POLITICO congressional bureau chief. Photo by @frankthorp
Schumer says Senate is about to take a vote on the motion to proceed to reconciliation "The time has come for the Senate to begin debate"
What to watch this morning: Insulin. Democrats hoping to preserve $35/month cap on Medicare even though Republicans expected to strip out that provision for private insurance @caitlinzemma @jordainc @marianne_levine
Daines is moving to combine a bunch of GOP amendments into one vote. Is the end game approaching? Thune: "We’ll hopefully have a solution to land the plane, we’re in the descent right now”
Final amendment update from @DougAndres "I can’t keep up, just turn on CSPAN 2. thx"
VP Harris breaks tie, 51-50 reconciliation passes to heavy applause in the chamber
Senate adjourns until Sept. 6 after one of the busiest summers I can remember
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Sen. McCain said retiring Sen Corker is "not happy" here in the Senate. I asked if there are others that are unhappy: "About 99 that I know"
Trump: “Nancy’s in a situation where it’s not easy to talk right now” Pelosi: “Please don’t characterize the strength that I bring to this meeting”
Rubio says he hopes Tillerson is best Secretary of State of all time. Also someone is holding a spine prop behind him
Cruz leads senators in joint statement: "we intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘lawfully certified’ (the statutory requisite), unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is completed."
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