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2 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Two Congressional special elections are being held in Ohio today to fill two of three vacancies in the House. Democrats currently have an 8-seat voting majority with 220 members; Republicans have 212.
Voters in #OH15 House district,which spans from Columbus suburbs to Athens,will choose between Democratic state Rep. Allison Russo & Republican coal lobbyist Mike Carey to replace fmr. 6-term GOP Rep. Steve Stivers,who resigned in May to become OH Chamber of Commerce Pres. & CEO.
Russo was endorsed by President Biden and Carey by former President Trump in this #OH15 House special election race.
Voters in #OH11 House district, which includes most of Cleveland and its eastern suburbs,& parts of Akron, will elect a new mbr to replace fmr Rep. Marcia Fudge (D) who resigned in March to become HUD Sec. Cuyahoga Co. Councilwoman Shontel Brown (D) faces Republican Laverne Gore.
Special election primary is being held today in the southeastern #FL20 House district to replace the late Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died in April. The special general election is January 11, 2022.
Watch LIVE Campaign 2022 election night coverage of the victory and concession speeches from the #NJGov and #VAGov races tonight on @cspan.org. ImageImage

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Schumer on new agreement on lowering prescription drug costs in BBB: "Senator Sinema has told me she supports this agreement, so I think we're there."
"The Senator welcomes a new agreement on a historic, transformative Medicare drug negotiation plan that will reduce out-of-pocket costs for seniors."-Sinema spox.
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Fmr. Kansas Rep. Dennis Moore (D), who represented KC area 3rd district, died today at 75 after a battle w/cancer.He spoke about his experiences w/Alzheimer's at 2014 Senate hearing:"I know personally how this disease affects an individual & family."c-span.org/video/?c498472… @cspan Image
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Manchin from Capitol Hill on BBB & Senate-passed infrastructure (BIF) bills: "The political games have to stop...It is time to vote on the BIF up or down...Holding this bill hostage is not going work in getting my support for the reconciliation bill." Image
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Schumer from Senate floor on his mtg yesterday w/President Biden & Sen. Manchin on BBB bill:"We had a productive weekend as we continue to close in on a final agreement for Pres. Biden’s Build Back Better plan..It was a very good mtg, & I thank the President for his leadership."
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Schumer: "No one ever said that passing transformational legislation like this would be easy, but we are on track to get this done, because it’s so important and it is what the American people need and what they want."
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