#Senate

1/ I follow (and am followed by) people from across the political spectrum. We share a commitment to reversing the extremist agenda of the LGBT trans lobby; preserving women's sex-based
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Based on the available metrics, Kamala Harris is currently one of the most progressive members of the U.S Senate. The data is consistent on that. (thread) http://ProgressivePunch.org  ranks her 4th
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JUST IN: Trump threatens to use his constitutional power to "adjourn" the House and Senate so that he can make recess appointments. The power is listed in Art II, Sec
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A word about @SenAngusKing's comment that "the 60 vote majority requires some level of consensus," which reflect a common myth about the Senate. The Framers designed the Senate to promote
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To enact true change in our government, we need to flip the senate. This will enable dems to push through much needed reforms. Here are several seats we need your
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I can make a perfectly logical proposition about a Trump victory over Biden actually saving lives.I do not endorse it but it's rational and quite rooted in political reality.https://twitter.com/mtsw/status/1254505242281959424 There
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The US senate foreign relations committee is proposing millions of dollars of funding for media which reports on the "negative impact" Belt & Road projects That is part of a
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Want to understand the elements of creating a model that incorporates structural racism? Look at this map from testimony @EvermoreMichele of @NelpNews gave at today's hearing of @COVIDOversight showing how
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Lost in all of the debate and ACB news is the fact that the Senate Judiciary Committee just passed through the nomination of Kathryn Mizelle to the full Senate. https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2020/09/09/jones-day-associate-former-th
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It’s pretty obvious that those who accused Iowa lawmakers of trying to ban curriculum in HF 802 (diversity training) via the Iowa Senate amendment don’t know how to read bills
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End confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominees @ishapiro https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/11/supreme-court-confirmation-hearings-they-do-more-harm-than-good-column/3565496001/ via @usatoday So, I hadn't gotten around
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i think i'm the only person in the universe who cares about the origins of triple changers but i'm gonna make a thread about it and no one can tell
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John Bolton will save us all. Hear me out, ok?Bolton is a GOP sweetheart, and career Republicans especially love him. He certainly garners more respect in conservative circles than Trump,
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what to know about the anti-terrorism bill or the senate bill no. 1083— a thread this bill has been approved by the senate for third reading and will now be
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US has now 10,000,000 #COVID19 cases. Newest 1M took only 11 days—sharp **acceleration** from 14 days for 9th mil, & 20 days for 8th mil. 1 mil April 282 mil
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Declining vote share in rural #Iowa is also a big problem, but Fred Hubbell would be governor if he had matched Vilsack or Culver's performance in the mid-sized cities. For
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