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Ramsey Touchberry
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Ramsey Touchberry
@ramsberry1
Senate snob for @dcexaminer. Alum: @WashTimes, @Newsweek, @WUFTNews. @UFJSchool 🐊 FL native. [email protected]
Loitering in a Capitol hallway Katılım Temmuz 2013
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Some news: I'm joining @politico next week where I'll cover House leadership and focus on Democrats. I could not be more excited about the opportunity to join such a great team!
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Fact check: Gators are primed for a repeat victory
David Sivak@DISivak
In case anyone is wondering, Thune is predicting the Michigan Wolverines will come out on top for this year’s March Madness 🏀
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Contrary to Trump's claims, Thune says any effort to leave NATO would "absolutely" require Congressional approval.
“Congress is definitely — on something like that, there isn’t any question Congress is gonna want to be heard from,” Thune said. /2 washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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Thune tells us it’s Ron John’s “prerogative” if he wants to request a vote on ending the filibuster as part of SAVE Act debate, but added, “I don’t know what that accomplishes, really.”
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
NEW: A filibuster amendment vote during SAVE Act debate would be "counterproductive" & stoke divisions, Thune warns the GOP in an interview with me & @DISivak. "I don’t think that serves anybody’s interest," he said. "I think that trying to create this intra-Republican, intra-family fight or division over an issue that clearly isn’t going anywhere seems counterproductive to me." washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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NEW: A filibuster amendment vote during SAVE Act debate would be "counterproductive" & stoke divisions, Thune warns the GOP in an interview with me & @DISivak.
"I don’t think that serves anybody’s interest," he said. "I think that trying to create this intra-Republican, intra-family fight or division over an issue that clearly isn’t going anywhere seems counterproductive to me."
washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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Of note, Thune says the midterm travel isn't his "favorite" part of being GOP leader. Over the last month, he's been to New York, California, Florida, and Texas.
“All the stuff you do when you have, for better or worse, when you have this job,” Thune said.
“It never ends,” he added.
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
Thune told us he has plans to use the upcoming two-week break to help GOP candidates campaign and fundraise but signaled those trips would be scrapped in light of the shutdown.
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Thune told us he has plans to use the upcoming two-week break to help GOP candidates campaign and fundraise but signaled those trips would be scrapped in light of the shutdown.
David Sivak@DISivak
In an interview, Thune expands on his plans to cancel the April recess over the DHS shutdown: “If that’s what it takes,” Thune told @ramsberry1 and me. “I can’t see us taking a break here in the next week if DHS isn’t funded." “I just think we’ve got to fund the government. We can’t have a break like that, and continually have TSA not being paid and other government employees not being paid.” washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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NEW -- In an interview, Thune offers some rare pushback after Trump said he doesn't "need" Congress to withdraw from NATO:
"Yeah, absolutely, I don’t think you can make that kind of a decision unilaterally," Thune told me and @ramsberry1.
"Congress is definitely — on something like that, there isn’t any question Congress is gonna want to be heard from." washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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Mullin's ability to advance out of committee tomorrow is likely to come down to Fetterman, who insists he's undecided despite the wild Paul-Mullin episode.
But something that may point to the Democrat voting yes: "I haven’t seen anything shocking."
washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/44…
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.@MattLaslo to an otherwise mum Mullin after their classified meeting this afternoon: "Is Rand Paul a jackass?"
Mullin: *smiles and shrugs*
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
New—Rand Paul skipped the SCIF meeting w/Mullin but will still hold committee vote tomorrow Spox tells me: "Senator Paul already knows he can’t support the nominee, but he wanted to ensure all committee members have the information they need to make their own decisions. He knows enough to know how he is going to vote. He facilitated the meeting to make sure everyone else got the information they needed."
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New—Rand Paul skipped the SCIF meeting w/Mullin but will still hold committee vote tomorrow
Spox tells me: "Senator Paul already knows he can’t support the nominee, but he wanted to ensure all committee members have the information they need to make their own decisions. He knows enough to know how he is going to vote. He facilitated the meeting to make sure everyone else got the information they needed."
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
Paul says he's "still willing to have the vote tomorrow but I can cancel." He and Ranking Chair Peters wants Mullin to go to SCIF & disclose details of classified official foreign trip he took roughly a decade ago but Mullin says he lacks clearance to reveal info
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In case there was any confusion if Paul will back Mullin:
"I think there are anger issues...A guy who brawls, a guy who can't even say he's sorry about wishing violence on me...I don't know how he could, from my point of view, be a leader of ICE or Border Patrol. I will be a no"
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News: Paul says "If that goes as planned and it's forthcoming, I still plan on holding a vote tomorrow."
Suggests Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL), who was reportedly blocked from introducing Mullin, missed deadline to notify panel
"Anybody that didn't meet the deadline didn't get to"
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
Sounds like Paul, Peters and Mullin will head to SCIF following hearing to discuss this trip. Paul indicated it's a requirement to learn more before he allows vote to move forward
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Sounds like Paul, Peters and Mullin will head to SCIF following hearing to discuss this trip. Paul indicated it's a requirement to learn more before he allows vote to move forward
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Paul says he's "still willing to have the vote tomorrow but I can cancel." He and Ranking Chair Peters wants Mullin to go to SCIF & disclose details of classified official foreign trip he took roughly a decade ago but Mullin says he lacks clearance to reveal info
Ramsey Touchberry@ramsberry1
Fetterman (D-PA) acknowledges he could be deciding vote to advance Mullin out of committee but says he's undecided "I came with an open mind, and I'm going to maintain that. That was always my commitment" "I haven't been rocked by some kinds of mic-dropping kinds of moments"
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Fetterman (D-PA) acknowledges he could be deciding vote to advance Mullin out of committee but says he's undecided
"I came with an open mind, and I'm going to maintain that. That was always my commitment"
"I haven't been rocked by some kinds of mic-dropping kinds of moments"
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Thune says he's confident Mullin will be confirmed, despite moment with Rand this morning
"Those two obviously have some history and it's personal stuff"
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/1 Our crew at @dcexaminer is live blogging Markwayne Mullin's confirmation hearing - @Anna_Giaritelli is following along, @ramsberry1 is in the room, and @dezward01 is keeping the blog whirring - Graeme Jennings with the 📸
washingtonexaminer.com/live-blog/mark…
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"You have never had the courage to look me in the eye & tell me [my] assault was justified. So today you'll have your chance...Tell it to my face"
Mullin-"If I have something to say I'll say it directly to your face...Seems like you fight w/Republicans more than you work w/us"
Anna Giaritelli@Anna_Giaritelli
Brutal opening from a Republican: Rand Paul opens Markwayne Mullin confirmation hearing and confronts him about having said Paul deserved being assaulted. "I just wonder if someone who applauds violence against their political opponents is the right person to lead an agency that has struggled to accept limits for the proper use of force."
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