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Sahil Kapur

13 Mar, 8 tweets, 4 min read

NEW —> 'A tremendous sea change': Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster

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Joe Manchin’s interest in making it more “painful” to obstruct has sparked new talks among Senate Democrats about a “talking filibuster.”

Full abolition is highly unlikely.

But this would be a major change and open the door to a more aggressive agenda.

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@SenJeffMerkley

.@SenJeffMerkley, chief filibuster antagonist, tells me: “There’s been a tremendous sea change in the Democratic caucus, saying: ‘We were elected to solve problems, not to apologize because McConnell stopped us.’ That excuse will not fly, nor should it.” nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

@BretBaier

Manchin told @BretBaier this week he doesn’t want to abolish the filibuster or add issue exemptions. But: "People have to make sure that they’re willing to show — it’d be great, don’t you think, if someone was down there telling you why they’re objecting?" nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

How would a talking filibuster work?

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McConnell rejects a talking filibuster, saying the rule should be kept as is.

“Majorities come and majorities go. But the essence of the Senate is the filibuster on the legislative calendar. Change that and you change the Senate — and America — forever.”

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@SenatorWarnock

The filibuster war is going to explode once voting rights legislation hits a dead end in the Senate.

What @SenatorWarnock told me:

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@SenSchumer

I asked @SenSchumer if he supports a talking filibuster rule.

“All I can tell you is that we need big, bold action. And we have to figure out the best way to get it. If Republicans will work with us, great. But we’ve got to get it done. Period.”

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Sahil Kapur

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13 Mar

🚨 Stimulus cash is already out the door. This is a bank posting sent to me by a member of a family of four making under $150,000. 🚨

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And one more. $1,400 payments are hitting bank accounts.

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Sahil Kapur

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—$1,400 stimulus checks
—$300-a-week jobless benefits
—$3,000-$3,600 cash for kids
—$34B for ACA subsidies
—100% COBRA subsidies
—$350B state/local aid
—$14B vaccine distribution
—$25B rental aid

The House gave final passage to the Senate-approved Covid aid package on a vote of 220-211.

Just one Democrat voted NO on the Covid bill: Jared Golden of Maine.

Kurt Schrader flipped from NO on the original House bill to YES on final passage today.

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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

9 Mar

NEW: Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid bill delivers stimulus and a political fight

Dems plan to "shout if from the rooftops" and see it as key to bucking the midterm curse in 2022.

GOP is invested in undermining it.

Message war has just begun.

My latest 👇

nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

Republicans recognize the Covid bill is popular.

It is trickier to run against than the '09 stimulus: The benefits are more tangible and there is minimal grassroots firepower against it, with conservatives more attuned to cultural fights like Dr. Seuss. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

@PewResearch

New @PewResearch poll: 70% of U.S. adults say they favor the $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic aid package proposed by Biden, including 41% of self-identified Republicans. nbcnews.com/politics/polit…

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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

6 Mar

BREAKING: Senate votes 50-49 to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief package.

Every Democrat votes YES, every Republican votes NO.

The one absence in the Covid relief vote is Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), who left town for a family emergency, per his office.

SENATE PASSES THE COVID RELIEF BILL

It includes:

—$1,400 stimulus checks
—$300-a-week jobless benefits
—Child allowance up to $3,600
—$350 billion state/local aid
—$34 billion for ACA subsidies
—$14 billion vaccine distribution
—100% COBRA subsidies

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

6 Mar

LATEST: Senate Democrats blazed through a series of overnight votes after resolving an internal clash over jobless benefits that threatened to derail the bill.

They voted down lots of GOP amendments with everyone aboard.

Final passage is getting closer.

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The Senate is killing Republican amendment after Republican amendment on a vote of 50-49, with Joe Manchin sticking with the blue team.

The ideological gap between the most conservative Democrat and the most liberal Republican is massive.

(Dan Sullivan had to leave town due to a family emergency, so Republicans have 49 votes in this vote-a-rama.)

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Sahil Kapur

@sahilkapur

6 Mar

ELEVEN HOURS LATER: The Senate has yet to call the minimum wage vote as Democrats ready their new jobless benefit amendment for prime time.

The chamber is mostly empty.

@SenSchumer

And 11 hours and 50 minutes later, the Senate finishes the vote on the first amendment to the Covid relief bill.

"Voting will resume shortly," @SenSchumer says. "Now that this agreement has reached we are going to power through the rest of this process and get this bill done."

McConnell mocks Democrats for their internal divisions that forced this delay. "What this proves is there are benefits to bipartisanship," he says. As majority leader, McConnell pursued partisan votes (unsuccessfully) for ACA repeal and (successfully) on a major tax overhaul.

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