It’s unusual for #McConnell to hold two news conferences in one week in Washington.

This suggests he’s sees Manchin’s movement on the #votingrights bill as a real threat. Ahead of his newser, he argues it will “supercharge the cancel culture.”

#elections
#ForThePeopleAct
11 Republican Senators are here now speaking out again S1. There are 16 on the speaker’s list.

“I’ve taken a look at the new state laws. None of them are designed to suppress the vote,” McConnell says.

#votingrights
#ForThePeopleAct
.@LindseyGrahamSC argues the provisions in the #ForThePeopleAct were created before any of these new state laws were created. He maintains efforts to characterize Republicans as racist for opposing it will fail. #votingrights
McConnell just left. He didn’t take any questions.
Now Cornyn is gone too and I really wanted to ask him a question 😩😩😩

Cruz and Marshall here now
Blunt says this news conference was in the works for a week, prior to Manchin circulating memo w/ proposed changes to voting rights bill he would support.

Cruz says there was major showing today among Republicans b/c media hasn’t accurately covered what’s in For the People Act

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17 Jun
Some interesting background from @JacksonLeeTX18 to reporters on the hill on the last minute behind the scenes scramble to make #Juneteenth a holiday. Thank you @ArthurDelaneyHP for the audio.

"This bill has been introduced by me for at least 12 years."
"When the Senate asked if they could take my bill over to the Senate, we were happy for them to do so &they conformed it and then they saw a moment and that was this week. They made the point, we will pass #Juneteenth in whatever way we can in spite of a person who is objecting."
In shade to @RonJohnsonWI, @JacksonLeeTX18 says, "That person lost steam. We'll continue to call him that person. And so they got a Unanimous Consent to the desk."
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3 Sep 20
Some key takeaways from @RepThomasMassie's conversation with @TomRoten this morning.

Massie calls out @SpeakerPelosi for what he seems to suggest is hypocrisy on #coronavirus shutdowns.

"I guess the rules are for us and everybody else and not for her."

#KY04
.@RepThomasMassie says family members can influence each others votes when everyone is voting by mail, filling out ballots at home.

"It may take us back to where each household votes same way...this could backfire on the Democrats." Massie says better to vote in person.

#KY04
.@RepThomasMassie again challenges @GovAndyBeshear's use of executive power.

"He should call the legislature back into session. These emergency powers given to any executive are not meant to last months or a year."

#KY04
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