Thread by @CraigCaplan

McConnell from Senate floor on NDAA veto override: "The Senate will stay on this important bill until we complete it one way or another."

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1344373559628603392

McConnell on Sanders call to pass $2K bill vs NDAA veto override."He will slow down this vital bill unless he gets to muscle thru another stand alone proposal from Speaker Pelosi that would add roughly a half a trillion to nat'l debt..which has no realistic path to quickly pass."

McConnell on combining $2K checks, Section 230 repeal and election integrity review:"3 of the President's priorities in one Senate process. That was the commitment and that's what happened yesterday when I introduced text reflecting just what the President had in fact requested."

McConnell:"Senate is not going split apart the 3 issues that Pres Trump linked together just because Democrats are afraid to address 2 of them.Senate's not going to be bullied into rushing out more borrowed money into the hands of Democratic rich friends who don't need the help."

McConnell then fast-tracked under Rule 14 the Senate bill combining $2,000 direct payments, Section 230 repeal and creation of election fraud commission as well as standalone House-passed $2K bill to Senate calendar for further debate and votes if unanimous consent is granted.

Schumer on Senate flr responds to Hawley's objections to Electoral College certification:"The effort by the sitting President of the US to overturn the results is patently undemocratic. The effort by others to amplify & burnish his ludicrous claims of fraud is equally revolting."

Schumer: "The Congress will ratify the Electoral College's decision that Joe Biden will be President and Kamala Harris will be Vice President January 6th. And make no mistake about it, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as president and vice president on January 20th."

Schumer on NDAA veto override: "I expect Senate to follow suit and enact the NDAA into law over President Trump's evolving and ridiculous objections...The President vetoed a pay raise to living American soldiers in order to defend the honor of dead Confederate traitors."

Schumer:"We can have this vote tonight & send the bill directly to President's desk...We can vote on NDAA bill tonight & finish Senate's business before the end of the year. All it takes is our Republican colleagues consenting to simple vote on House bill to provide $2K checks."

Schumer then asked unanimous consent for the Senate to take up and pass the House-passed $2,000 direct payments. McConnell objected.

Sanders from Senate floor calling for Senate to pass $2,000 bill: "We have a very unlikely ally in President Trump..Here is what the leader of the Republican Party says. He says '$2000 ASAP'. So even on this issue, amazingly enough, the President of the United States is right."

Sanders then asked unanimous consent for the Senate on Thursday at 11:30am to take up the House-passed $2,000 direct payments bill and vote on it followed by the NDAA veto override vote. Toomey objected.

Toomey on Senate flr:"We're being told,after passing another extraordinary bill,almost a trillion dollars & includ $600 person,that that's not enough.We need to do $2K per person..We know for a fact large majority of those checks are going to go to people who had no lost income."

Markey then asked UC for Senate on Thursday at 12:30pm to take up House-passed $2,000 payments bill & vote on it followed by NDAA veto override vote.Cornyn objected:"This bill would spend roughly $300B more on folks who aren't even experiencing a financial strain from pandemic."