Kristina L. Peterson
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Pelosi says firmly the stimulus bill sent to the Senate *will* include $15 minimum wage.
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As a Hill reporter, I must note it takes considerably more than one senator to pass legislation.
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The original Senate health-care working group was all men. The three no votes today are from GOP women.
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Graham: "I've got a general rule. If you can't be in a mall, you shouldn't be in the Senate."
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The 23 House Republicans in Clinton-won districts, ranked by percentage of tax returns that took a state and local tax deduction. Next week could be fun.
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On a call with Senate Democrats, Sen. Joe Manchin swung through the Arby's drive-through. Congress struggles with the mute button:
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Sen. Jeff Flake says if allegations against Roy Moore prove true, he should withdraw from the race.
@bethreinhard
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Me: "What would you think of Herman Cain on the Fed"?
Sen. Shelby: "It'd be interesting."
Me: "In what way?"
Sen. Shelby: "Probably in all ways."
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McCarthy on Fox: "What’s very interesting here and shows more of the fraud: Not one Republican incumbent lost...How would President Trump lose in an atmosphere like that?"
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Sen. Perdue calls allegations against Moore "devastating," says he should leave race if true.
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski votes no on the MTP to the health-care bill.
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Sen. Flake says if he were an Alabaman, "if the choice were between Roy Moore and a Democrat, I'd vote for the Democrat."
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Lee, Moran say they can't support GOP health-care bill in the motion to proceed. GOP now down four senators.
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It's 9 pm and Republicans have elected three new women to the House. In 2018: one.
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Well, it's been a weird month, but very happy to be returning to WSJ's DC bureau in a new enterprise reporting role.
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My last two stories at WSJ ran today: one on Trump/House Republicans and one on milk. Pretty much sums up the last 14.5 years! It was a privilege to work with such talented -- and kind -- colleagues in DC, Chicago and NY.
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"I was allowed to believe things that weren’t true." Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she regrets her past comments before House vote to strip her committees:
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Corker said he is a "proud co-sponsor" of Alexander-Murray. A small dance move accompanied this.
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“That’s out the window now,” Sen. Flake says of any efforts to pin a shutdown on Democrats.
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For those still counting, AP has Democrat Maggie Hassan leading GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte by less than 900 votes in New Hampshire this am.
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Sen. Collins says a vote next week does not give her enough time to analyze the health-care bill.
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Senate Republicans will not hold a vote on Graham Cassidy, according to a lawmaker and aides.
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Ryan: "The best advice is to let Robert Mueller do his job."
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Issa says he is not prepared to vote for the tax bill in its current form.
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Just noting: percentage of GOP female lawmakers in front row at White House tax celebration does not correspond with percentage of GOP female lawmakers in Congress.
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Your Thursday impeachment timing recap:
Pelosi: It's up to the Senate.
Schumer: It's up to Pelosi.
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Schumer, announcing the budget deal, can't resist one dig at Trump: "While President Trump threatens shutdowns and stalemates, congressional leaders have done the hard work of finding compromise and consensus."
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Back at work today after 9 months with this guy. Not much happened on the Hill, right? Excited to catch up with everyone from my new attic office.
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"There needs to be a national-level regulation, not state-by-state on what we’re going to do about privacy,"
@GOPLeader
tells WSJ: w/
@lindsaywise
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“This is the unanimous position of the Senate at the moment,” says McConnell holding a button that says “Senate Cranky Coalition.”
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McConnell spox says if the Moore allegations are true, he should step aside.
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Collins: "I do not believe these charges can fairly prevent Judge Kavanaugh from serving on the court."
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Getting shot hasn't changed Scalise's position on gun-control legislation: from
@siobhanehughes
and
@nataliewsj
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Overheard in the Senate press gallery: "Before you started covering Congress, did you know any convicted felons? Because now you know several."
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At the Chuck & Nancy meeting, Trump says he will take ownership of a shutdown if the wall is not funded: "I am proud to shut down the government for border security."
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Burr says Senate Intel won't investigate possible contacts between Russia & Trump campaign from
@siobhanehughes
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Podesta began billing his firm $360,000 a year to display his art at the office. The firm also paid part of his art curator's salary. great details in this story from Brody Mullins &
@bykowicz
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Today: the Senate does not trust the House to not pass its bill. The House does not trust the Senate to pass any bill.
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Back at work this week after 9 months with this lady and delighted to be starting a new beat covering food and agriculture policy!
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"You might see my taxes one day," Trump said flippantly to lawmakers at the White House today, according to a Senate aide.
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Pelosi tells The View she has not interacted with Trump since State of the Union, when she told her staff she thought he was medicated.
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On Capitol Hill, the first victim of the government shutdown is fashion: with
@ByronTau
@siobhanehughes
@nataliewsj
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For 23 years, a New Jersey GOP congressman didn't face a serious election challenge. This year is different. from
@hookjan
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House Republicans ramp up scrutiny of the FDA, White House over the baby formula shortages with a letter & hearing next week:
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Thune says Moore should withdraw if allegations prove true. McConnell says he has a statement coming.
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Cornyn says committing to an immigration vote would be rewarding Democrats’ bad behavior, predicts government will be still shut down tomorrow.
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“There is a point at which if someone asks you to torture someone, you should say no,” Sen. Rand Paul says on Haspel nomination:
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McConnell: "We could do with a little less drama from the White House on a lot of things."
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Cornyn says Donald Trump, Jr. will testify before Intel committee.
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Schumer on Price nomination: "Washington Republicans are plotting a war on seniors next year. Democrats will not let them win that fight."
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Durbin says the whip count around David Chipman to lead the ATF is “not where we want it yet.”
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Trump's victory lap over criminal justice reform is a reminder of what he could have spent five weeks talking about, had there been no government shutdown.
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R., N.Y.) says she is currently a no on the GOP tax bill over SALT concerns.
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Tim Kaine and Todd Young plan to unveil bill repealing the 1991 and 2002 AUMFs for Iraq.
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GOP Rep. Jim Jordan won't run for Senate, a spokesman for his campaign says.
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Trump is expected to tell senior lawmakers today he will veto the farm bill unless it includes tougher work requirements for food stamps: w/
@louiseradnofsky
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Only 1% of Trump supporters said they voted for him to advance traditional GOP policies: from
@hookjan
@WSJPolitics
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A new health care bill by Friday? "And pigs could fly!" says Sen. John McCain.
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Hoyer says the House will vote on the infrastructure bill on Monday.
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White, suburban women have moved 27 percentage points away from Democrats since WSJ's August poll: from
@catherine_lucey
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Sen. Cruz says the health-care bill does not yet do enough to lower premiums and "will not pass" unless it does.
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Former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan: "It is difficult to conceive of a more anti-democratic and anti-conservative act than a federal intervention to overturn the results of state-certified elections and disenfranchise millions of Americans."
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Nuclear option still not happening. "The Republican Conference opposes changing the rules on legislation," McConnell spokesman says Sunday.
Great to see how hard Republicans are fighting for our Military and Safety at the Border. The Dems just want illegal immigrants to pour into our nation unchecked. If stalemate continues, Republicans should go to 51% (Nuclear Option) and vote on real, long term budget, no C.R.’s!
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Cornyn, leaving a lunch with Pence, says Trump will sign a clean CR.
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Sen. John McCain on Trump's proposal to ban Muslims: "It's not his first foolish statement and it probably won't be his last."
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McConnell says Gorsuch will be confirmed to the Supreme Court next Friday.
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Pelosi says Democrats might use reconciliation for climate legislation, coronavirus aid, an increase in the minimum wage
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A spokesman for Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.V.) says he will "always be a Democrat as long as he is in the Senate."
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Republicans can repeal the ACA, but they'll likely need Democrats to replace it. That could be tricky
@StephArmour1
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OCE report finds evidence that Rep. Tom Garrett and his wife asked staffers to change the oil in their car and assist them on trips to Costco and IKEA during work hours. Also: helping them move apartments!
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Hill friends, please welcome back the great
@nataliewsj
as she returns from maternity leave! We missed her!
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Capitol Hill, the last bulwark against business casual, crumbles in the face a the government shutdown:
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Murkowksi: “I am taking everything into account. The president’s comments yesterday mocking Dr. Ford were wholly inappropriate and in my view, unacceptable.”
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Kristi Noem says refundable portion of child tax credit now $1400, believes Rubio should be able to support the bill.
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Former Sen. Luther Strange, walking though the Senate, jokes to reporters: “It’s all falling apart since I left.”
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Thank you, current members of Congress, for not body slamming me when I asked you about the CBO report yesterday.
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VP Pence does not respond to questions in the Capitol about whether he still has confidence in National Security Adviser Mike Flynn.
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"Unfortunately, on some of the issues of race, there has been no one else that can say it in the way that I can say it with the credibility on the right that I have," Sen. Tim Scott tells
@joshjame
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One thing we are learning today: senators’ varying descriptions of their own reading speeds. Coons: “very quickly.” Corker: “not that fast.” Kennedy: “slow and I sometimes move my lips.”
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McConnell is trying to argue that the Democrats' rules change of 2013 appealed to ALL nominees. Chair says it didn't apply to SCOTUS noms
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"Any jackass can kick down a barn door. It takes a carpenter to hang one. We need a few more carpenters around here." - Rep. Charlie Dent
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Biden plans to nominate Yellen for Treasury Secretary, per
@NickTimiraos
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@KateDavidson
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@KThomasDC
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Just some WSJ reporters reading the WSJ as we wait for the government to reopen.
@ByronTau
@siobhanehughes
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More women in Congress = more congressional husbands. In DC, they are often mistaken for Secret Service, then given quilted gift bags: w/
@nataliewsj
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The road to a Covid deal: "Some Republicans call me a Democrat," Tsy Sec Mnuchin said to Speaker Pelosi on a call. "Well how nice," she said. "What a nice compliment for you to be called a Democrat.” w/
@aduehren
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The House looked like the sleeper story, but Republicans (so far) have dominated the suburbs. Dems might win GA-7 and not all races have been called, but they have yet to flip a GOP seat.
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Jeffries on the Senate voting this week: “It’s a good thing Mitch McConnell has finally exited the witness protection program.”
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Republican strategist: "We are now one-third Homeland, one-third Veep and one-third House of Cards."
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Freedom Caucus says repealing essential health benefits not enough. "It's always been beyond that," says Rep. Jordan.
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House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney keeps her place in GOP leadership in 145-61 secret ballot vote
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Three GOP no votes: Collins, Murkowski and McCain appear ready to sink the skinny repeal bill.
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The latest front in the milk wars...
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Sen. John Cornyn: "If somebody can essentially convert a semi-automatic to an automatic weapon...that’s something of obvious concern."
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Within minutes of each other, the NRA opposes the Collins measure, while Everytown for Gun Safety puts out a statement praising her effort.
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Democrats and some Republicans call for lifting restrictions on the CDC's ability to research gun violence: w/
@StephArmour1
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@betswrites
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Reporter: "Are you worried that you're still negotiating the health-care bill?" Rep. Roger Williams: "You're talking to a car dealer..."
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