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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 13
Tax news: The Senate Finance Committee called off a markup on the Crapo-Wyden tax admin package planned for next week, per multiple sources familiar w/ the situation
It’s no longer expected in June
Finance top Dem Wyden & committee Dems demanded a vote on an amendment blocking Trump’s IRS audit immunity deal, per sources. Finance R’s decided to cancel, only wanting a markup if it was going to be fully bipartisan
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Samantha Handler retweeted
NEWS in AM: Senate Banking considering marking up export control bills to potentially include them in NDAA
This would be a big hawks win as it’d add momentum to these bills. Banking had been mostly silent on this as Mast in the House has been moving quickly
W/@BrendanPedersen
Jun 12
TECH: The Senate Banking Committee is weighing a markup of export control legislation, according to two sources familiar with the panel’s planning.
@Dareasmunhoz and @BrendanPedersen have the details:
punchbowl.news/article/tech/…
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Jun 12
NEW: Cruz announced markup of his bipartisan NIL framework bill.
Next Thursday. House Republicans have been stalled on this issue.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
👀 NDAA coming to a House floor fight near you!
Jun 11
House Rules Committee could meet the week of June 29 to pave the way for floor consideration of the chamber's version of the FY2027 NDAA, Chair Foxx announces.
rules.house.gov/media/announ…
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 11
✈️FLY OUT DAY @RepJasonCrow
ON:
- FISA
- Iran
- Prediction markets (@Kalshi and @Polymarket ) and a stock ban
- Aspirations for higher office
PLUS -- two of the best: @AnthonyAdragna and @DaniellaMicaela
youtube.com/watch?v=1VCD2OiR…
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 11
SCHUMER on Trump naming Jay Clayton as DNI nominee:
“[Pulte] has got to go — period. No matter what else they do.”
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 11
Speaker Mike Johnson says “what would be the point” of bringing back the House during recess to vote on FISA again.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 11
Trump asks for a reconciliation package that includes $350B for the military and the SAVE America Act.
Just days ago, Susan Collins, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Mitch McConnell, the top defense appropriator, said there won't be a third reconciliation bill.
Trump has had uneven performance on the Hill. FISA about to expire. Filibuster in tact. Blue slips unchanged. Lots of GOP free agents on both sides of the Capitol.
🚨 NEWS: Trump calls for Congress to pass $350 billion in military funding through reconciliation AND the SAVE America Act.
truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT…
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 10
Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s putting a short term FISA extension on the House floor tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. under suspension of the rules. It will extend until July 2.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 10
News: Senate Dem leaders just hotlined a short-term FISA 702 extension to July 2nd
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 10
CMS Director OZ just walked into Senate GOP steering lunch
OZ told me on the way in he’s been focused on combatting fraud at the moment
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Jun 10
Murray responds, says Democrats will not accept a "gigantic war budget offer."
"I sent Collins an offer I thought was very good last weekend, Sunday night. I've not heard back from her, but I want a bipartisan process, that is what our job is and that is what I want to do, but I will not accept a lopsided offer."
Jun 10
New: Senate Majority Leader John Thune calls out Democrats for FY2027 funding talks falling apart.
Thune said he met with Senate Approps Chair Susan Collins last night to discuss the path ahead, as it takes Democratic votes to pass any approps bills.
"I think the Democrats' goal in all this is to create chaos as much as possible," Thune said, adding that Rs "haven't seen a lot of evidence" that Dems want a normal approps process.
h/t @AndrewDesiderio
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Jun 10
New: Senate Majority Leader John Thune calls out Democrats for FY2027 funding talks falling apart.
Thune said he met with Senate Approps Chair Susan Collins last night to discuss the path ahead, as it takes Democratic votes to pass any approps bills.
"I think the Democrats' goal in all this is to create chaos as much as possible," Thune said, adding that Rs "haven't seen a lot of evidence" that Dems want a normal approps process.
h/t @AndrewDesiderio
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 10
House defense appropriators have released their $1.07 trillion FY2027 Pentagon funding bill ahead of a closed-door markup tmrw.
The bill includes funding for the 5% to 7% pay increase for troops DOD requested, $10.6 billion to boost munitions procurement, per a GOP summary.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 10
ICYMI - news from @ccleffert: @RepBrendanBoyle is working on a bill to crack down on pro sports teams moving across state lines
He’s reached out to W&M Chair @RepJasonSmith about it ahead of Smith’s sports tax hearing coming up 👀
MORE from PM Vault - punchbowl.news/article/vault…
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Jun 10
News: Top Senate Energy and Natural Resources Dem Martin Heinrich is opening up about his frustrations with how committee chair Mike Lee (R-Utah) has been running the committee.
Heinrich pointed to today's markup, saying Democrats want to see conservation bills get votes in committee. None will get votes today.
Heinrich said Democratic bills that have received bipartisan support in the past continue to not receive votes.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
News you can use in @PunchbowlNews' Portal: House Appropriations Chair @TomColeOK04 said the proposed nearly $9 billion Rayburn renovation won't be funded this year.
Committee hasn't been "persuaded” this project is the “right answer.”
w/ @sn_handler.
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Samantha Handler retweeted
New tax cuts are a focal point of Republicans’ pitch to voters heading into the midterms, nowhere more so than in Nevada, where Trump first pitched no-tax-on-tips in 2024. But there are signs economic headwinds are blunting the impact of the tax relief. tinyurl.com/hawswnkc
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 9
KOSA news!
House GOP leaders want to get KIDS Act, which includes KOSA, to the floor soon, possibly within weeks. They plan to talk to E&C Rs *and* Ds
Other stuff that could get bolted to an AI package later could start moving in cmtes too
punchbowl.news/article/tech/…
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Samantha Handler retweeted
Jun 9
Must-read from @AndrewDesiderio
Jun 9
SCOOP: Tillis sent GOP senators a lengthy email Monday night laying into them for blocking his attempt to eliminate the so-called “anti-weaponization” fund and for pushing two votes on the SAVE America Act.
@AndrewDesiderio has the details:
punchbowl.news/article/senat…
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