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Press Secretary for @LeaderMcConnell

Washington, D.C.
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@DougAndres
Doug Andres
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Spotted in Falls Church, VA
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I mean…
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Tomorrow’s @nypost
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McConnell to @mkraju : "I want to congratulate Liz Cheney on a landslide victory - it must be very satisfying to her and it was a great win."
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Wait did Rubio really take notes with a quill pen today??
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New: The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates the Schumer/Manchin bill will hit Americans in every income bracket, with more than half of the tax increases on ppl making less than $400,000 per year.
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Blaming Republicans when you cant get 50 Dems to vote for your priorities doesn't make much sense
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Obligatory “alone in the rotunda at 2:41 AM” pic
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Friendly reminder that Senate Democrats co-wrote the bill they are now holding up.
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The Senate is voting on an emergency border funding bill at 2pm. Hope she can make it back to help pass this important legislation.
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Elizabeth Landers
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. @ewarren outside the Homestead detention center: “It is a stain on our country.”
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McConnell: "I understand my colleagues are frustrated they may not get to spend $4.9 trillion on their way out the door for Christmas. But believe me, lashing out at our democracy, at the Supreme Court, and at the Senate itself will not solve anything."
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I’m waiting for Trump to unleash a bald eagle in the House chamber #SOTU
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McConnell on Fox: "If I were the president I don't think I would have a two-hour press conference again."
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McConnell: "If the House cannot pass the USMCA this year, there is no way they’ll be able to claim the people’s business has not taken a backseat to impeachment."
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Sen. Durbin: "Perhaps the president went a little too far in rhetoric."
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Tfw you’re the new guy and your soul has yet to be crushed in this godforsaken place.
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<whispers> sir, it's actually Democrats who killed it
@POTUS
President Biden
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We will – we must – get Build Back Better passed, even in the face of Republican opposition.
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“Doug, I’ve told you six times to wear a jacket to work.”
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McConnell "There will be no haggling with the House over Senate procedure. We will not cede our authority to try this impeachment. The House Democrats’ turn is over. The Senate has made its decision."
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Scoop: Al Gore’s VP bust has arrived in the Senate
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7 years
Republicans are the ones funding CHIP completely and immediately. Democrats are the ones voting no.
@jimmykimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
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@DougAndres Shame on you for making CHIP a bargaining chip, shame on you for tying our children's lives to immigration and shame on you and @SpeakerRyan for doing ANYTHING other than funding CHIP cleanly and IMMEDIATELY.
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Yes. He blocked a bipartisan counterintelligence hearing featuring the guy leading our government's efforts to protect the Nov. elections.
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CBS News
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Schumer invokes "two-hour rule" to block Senate committee hearings
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For those keeping track: The Senate just confirmed the 150th judge of the Trump presidency.
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Confirmed, 90-1: Executive Calendar #352 Steven C. Seeger to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
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Cheneys look at Cheney
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Good lord, British politics is just so lit.
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Sen. Durbin just equated ending the filibuster to storming "the beaches of Normandy on D-Day running straight into enemy fire" These are not serious people.
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Manchin on AOC: "I never met her. I’m understanding she’s not that active with her bills or in committee. She’s more active on Twitter than anything else.” 👀👀👀
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This is not what your Dem colleagues were saying when they helped write the bill over the last few days
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Chuck Schumer
4 years
We voted no on the McConnell-GOP bill because among other problems it includes huge bailouts without protections for people and workers and without accountability, and because it shortchanges our hospitals and healthcare workers who need our help. These changes need to be made.
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this is rich
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Christian Schneider
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Sen. Barack Obama in 2005 vigorously defending the filibuster, which he now decries as a “Jim Crow relic:”
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I really enjoyed the nodding woman behind POTUS
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It’s worth noting that the House has not finished their work. Mnuchin just announced the House needs to pass a correction to the package on Monday. The Senate has no bill to vote on.
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Kamala Harris
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McConnell must immediately call the Senate back in session to vote on the House-passed coronavirus relief package. Families can’t wait.
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Biden on his opposition to raising the debt limit in 2004: “My symbolic vote against raising the debt limit would have been a protest of the policies that have brought us to this point, and a demand that we change course.”
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McConnell: "This week, the Speaker published an 1,800-page seasonal catalog of left-wing oddities and called it a coronavirus relief bill."
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Everyone in this picture will get a tax cut in Dems’ BBB
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McConnell on the New York Times: “one week ago, the Grey Lady finally met her match. Vladimir Putin? No problem. Iranian propaganda? Sure. But nothing, nothing could have prepared them for 800 words from the junior Senator for Arkansas.” 😂😂😂
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Doug Andres
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A picture worth 1.5 to 3.5 trillion words
@frankthorp
Frank Thorp V
3 years
Well, this just happened outside the US Capitol:
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Nothing to see here
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Breaking: Judge Barrett follows the Ginsburg Standard
@ReutersLegal
Reuters Legal
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Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court nominee Barrett declines to discuss how she would approach Obamacare case pending at Supreme Court
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Think about this: The bill the House will pass tonight will run up huge deficits in the next five years, undoubtedly making already high inflation worse, in order to pay for tax cuts for millionaires in NY and CA
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Doug Andres
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Can confirm —>
@seungminkim
Seung Min Kim
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NEWS —> McConnell’s office called Schumer’s people today + told them McConnell would not consent to reconvening immediately under the 2004 emergency authorities, a person familiar says. So the Senate won’t reconvene Friday, or almost certainly before Jan. 19. Trial in Biden term
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200 judges in under 4 years
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McConnell on Schumer's SALT obsession: "This is his position: Nothing for schools, nothing for kids, nothing for the PPP, nothing for the healthcare fight — nobody gets a dime unless the Democratic Leader gets a massive tax cut for rich people in New York and California.”
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The Senate Chandelier. Possibly retrieved from the Titanic by JFK, according to an intern #photography
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Fun fact: Pelosi’s HEROES Act has no PPP money for small businesses like this one
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Brooke Singman
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EXCLUSIVE: @SpeakerPelosi used shuttered San Fran hair salon for blow-out, owner calls it 'slap in the face' In security footage obtained by Fox News, #Pelosi is seen walking through the salon Monday w/ wet hair &without a face mask over her mouth or nose
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Interesting: The new book minimum tax language in Schumer’s bill now captures subsidiaries, which includes a TON of small to midsize businesses. That’s a new $35B tax on small businesses just trying to get off the ground.
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This is actually insane (and a lie) from The New York Times ed board
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McConnell: "I’m sorry our colleague felt the need to publicly brag that he had scolded the senior Senator for California for being too civil."
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👀
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Another Dem Senator breaks with Schumer/Pelosi...
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Senator Tina Smith
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Minnesota small businesses need relief now. I fought hard for this program and am now pressing for additional funds, faster delivery and implementation improvements to help more Minnesotans get assistance ASAP.
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Doug Andres
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BREAKING: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Won't Impeach Joe Biden
@politicalwire
Taegan Goddard
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McConnell Says Biden Won’t Be Impeached via @politicalwire
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McConnell on Pelosi's impeachment pens: "Nothing says seriousness and sobriety like handing out souvenirs. As though this were a happy bill-signing instead of the gravest process in our Constitution."
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This is looking increasingly unlikely
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FiveThirtyEight
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Could Democrats pick up 13 seats in the Senate?
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DEVELOPING: The House left town last week and won’t return until Sept. 14.
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NBC Politics
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DEVELOPING: Without a coronavirus aid deal, Majority Leader McConnell adjourns the US Senate until Sept. 8. McConnell says senators would receive at least a 24-hour notice to return to Washington if a deal is reached.
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Dems have literally admitted they delayed bc of the election
@LACaldwellDC
Leigh Ann Caldwell
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@senatemajldr McConnell says this is a deal that could have been passed months ago, saying GOP has supported a "targeted" bill under $1 billion since the summer. True Democrats wouldn't go below $2 bil pre-election. BUT the details are not something the GOP would have backed months ago.
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McConnell: "If Republicans had introduced a bill to add four Supreme Court seats for the last President to fill, there would have been weeks of wall-to-wall outrage on every newspaper and cable TV channel."
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Doug Andres
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Interesting topic for someone who blocked small biz relief multiple times this year
@WNYT
WNYT NewsChannel 13
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Schumer completes 62 county tour calling for more relief for small businesses
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BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
@brianstelter
Brian Stelter
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A rainbow over the U.S. Capitol 🌈
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Sen. Whitehouse filed an amendment to "Eliminate vote-a-ramas" 😂
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The New York Times is getting attacked over the newspaper publishing an op-ed that...explains the opinion of the majority of American voters
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"You'll regret this, and you may regret this a lot sooner than you think.” — Mitch McConnell, 2013 👨‍⚖️ 👩‍⚖️
@nielslesniewski
Niels Lesniewski
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Schumer saying the filibuster would go away if needed for a Democratic majority to advance the Biden agenda.
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HEROES (Dems) vs. HEALS (GOP) Just sayin’
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Seems asking Dems about GA turnout / ease of voting is not a priority for reporters today. Pretty wild given how much ink was spilled on “voter suppression” this year
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McConnell: "If our Democratic colleagues really believe what they’re saying, did they themselves use a racist tool against Senator Scott’s police reform bill last year?"
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I don’t remember all this media shade when John McCain displayed bipartisanship
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ABC News Politics
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Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema doubled down on her controversial support for the filibuster and displayed her unconventional friendship with Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell during a speech hosted by the Republican in Kentucky.
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Call me crazy but running over your wife’s foot seems like relevant information for voters, not just some diabolical GOP oppo dump.
@bluestein
Greg Bluestein
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In final week, GOP resurfaces Warnock dispute with then-wife #gapol #gasen
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Scotty. Legend.
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McConnell: "Less than 48 hours after this activist tried to literally murder a politician, the radical left bailed their comrade out of jail. This is just jaw-dropping. The innocent people of Louisville deserve better."
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House agenda today: Impeachment Senate agenda today:
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McConnell on new Dem asks: "Tax credits for solar energy and wind energy. Provisions to force employers to give special new treatment to Big Labor. And listen to this — new emissions standards for the airlines. Are you kidding me?!"
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So the boss scooped me, but I have some ~personal~ news. Today is my last day with Speaker Ryan. It's been the privilege of a lifetime to work in this office, and I am thankful to have been part of this team.
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Doug Andres
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Meanwhile, the Senate was in session today, as it has been for weeks. Is the House coming back this year?
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Kyle Griffin
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Pelosi to Dem colleagues: "The Republican Senators are turning their backs on the American people. Senator McConnell says he is the Grim Reaper and indeed he is. Every day the GOP Senate delays, more lives and livelihoods are lost."
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McConnell on Dem scare tactics: "Our 77-year-old male former Vice President and our 69-year-old male Senate Democratic Leader have tried to inform American women that this 48-year-old working mom wants to roll back her own rights as a woman."
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Doug Andres
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remember when you twice filibustered Covid relief and vaccine funding at the height of the pandemic?
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Tammy Duckworth
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Remember when Republicans voted for the American Rescue Plan to get more Americans vaccinated, help keep folks in their homes, get checks into pockets of those who need it and help everyone survive this pandemic?   Me either.
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McConnell on Biden admin: “They own this crisis at the border. They created it.”
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Oh wow Schumer moves to block COVID relief votes
@davidpopp
David Popp
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. @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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"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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remember a year ago when Dems created a fake postal crisis? that was weird
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Officer Clarence just gave me his card. Told me to call if I need anything.
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Remember when oil was at a record-low price in 2020 and Schumer blocked refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and then proceeded to brag about it? anyone remember that?
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Doug Andres
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McConnell: "We must have no stigma, none, about wearing masks when we leave our homes and come near other people. Wearing simple face coverings is not about protecting ourselves, it is about protecting everyone we encounter."
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Fox News
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He’s out of control!!!
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Breaking: Bipartisan majority saves the Senate; halt Schumer's power grab
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Doug Andres
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The Senate has just confirmed the 50th Circuit Judge in less than three years. For context, President Obama had a total of 55 in EIGHT years.
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Doug Andres
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Little known fact: the Speaker of the House doesn’t *technically* need to be a member of the House of Representatives.
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Doug Andres
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So what did we learn from this needless two-week delay that prevented small businesses from getting loans when they really needed them? Maybe, don’t do it again? Pelosi has two REALLY nice refrigerators?
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Doug Andres
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You mean the bill we’d be voting on this week if Senator Schumer hadn’t blocked it?
@JustinPGoodman
Justin Goodman
4 years
A QUESTION FOR TWITTER: Does anyone know how many times Senator McConnell mentioned policing reform in his speech today on the Senate floor?
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Doug Andres
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Some personal news: I’m now a published photographer
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Doug Andres
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Actually, Sen. Schumer filibustered COVID relief—twice. We all know this.
@ChadPergram
Chad Pergram
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Schumer on McConnell/coronavirus bill: He’s who's holding it all up..The Republican Senate refuses to move forward on any kind of COVID bill..And now with even President Trump saying we need a big bill, we are urging McConnell to reexamine his position
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A real professional photographer just told me this is a “great pic.”
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Well, it’s Wednesday. Busy week. Let’s see what the House is up to toda—
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Doug Andres
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"McConnell, who was vaccinated for COVID-19 in December and has been promoting vaccinations in public remarks ever since, plans to run 60-second radio ads on more than 100 Kentucky radio stations in the coming days promoting the vaccine with money from his re-election campaign."
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Doug Andres
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Has anybody asked what Nancy Pelosi was doing in January to combat Coronavirus? I recall many “prayerful” photo ops during impeachment — zero related to Coronavirus.
@sahilkapur
Sahil Kapur
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Pelosi responds to McConnell saying impeachment hindered the US response to coronavirus: "That's so sad." "You can't handle your job," she says on @mitchellreports . "Just blame it on the fact that you didn't want to face the reality — and that denial and that delay cost lives."
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Doug Andres
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Are Democrats saying they’ll sue to prevent economic relief for Americans?
@FoxReports
Lauren Fox
4 years
Schumer warns that if the President goes ahead with broader executive orders, they will be “litigated”
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Doug Andres
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Support for Judge Barrett is surging...among Democrats and Independents
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Doug Andres
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The New Millennial in the Office™ came in extra chipper today: "Guys, I got the best new drink at Starbucks this morning...Iced brown sugar oat milk espresso with added cold foam. I found it on TikTok."
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Doug Andres
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MCCONNELL: President Trump could not have made a better decision. Judge Amy Coney Barrett is an exceptionally impressive jurist and an exceedingly well-qualified nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Doug Andres
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Attempting to ride the Members-only elevator with Virginia Foxx is a catastrophic error
@RealSaavedra
Ryan Saavedra
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An absolute masterclass from Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) on how to deal with Code Pink activists.
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Doug Andres
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Iconic
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