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Sep 18, 2020 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Here's what could happen if the Senate ends up evenly split & no party has the majority
Something no one really thinks about, but it's possible
and we have to prevent it
Let's turn up the volume on taking back the Dem Senate Majority, kids!
#VoteOutTheGOP
politico.com/news/2020/09/1…
2-"An evenly split Senate would make life grueling for whoever is president next year [and everyone else in America]. Any one senator could determine the fate of critical nominations or key pieces of the party’s legislative agenda.
3-"And in an era of already deep polarization, it could lead to even worse gridlock, as inconceivable as that sounds.” ~politico

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Now that Kevin McCarthy has said he'll push the contested House committee leadership elections until after the Speakers vote on 1/3

Here, from Politico, is a little bit of what the (serious) fallout will be for the 118th Congress: 👇
“days, if not weeks, of uncertainty for GOP committees as they begin their stint in the majority. Some of the most important panels, including those charged with tax-writing and border security, won’t be able to prepare bills, tee up hearings, or even hire staff. 👇
"While some House committees already have uncontested leaders in place, those chairs won’t be able to choose their member lineup or potentially pay staff. The GOP’s subpoena power, too, will be frozen.”
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And Dems have a new House Minority Leader!
Hakeem Jeffries
Last night he said:
"Leadership is incredibly important. When we get an opportunity as diverse leaders to serve in positions of consequence, the most meaningful thing we can do in that space is do an incredibly good job."
Hakeem Jeffries on the House GOP:
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Manchin & Schumer made a 'deal' to include a "permitting" bill in the CR when Manchin helped pass the IRA
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Says he needs 20 GOP to counter Dem opposition
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Also hearing Manchin is pressuring the GOP WV Senator Shelley Moore-Capito to whip GOP support on it
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Not even Moore-Capito
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How badly does Rick Scott want to be SML?
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He's dodging
This is fun!
.@PunchbowlNews :
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PA: “[D]emocracy is really at stake. You can’t be a democracy when you support violence when you don’t like the outcome of an election. You can’t call yourself a democracy when you don’t, in fact, count the votes that people legitimately cast. …
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