Very quick response from McGovern, who just took the floor: "To equate the media to QAnon is beyond the pale."

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Wow. GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert just threw a mask in the face of a floor staffer when she came to the floor not wearing one, per someone watching the exchange.

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4 years

Vice President Joe Biden has made a rare visit to the Capitol to honor Rep. John Lewis. Pelosi walks into Rotunda alongside him and Dr. Jill Biden.

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1 year

McCarthy briefs reporters: - he is not dropping out - he has talked to Trump tonight, was given his support - is eying strategy to get votes without getting 218, aka members who vote present. Says there's a path where he flips 11 votes & wins - he says reporters can go home

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Total scramble right now. McCarthy doesn't have enough votes to adjourn, even after many members have seen the "deal", GOP sources tell @Olivia_Beavers & me That's to say nothing about the votes for speaker gavel

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Legal landmines are looming for Trump--> -Impeachment witnesses. Ruling expected late Dec/Jan -Trump tax returns. Big case this Weds. -Mueller grand jury. Currently stuck in appeals after Dem win. -Emoluments clause. Oral arguments in Dec.

Trump could get whacked by legal losses in coming months

Court rulings could say Trump is illegally profiting from foreign governments, that he must hand over financial records and that lawmakers should see more Russia probe evidence.

www.politico.com

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3 years

NEW: Rules will meet at 3 pm Weds on a resolution to expel Marjorie Taylor Greene from House committees

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Dems are bringing in AG Barr to testify, making VERY clear that the fight ain't over

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In light of the very concerning discrepancies and final decision making at the Justice Department following the Special Counsel report, where Mueller did not exonerate the President, we will be calling Attorney General Barr in to testify before @HouseJudiciary in the near future.

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Goes after Gaetz for supporting Paul Ryan Goes after Perry for reversing course on gay marriage vote Says Good, Boebert, all took McCarthy $ to get elected

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Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis -- considered the moral voice of the Democratic caucus -- just took the floor, injecting fierce energy into the chamber. "Today, this day, we didn't ask for this," Lewis says, his voice roaring. "We do not have kings, we have presidents."

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WOW Hill staff just got this alert "Madison: EVACUATE. Proceed to your designated assembly area. USCP"

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McConnell is on the floor saying there was no reason this package couldn't have been signed into law "multiple months ago." This will infuriate Dems, who have been trying to pass Covid relief since May. McConnell wanted to take a "pause"

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GOP Rep. Michael Waltz, a Green Beret who served in Afghanistan, calls on Biden officials to drop the fight over paperwork. "The State Department cannot give people a death sentence over typos and the wrong forms."

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Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib just became the latest Democrats to leave the chamber, filing out one after each other. This came a few seconds after Trump touted Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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4 years

Wow.. UNANIMOUS vote by the Senate just now. 96 to 0 on $2 trillion.

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1 year

Gooden walked out of DeSantis DC meeting and announced he would endorse Trump

Lance Gooden

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Today, after careful consideration and a positive meeting with Governor DeSantis, I have decided to endorse President @realDonaldTrump for 2024. I look forward to fighting alongside him to reclaim our country from the leftist forces trying to destroy it.

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Dem members have been privately speculating that at least some of their R colleagues had a role in last Wednesday's attacks That's also why many members believe the metal detectors at the House chamber are in place.

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OMG. “In a live webcast Tuesday evening, @RepSherrill made a startling claim that other members of Congress led groups of people through the Capitol Building on a ‘reconnaissance’ mission one day before the riot that laid a deadly siege”

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Pelosi responds to @JakeSherman question about Warren dropping out, race down to 2 men: "Every time I get introduced as the most powerful woman in the United States, I almost cry, because I wish that wasn’t true. " Acknowledges "element of misogyny" in presidential race

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Pelosi announces CHENEY will serve on Jan. 6 select committee. "We are very honored and proud she has agreed to serve on the committee"

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Biden's first pardons - 75+ people for nonviolent, drug-related convictions This has been a big priority for criminal justice-backers, including Black Caucus Many can't understand why it's taken this long into his presidency

Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others

The president also commuted the sentences of 75 others for nonviolent, drug-related convictions.

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3 years

Here are the 35 House Republicans who just voted in favor of establishing a bipartisan Jan 6 investigation.

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Republicans are whipping NO on the Dems' impeachment process resolution, arguing that it "fails to provide the minority and the administration with the same due process rights" of past impeachments Dems actually have worked to give Republicans exactly the same powers

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SO the House is about to take a rare roll call vote on the renaming of a post office. Why? The member on the bill is Rep. Trent Kelly, House GOPer who's been accused of aiding the insurrectionists on 1/6. And a furious Rep. Sean Casten is actually forcing the full vote

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Joe Crowley hosting fundraiser for Joe Kennedy. ....Meanwhile, AOC has endorsed Markey.

That guy who AOC beat? He’s hosting a fund-raiser for Joe Kennedy - The Boston Globe

Former congressman Joe Crowley of New York is listed as a host on an invitation for an Oct. 15 “DC Kickoff” fund-raiser for Joe Kennedy’s Senate campaign.

www.bostonglobe.com

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And KINZINGER is a yes.

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House Dem whips are privately not expecting any Rs to vote in favor of this resolution. *But* some think Kinzinger and Upton are the ones to watch, if any.

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Democrats on Capitol Hill are increasingly pointing fingers at Tom Perez This week, Congressional Black Caucus members had a 45-minute venting session about DNC and Perez. Several are calling for his ouster. via @lbarronlopez @natashakorecki @AlxThomp

Iowa blowback scorches Tom Perez

"It was very frustrating to not hear from the DNC for 48 hours, except for them throwing Troy under the bus," said one state Democratic Party chair.

www.politico.com

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Rep. Ilhan Omar on Trump's lynching tweet this morning: "He's the chief of command for white supremacists, so for him to invoke lynching is quite telling"

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Sigh, this is where it's come to: Reps. Ted Deutch (who represents Parkland) and Jahana Hayes (who represents Sandy Hook) are speaking at a presser, calling out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for falsely claiming those shootings were staged

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Rep. Barbara Lee is all smiles as she walks out of House chamber, carrying a list of nearly 50 House Rs who voted to repeal the 02 AUMF. Lee had been the lone crusader on this for decades. Calls it a "humbling moment" and is turning her attention to getting it through Senate.

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"I am frankly tired of any time where there is a failure in our system of policing, the first response is for us to give them more money," Rep. @IlhanMN tells @nicholaswu12 , explaining her decision to oppose the security supplemental.

Dems approve $1.9B for post-Jan. 6 Capitol security

But the bill is unlikely to quickly advance in the Senate, where GOP leaders have disputed some of its provisions.

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NEW: As the dust settles, it's clear that Dems' Nov. 3 disaster isn't a simple case of leadership overpromising and underdelivering 30+ interviews reveal a growing acknowledgment that DCCC made key strategic errors in 2020 w/ @heatherscope @allymutnick

Inside the House Democrats’ post-election reckoning

The party’s campaign arm made several strategic errors, leaving their majority in doubt in 2022.

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A very, very special shoutout to @PreparednessJoe for returning my earring a year later. He found it in the gallery, where reporters/members/staff had been stuck after the building was breached. I thought it was gone for good!! Bright spot in a tough week (year?)

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Pelosi is asked whether she's aware if GOP lawmakers gave tours ahead of riots. Pelosi says there will be a review of all that. But she adds: "There is no question there were members in this body who gave aid and comfort to those, with the idea that they were embracing a lie."

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How it went down, per source: -GOP pushed for 18 mo debt limit hike. Then 6 mo -Dems dismissed 6 mo. Pitched 3 mo -Trump then agreed to 3 mo

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Emotional morning inside Dem caucus meeting. I'm told Clyburn is in tears speaking about the landmark voting rights bill HR4 and his parents' experience.

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@PreparednessJoe Oh my gosh that's MINE! I still have the other one!!

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Two members of Senate Dem leadership -- Murray and Stabenow -- now back impeachment.

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New: Sen. Stabenow, the No. 4 Senate Democrat, says she supports an impeachment inquiry

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Alright, time to delete this app and go get MARRIED. Back in two weeks ✌🏼

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New tonight - Capitol security officials are escalating safety measures for members of Congress at airports after multiple incidents in which lawmakers have been harassed or threatened as they travel to and from Washington, according to notice obtained by Politico.

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GOP Rep. Anthony Gonzalez votes YES on the board.

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House Republicans put out an ad accusing freshman Rep. Max Rose of defending the police. He responded with this... just, wow.

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4 years

just to reiterate... THIS MAN HAS NOT BEEN WEARING A MASK AROUND THE CAPITOL

Jake Sherman

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4 years

NEWS … Texas Rep. LOUIE GOHMERT ( @replouiegohmert ) has tested positive for the coronavirus. He has not been wearing a mask on Capitol Hill. Gohmert was scheduled to go to Texas with @realDonaldTrump this morning. Story up on POLITICO shortly….

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@sarahnferris

5 years

Apparently NRCC folks took the flat boxes (and bows) through security then assembled them in the Capitol.

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Sarah Ferris

@sarahnferris

3 years

She also rejects the idea of watering down the proposal to $11 or $12 an hour "It’s completely unacceptable. $15 is already a compromise."

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Sarah Ferris

@sarahnferris

5 years

Hmm.. Sen. Bill Cassidy tells me just now that Trump may be rethinking his decision to withdraw from Syria. “I understand he’s reconsidering. I do not think we should abandon the Kurds," Cassidy says.

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Sarah Ferris

@sarahnferris

3 years

NEW: I'm told several Dem moderates have told leadership that they are prepared to *leave* D.C. and not proxy amid gridlock over eviction moratorium. If they leave, it would complicate Dem math on the floor, possibly preventing a floor vote at all.

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Sarah Ferris

@sarahnferris

3 years

Many of the Rs who voted "yes" are now hanging out in a little corner of the floor. Almost all waited until the last minute.

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