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11 Mar, 7 tweets, 5 min read
We’re talking to N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper about Covid-19 recovery challenges pscp.tv/w/cxjXZTFvTmps…
This interview is part of our #TheFiftyGovernors summit. We’ll also be talking to @AsaHutchinson @gretchenwhitmer @LarryHogan @jaredpolis and @JayInslee.
"We believe that it is so important with proper safeguards to get students back into the classroom," @NC_Governor says of his state's decision to reopen schools. #TheFiftyGovernors
"I still have a mask mandate in North Carolina and I'm going to continue it," @NC_Governor tells us #TheFiftyGovernors
When asked if embattled N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign, @NC_Governor Roy Cooper says "It's a lesson that our actions and words matter. There should be a full investigation." #TheFiftyGovernors
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he’s prepared to make full use of his veto pen to stymie a Republican-led effort to restrict voting access in the wake of the 2020 elections #TheFiftyGovernors
politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper says he expects GOP legislators in his state to use the "‘big lie' of voter fraud as an excuse for laws that suppress the vote.”

“Let's just get real about it: These laws are intended to discourage people from voting.” politi.co/3t6Dfwn

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12 Mar
At least nine New York House members have called on embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign. It's a dramatic escalation in the push to remove the governor from office amid allegations of sexual misconduct. politico.com/news/2021/03/1…
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Interviewing Govs @LarryHogan, @jaredpolis & @JayInslee on Covid-19 recovery challenges pscp.tv/w/cxkIFDFvTmps…
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11 Mar
We’re chatting with @AsaHutchinson and @gretchenwhitmer about Covid-19 recovery challenges pscp.tv/w/cxjk7jFvTmps…
This interview is part of our #TheFiftyGovernors summit. We’ll also be talking to Govs. @LarryHogan @jaredpolis and @JayInslee this afternoon.
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2 Mar
It’s been nearly a year since George Floyd’s death sparked a national reckoning on race. How much has changed on the policy front?

The short answer: not much. 🧵
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In the immediate aftermath of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, legislators in two dozen states introduced scores of police reform bills. But only a fraction of governors had signed any of those measures into law.
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This week, the House is expected to vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act—again. The bill passed the chamber last summer but was never taken up by the then-Republican-controlled Senate.
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After weeks in relative isolation at Mar-a-Lago without Twitter, Trump emerged at CPAC on Sunday ready to let loose.

Here’s what we learned from his first big post-presidency speech 👇

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1️⃣ He’s not letting go of the “big lie.”

Trump went on a tear about the 2020 election being “rigged” and claimed he won — the very falsehood that led his followers to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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2️⃣ SCOTUS: From greatest accomplishment to top target.

On Sunday, he attacked the conservative court as “cowards” for refusing his bid to overturn the election results. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
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HHS Secretary-designate Xavier Becerra appears to be on a smooth path to Senate confirmation. But two 2 days of generally collegial hearings in Senate panels exposed fault lines that could shape Biden's post-pandemic agenda. Our takeaways 👇 politi.co/3r0CGUk
1. The fight is shifting from who gets covered to the cost

Senators from both sides grilled Becerra on how the Biden administration will work to bring down the cost of insurance coverage, prescription drugs, and medical tests and procedures politi.co/3r0CGUk
2. ‘Medicare for All’ has replaced Obamacare as the GOP’s boogeyman

Finance ranking member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) even demanded Becerra promise not to pursue a “federal takeover of health care.”
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