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2 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
New: “Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them," McConnell says in statement to CNN. “She is an important leader in our party and in our nation. I am grateful for her service...” More on the GOP debate post-Trump. cnn.com/2021/02/01/pol…
McConnell on Marjorie Taylor Greene: “Loony lies and conspiracy theories are cancer for the Republican Party and our country. Somebody who’s suggested that perhaps no airplane hit the Pentagon on 9/11, that horrifying school shootings were pre-staged...
...and that the Clintons crashed JFK Jr.’s airplane is not living in reality. This has nothing to do with the challenges facing American families or the robust debates on substance that can strengthen our party,” McConnell says
McConnell going much further than McCarthy. McCarthy says he supports Cheney but had “concerns.” McCarthy has only weighed in through a spokesperson on Greene

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3 Feb
New details here about a long meeting in the GOP steering committee about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s future, per multiple sources.

- The GOP Steering Committee has NOT made a decision yet on whether to strip her from her committee assignments and will meet again tomorrow.
- Kevin McCarthy did not weigh in one way or the other on what he thought should be done.
- McCarthy met with Greene, but she didn’t meet with Steering. In relaying how meeting with Greene went, McCarthy gave NO indication Greene showed remorse or contrition for past comments
- While there’s a belief that she should off her two committees among the GOP members, there’s a concern about punishing members for things they did before winning their election.
- There’s also concern about the precedent it would set if Dems strip her assignments in floor vote
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2 Feb
The No. 2 House Republican, Steve Scalise, said this to me when asked if Marjorie Taylor Greene should lose her commiteee spots. “Look we're gonna be talking about all this in conference tomorrow,” he said, adding he still hadn’t spoken with Kevin McCarthy.
Asked if he had any concerns over her views, Scalise said to me: “I’ve been very very vocal about that.”
Scalise may be referring to his past criticism of Greene during last year’s primary, though he ultimately set aside those concerns after she won her runoff. cnn.com/2020/09/16/pol…
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2 Feb
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are still haggling over final details on a power-sharing agreement. They are debating in part committee budgets, per multiple sources
The issue has a real impact because Democrats can’t chair the committees until the Senate passes new rules for this Congress. Otherwise they will operate under last Congress’ rules when the Senate GOP had the majority and controlled the committees.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is still chairing Senate Judiciary until the agreement is approved, defended his refusal to schedule a hearing for Garland as attorney general.
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28 Jan
Trump’s camp releases this photo from his meeting with McCarthy today
“President Trump’s popularity has never been stronger than it is today, and his endorsement means more than perhaps any endorsement at any time.”
McConnell, unlike McCarthy, hasn’t spoken to Trump in months. They haven’t spoken since Dec. 15
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28 Jan
What’s clear after a call between the WH and Democratic senators: There’s no desire to pare back the $1.9 trillion relief bill or break it up into smaller pieces, per several Democratic senators.
“There's not a lot of reason to believe that this place is equipped to pass a big package in parts and it's just unrealistic to think that it could get done that way,” Chris Murphy just told me.
When asked if he thought the dollar amount of the proposal would change, Van Hollen said: “I do not, I think you’ll see some change in the mix of certain amounts here and there.”
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22 Jan
Schumer wants trial to start week of Feb. 8, per source familar. He’s about to announce on floor
Here’s the pre-trial schedule McConnell and Schumer agreed to, per a source familiar.
7p Monday the House will bring the article over to the Senate, per Schumer. Members will be sworn in Tuesday, Jan. 26. Then there will be a period of time to draft legal briefs. During that period, the Senate will work on nominations, he said. Then trial will begin Feb. 8 week
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