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Democracy, Congress, Institutions, Elections. Director @BPC_Bipartisan . Fmr @SenatorTomUdall . @UNM Alum. 🏳️‍🌈 Thoughts=my own, RTs≠endorsements. he/him

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Michael Thorning
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3 years
We were all shocked by the siege of the Capitol, but those who work behind the scenes in the legislative branch should know there are people all across the country who see you and support you. We will come back #CapitolStrong .
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Bipartisan Policy Center
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One month after the Jan. 6 attack, former members of Congress and staff want those who work on Capitol Hill to know we stand with them. #CapitolStrong
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Michael Thorning
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Very often, when a senator dies, the Senate provides surviving family with ~ $100k. I’m not sure how many of them need it given the avg wealth of US Senators. It pains me to think Congress does not do that when a Capitol Police officer or other staffer dies in the line of duty.
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🧵For all of my Congress nerds, the House Majority Leader's office has put out out Fun Facts about the 118th Congress. Let's begin:
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3 years
My hot take: Democrats shouldn’t read tonight’s VA Guv race as a reflection of what they have or have not done in Congress this year. They should read it as an anticipation of what they’ll be up against next year: a strategy of divisive racial politics.
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3 years
If Capitol Police is having trouble filling open positions because they can't find candidates without white supremacist connections, we're in bigger trouble than expected.
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Capitol security review identifies deficiencies as Congress debates upgrades

Russel Honoré, a retired general who led the review, has recommended expanding the Capitol Police force and installing retractable barriers around the legislative complex.

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Fools Summer today in DC, which is different from Fools Spring. Fools Spring tricks you into thinking Spring has arrived when it has not. Fools Summer tricks you into thinking 90 degree days during actual Summer will be this pleasant. They won’t.
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All of this fear speculation about a “paralyzed” Congress not being able to respond to the Israel situation. What do people think Congress is needed to do immediately in this situation? Pass a sense of the Congress resolution condemning Hamas?
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And he’s not even Speaker yet!
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BREAKING: Jordan cancels summit between Biden, King Abdulla, President Sisi and president Abbas planned for tomorrow in Amman, Jordanian foreign minister says
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@EWErickson Leading Republican election lawyer:
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Michael Thorning
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Congress gets trashed all the time, sometimes it's earned. But the stories that rarely get told are how thousands of Americans are helped each year in navigating the bureaucracy to solve their problems. Lawmaking looks glamorous, constituent service makes a difference.
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Ossoff's Office
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Sen. Ossoff’s office always goes the extra mile to solve problems — no matter how big or small. Wishing everyone across Georgia a merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a happy new year!
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One thing I hope people takeaway from the @ringwiss reveal is that despite how often congressional procedure is described as arcane, anyone can learn this stuff. 🧵
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The Mystery Social Media Account Schooling Congress on How to Do Its Job

Ringwiss, an influential X account, is changing how the public understands Congress, and how members understand their own power.

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@profmusgrave This is the content I come to twitter for 🙏
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I’m sure this feels cathartic now, but they might regret it next time they’re in the minority and operating out of the Ford Building.
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Jake Sherman
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NEWS — HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP has kicked @RepStenyHoyer out of his Capitol hideaway. Republicans — McCarthy — are taking revenge for Democrats voting with @mattgaetz to boot @SpeakerMcCarthy from the speakership. Expect more of this, GOP sources tell us. Me and
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White supremacists attack the Capitol. Biden: we’re going to go after white supremacists. Conservatives: so much for unity.
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Me catching up on last night’s House Oversight hearing this morning.
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Michael Thorning
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For all the ink spilled in WSJ editorials/opinions about the safety of Supreme Court justices, they were awfully quiet during 2020 when election officials were being harassed and threatened.
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Michael Thorning
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3 years
Folks, the people who know elections, we don’t know how many times we can tell you that a holiday creates impediments to voting, probably mostly for the people who already have difficulty voting.
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Robert Reich
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How about we nix Presidents Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
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@sullydish This is not true and you're smart enough to do a little reading and find that out. It does not ban the use of these words. It makes the existing rules more inclusive by swapping terms like "parents" in for "mother" or "father." And has added benefit of being simpler. Do better.
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For no particular reason, Article I, Section 6
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🚨🧵 BIG Electoral Count Act DEVELOPMENTS: bipartisan group of senators led by @SenJoeManchin & @SenSusanCollins release draft reforms to shore up many vulnerabilities in the process for selecting the president BUT ALSO includes more. @BPC_Bipartisan : this is a critical step. 1/8
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@kenklippenstein @JAdamRuss The only shame here is on you. Disgusting.
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Michael Thorning
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If unannounced you suddenly descend upon a building where members of Congress are meeting and physically block entry/exit (a crime in DC), continue to do so after police tell you not to (also a crime)--and you do this knowing about Jan 6--you should expect a firm police response.
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Country is going great.
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@EWErickson In 2011, when 30k NM households were w/o natural gas amid severe winter weather due to TX blackouts and other state failures, my boss, a US Senator, got to work on looking into what happened, figuring out how to help, making calls, and w/in weeks had hearings going. Cruz can too.
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Michael Thorning
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If this comes to a vote today and fails, I believe that would be the first failed House vote on impeachment since the first impeachment of President Andrew Johnson in 1867.
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Scott Wong
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McCLINTOCK R-CA is a NO on Mayorkas impeachment, saying Rs have identified no impeachable crime. That makes two NOs, along with Ken Buck If those are the only nos, GOP can still pass resolution
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I think the public would be surprised to learn there are many members living paycheck to paycheck. Congressional salaries have not changed since 2009. And living in two places (district/state and DC) is expensive.
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bryan metzger
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"What’s more likely is Johnson lives paycheck to paycheck — so much so that he doesn’t have enough money in his bank account to trigger the checking account disclosure rules for members of Congress." via @SollenbergerRC
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Michael Thorning
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A treasure trove of Speaker vote info:
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X is not sending its best.
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Michael Thorning
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3 years
Some people who claimed to know what impeachment was and wasn't for seem to have forgotten what they claimed to have known.
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Michael Thorning
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And rounding it out with some membership info (just for @mollyereynolds ), vacancies, votes, and vetoes:
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Michael Thorning
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If I subscribed to @newrepublic , I'd be un-subscribing right about now. (Frankly, I haven't found it much relevant for a while...). If you've got issues with Mayor Pete, that's fine. The way to air them is not by nicknaming him "Mary Pete" in a 3,000+ word waste of time.
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Michael Thorning
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I'll take it.
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Room Rater
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Very generous fruitbowl. Good depth. Some lighting/reflection issues. Either open or close door on left. 8/10 @ThorningMichael
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With Pride month barely in the rearview mirror, it's heartbreaking to think of the bigotry and prejudice LGBTQ young people have to overcome every day. Many would rather they feel different and isolated rather than welcome and appreciated.
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LGBTQ clubs were havens for students. Now they’re under attack.

Fears of out-and-proud students are spreading rapidly.

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Michael Thorning
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A fairly classic, if unfortunate, agency vs inspector general conflict. The watchdog asked for records. Secret Service refused or deflected. The IG went to Congress, as they are statutorily encouraged to do in these situations. Agency suddenly finds records. Well done IG.
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Scott Wong
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Jan. 6 panel expects to get Secret Service texts by Tuesday, says new witnesses will appear in next hearing
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If a male staffer made questionable and sexually suggestive posts about a female senator on their personal social media accounts, they would be fired. It shouldn’t matter if the staffer in question is gay or not. The end.
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Matthew Keys
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SCOOP: The chief of staff for @SenatorCardin 's office told now-fired legislative assistant Aidan Maese-Czeropski to "tone down" his social media posts during a promotion last month, @TheDeskDotNet has learned.
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Interesting deep dive into the votes in 2023:
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Michael Thorning
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@Mike_Stankiewic @sahilkapur @senrobportman I don't think we want senators cosponsoring bills without evaluating them. For one, poor drafting is a thing, especially when it comes to bills from the House.
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Michael Thorning
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I know this *seems* like a distinction without a difference, but the Senate Parliamentarian does not make rulings. The presiding officer does. And those can be challenged by the Senate. The parliamentarian is an advisory role. Point your ire in the right direction.
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Michael Thorning
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Anyone who posted about lines in GA on Monday should read this. Most people have never spent time in a polling place other than to cast a ballot. We have a lines problem in this country. Monday’s were unusual and potentially unavoidable, but unlikely they were intentional.
@cstewartiii
Charles Stewart III
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This @ajc article on lines at the polls is a good case study of the "elbow of pain" at work. Small changes to service times and reductions in capacity can have huge effects on wait times: 'We're seeing record numbers' at polls -
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Wishing all the best for the senator. Without making assumptions, an extended absence is not unusual in the Senate for health issues. Mark Kirk was absent for a year after his stroke and Tim Johnson was absent about as long after a brain hemorrhage.
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@RachelBitecofer Yes and this already happens and they’ve already been invited
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Michael Thorning
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Deere was so upset about what happened that day that he bravely kept his White House job while others knew it was honorable to resign.
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Michael Thorning
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House Rules Democratic staff circulating this memo on speaker pro tempore authority. @MattGlassman312 @mollyereynolds @ringwiss @KDbyProxy
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@asmith83 “Of course he didn’t mean it, he was just being a shitposting provocateur.” a modern American political story
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Michael Thorning
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🧵WHAT HAPPENS POST-FEINSTEIN: a rules and precedent thread. First, the Governor of California, under the state’s law and the US Constitution, may appoint a temporary successor to fill out the remainder of her term, ending January 3, 2025.
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@amuse 1. No. 2. In 2009, Joe Biden took the added step of being sworn in as a senator before resigning to become VP.
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Michael Thorning
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@kyledcheney @connorobrienNH The president must stop undermining oversight of the pandemic response. The American people deserve accountability.
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No, Mr. President, You Can’t Be the Oversight

Trump’s signing statement attempts to preclude the special inspector general for pandemic recovery from reporting directly to Congress, which is anathema to the role of an IG.

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Michael Thorning
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I remember when Appropriations was the only committee anyone had the gall to proceed with "powerful." Last week, Sen. Ossof called Intel "selective and powerful." Now we're supposed to believe COMMERCE is powerful? I won't stand for it.
@alexanderbolton
Alex Bolton
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GOP Leader Mitch McConnell exercised his authority to remove Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) from the powerful Senate Commerce Committee, according to sources familiar with decision. Conservatives think it's payback for Scott's leadership challenge in Nov.
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Choosing party leaders in closed-door meetings is not inherently bad.
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Jake Sherman
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The American people want to know what elected lawmakers are talking about behind closed doors. Choosing party leaders in closed-door meetings outside the view of the American people!
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New DC gay bar proposal: Bottom of the Barrel
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Michael Thorning
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Merry Christmas from this house where everyone is sick but me and I cooked the rib roast anyway.
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The only real solution here seems to be for DC to reclaim its original and once retroceded land that now occupies much of NOVA.
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The Virginia Wizards. The Virginia Capitals.
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Almost forgot what this looks like.
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I hope Boehner is home watching this with a big glass or merlot and a cigarette.
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I'm very skeptical of the idea that any speaker has much ability to disrupt the electoral count process. 1) The electoral count relevant provisions of the Constitution do not even mention the speaker.
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New speaker Mike Johnson’s 2020 election denial could have 2024 implications

The new House Speaker worked behind the scenes after the 2020 election to boost Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in office through a long-shot court challenge

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Michael Thorning
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@varadmehta No one, not even an ex-president, can refuse a lawful congressional subpoena free from legal consequences. On what authority would the Secret Service resist law enforcement attempts to procure an ex-president’s presence in such a situation?
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Michael Thorning
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140 former high-ranking officials from both parties press Congress, @SpeakerPelosi @GOPLeader @SenSchumer @LeaderMcConnell to form bipartisan, independent commission to investigate January 6 like 9-11. Led by @protctdemocracy .
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‘We’re still in a life and death race against the virus': Biden cautions pandemic is not over yet

Biden also moved up a deadline for states to make all U.S. adults eligible to receive a vaccine, from May 1 to April 19.

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Could...could a World Series win finally be what it takes to convince the rest of America that DC is a real place where real Americans live and they deserve full representation in Congress? Stay tuned. #Nats
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Michael Thorning
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This is an excellent idea for recruiting poll workers and more states should consider this.
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Frank LaRose
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Attention Ohio lawyers, we have great news for you. You can now receive continuing legal education (CLE) credits for signing up to be a poll worker this election! Sign up at !
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I have seen Milei described in US media as a libertarian, a right wing nationalist, and a populist. Starting to think we need more political theory education in our curricula.
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@igorvolsky From @BPC_Bipartisan @MITelectionlab : "precincts with a high percentage of minority voters, renters, and lower incomes saw significantly longer wait times."
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Michael Thorning
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FWIW I think KY landed on the right method of selecting temporary replacements for Senate vacancies.
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@treeaston It was the fist bump, no handshake for me.
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@MattGlassman312 Yup.
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Michael Thorning
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@EWErickson In 2011, when 30k NM households were w/o natural gas amid severe winter weather due to TX blackouts and other state failures, my boss, a US Senator, got to work on looking into what happened, figuring out how to help, making calls, and w/in weeks had hearings going. Cruz can too.
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To the parents of the small child eating pizza in Lincoln Park: I am sorry Lily abused her off-leash privileges and ate your son’s dinner. She on the other hand, is quite pleased with herself.
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I don’t cry often. That’s between me and my therapist. But this moment, watching our Capitol under attack by a violent mob incited by President Trump, watching public servants and friends and people who have protected me under attack, has brought me to tears.
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I’m dreaming of a White (House) Christmas…
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Michael Thorning
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The State Department IG’s firing is not the same as Trump’s removal of HHS IG Grimm or the DoD IG Fine. It’s likely worse. IG Linick at State was a permanent, Senate-confirmed IG. The others were acting. This is an even bolder and more troubling move against accountability.
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Michael Thorning
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I couldn’t summon the flames directly from Hell this year, but store bought was fine.
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No offense to my lawyer friends and colleagues but everyone who has ever worked in government knows that the counsel’s office is where you go looking for no’s. Even so, the sum of the opinions here seems to be that whatever a majority agrees to is legitimate.
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Kyle Cheney
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NEW: Several former House lawyers tell us that the notion of a temporary speaker calling up legislation — without the explicit authorization of the full chamber — would invite serious legal challenges. w/ @jordainc
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Just a quick thank you to everyone who sent messages of support and love. I feel undeterred, thanks to you, and plan to report the incident. In the meantime, keep up the fight for the democracy that has always been America's great, yet unachieved, aspiration.
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Michael Thorning
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Country is going great.
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Someone get a copy of today’s @ABQJournal in @XochforCongress ’s hands right now! We’ve got a “Dewey Defeats Truman” situation. #nm02 #nm2 #nmpol
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If this doesn’t give you a sense of where even the Senate moderates (a conservative Dem here) are moving, I don’t know what will. At some point, a prerogative can be so abused that it’s existence poses a threat to the institution. Unlimited debate is getting very close 1/2
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ICYMI, Sen. @JonTester laid out a path to filibuster reform on @RealTimers last night: “It’s being abused to the max & it’s no longer about getting bipartisan groups of senators together to pass a piece of legislation together. Now it’s used to stonewall, it’s used to stop.” 1/
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We’re not sending our best to the federal judiciary.
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3. Not a good start. 'H.R.' stands for 'House of Representatives', not 'House Resolution'.
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In November, when it looked like we might have a 50-50 Senate, I made clear here that Vice President Harris did not simply have to be a parrot of the parliamentarians. Nixon saw that and used it.
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Tied Senate: Who Controls a 50-50 Chamber? | Bipartisan Policy Center

The results of the 2020 election continue to be finalized, but one possible outcome is an evenly divided Senate sometime after January 5, 2021.…

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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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@NormOrnstein has this exactly right on Senate holds in @TheAtlantic : "The Senate’s deep and dirty secret is that holds work only because every member of the Senate wants them to." We wrote similarly at @BPC_Bipartisan recently 1/2
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What’s the Hold up on Senate Nominees? | Bipartisan Policy Center

Senators are reluctant to forego their procedural prerogatives like holds and filibuster threats, which give them individual influence over government staffing and policy. Yet,…

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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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Frankly, I don’t think news networks should be paying anyone retainers (let alone 6 figure retainers) to appear and give opinion commentary. Pay the journalists. Invite the others. The drive for celebrity will be payment enough.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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It is one thing for Republicans to say the Trump campaign is entitled to exhaust all legal avenues. It is another for Republicans to stand by while the administration--overtly and outwardly--claims victory and makes plans accordingly. Donald Trump has not won reelection.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
Yes, I’m the person on a trip who makes everyone stop so I can take pictures of voting stuff.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
This is gay culture.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
10 months
Unabashed Senate enthusiast here. The Senate has notable and noble attributes, but idea that the Senate floor is a shrine to *democracy* has some foundational flaws.
@jameshohmann
James Hohmann
@jameshohmann
10 months
The U.S. Capitol is, or should be, thought of as the temple of the world’s oldest continuous democracy. Within that, the Senate floor is its most sacred space. Throughout history, those who participated in its proceedings dressed accordingly. Until now.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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When you get on that DCA>DAL>ABQ flight, you can always tell who’s gonna be staying on for that last leg.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
1 year
As they say, some professional news:
@BPC_Bipartisan
Bipartisan Policy Center
@BPC_Bipartisan
1 year
The Fix Congress Cohort has named BPC and @ThorningMichael as coordinators! We're looking forward to serving as the primary convener and facilitator, organizing regular meetings for the cohort members who represent views across the political spectrum.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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@NoLieWithBTC These issues are easy to demagogue but facts are facts. House Dems made this change. It had bipartisan support from a respected committee studying challenges facing Congress. Skyrocketing DC cost of living was seen as a barrier to working class representatives. AOC, Porter etc.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
@SeanTrende Not as good as this one
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
@PatrickRuffini "...Trump’s millennials over the past year and a half have quietly settled on the margins: a stretch of Washington that spans from the Wharf—a shiny new development three blocks south of the National Mall—southeast along the Waterfront and into Navy Yard..
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Young Trumpies Hit D.C.

… And D.C. hits them right back.

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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
4 years
@DaveLapanDC @dave_brown24 Seem to remember the president talking about wanting to do trade and prescription drugs, no talk of focusing on a pandemic. Why didn’t they bring it up then if it was so pressing ?
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
2 years
Need to hold on to this memento.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
4 years
I’m here. I’m queer. I sincerely hope you’re used to it by now. #NationalComingOutDay
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
Gaga at the inauguration singing the National Anthem IS the gay agenda. We got y’all. It is done.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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@reinhardtgstein I’ll leave those judgments to the legal experts like you.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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Too often, it's thought that procedural acumen is only the realm of a few oracles who have spent decades toiling away in mysterious tomes. Not true. @ringwiss is a reliable expert because he shows his work. And the receipts are publicly available resources.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
Calls for a 9/11 Commission type investigation of Jan 6 continue. Yesterday 15 organizations, led by @protctdemocracy , wrote to @SpeakerPelosi with such a recommendation (link). @BPC_Bipartisan & former 9/11 Commission leaders themselves have as well ⬇️
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
The real problem with Twitter is that it allows such a massive platform for the lazy, the ignorant, the dishonest, and the nefarious.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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Most people: who will replace Feinstein? Some people: who will replace Feinstein on Judiciary? A few people: who will replace Feinstein on Approps? Two people: who will replace Feinstein ad chair of the Energy and Water subcommittee? Me: Rules Committee.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
This is true and we also must confront our own, relatively new (and in my opinion misguided) societal desire for constant exposure. The presidency is a job that is mostly done not in the eye of the public. That is not a bad thing.
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Drew Savicki
@DrewSav
3 years
I've come to appreciate Biden's decidedly less flashy approach to politics. He has been criticized for not making enough public appearances but that's not how he views the job. Biden believes the President is not meant to be the center of attention. A workhorse not a showhorse.
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@ThorningMichael
Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
3 years
Dose dos.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
2 years
Six years of Republican control of the Senate to run it in a way that would make people want to serve there. Instead, they get this.
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David Weigel
@daveweigel
2 years
With Ducey passing on #AZSen , McConnell's now winless in his campaign to convince popular governors to run for Senate in 2022 - first Sununu, then Hogan, now Ducey. Good @jmartNYT story about this.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
2 years
The strongest sign that things are not going well on Twitter is that most of the conversation here is about Twitter.
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Michael Thorning
@ThorningMichael
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Congress used to offer much more rigorous procedural training to staff. There was even a multi-day interactive training. With cuts to CRS budgets, away went the training. Bad for rank-and-file, good for party leadership.
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