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Today was brutal.
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As the shutdown hits two weeks, it's important to remember what Trump said Dec. 11. Trump: If we don't get what we want, one way or the other... I will shut down the government ... So I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I'm not going to blame you for it.pic.twitter.com/z1ptWRo7Nk
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During the shutdown, the USDA office administering SNAP has sent home 95% of its employees without pay. "People in this country will go hungry," said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. "It's simple. They go hungry ... We're not talking about people who are dogging it."https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/millions-face-delayed-tax-refunds-cuts-to-food-aid-as-white-house-scrambles-to-deal-with-shutdown/2019/01/04/b5b58616-0fa3-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.1432fa01c904 …
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The Trump admin, which had not anticipated a long-term shutdown, recognized *only this week* the breadth of the potential impact of the government shutdown, WaPo reports. Officials said they were focused now on understanding the scope of the consequences.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/millions-face-delayed-tax-refunds-cuts-to-food-aid-as-white-house-scrambles-to-deal-with-shutdown/2019/01/04/b5b58616-0fa3-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.1432fa01c904 …
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Food stamps for 38,000,000 low-income Americans would face severe reductions and more than $140,000,000,000 in tax refunds are at risk of being frozen or delayed if the government shutdown stretches into February, WaPo notes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/millions-face-delayed-tax-refunds-cuts-to-food-aid-as-white-house-scrambles-to-deal-with-shutdown/2019/01/04/b5b58616-0fa3-11e9-8938-5898adc28fa2_story.html?utm_term=.1432fa01c904 …
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Congress is reviewing the Trump admin's decision to lift sanctions on companies owned by Oleg Deripaska, the influential Russian oligarch with close ties to Putin, Democrats tell NYT. The reviews could fuel a congressional effort to block the decision.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/04/us/politics/senate-sanctions-oleg-deripaska-russia.html …
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Mitch McConnell's winning streak on judicial nominees is hitting a speed bump. The fate of 70 of Trump's judicial nominees is in limbo after McConnell and Chuck Schumer failed to agree on a way to move them forward at the close of the 115th Congress.https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/02/trump-judicial-nominees-1077658?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f0fe-dd93-ad7f-f8ff7e290000&nlid=630318 …
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Inbox: Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) has sent a letter to the Chief Administrative Officer asking for her pay to be withheld during the government shutdown.
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A Maine state legislator left the Republican Party this week without explaining his decision to, reducing the party's minority in the Maine House and becoming the 7th independent in the chamber, according to the Bangor Daily News.https://bangordailynews.com/2019/01/04/politics/recently-re-elected-maine-lawmaker-quits-republican-party/ …
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Sen. Jack Reed: "The idea that President Trump is considering declaring a phony national emergency ... in order to pay for his wall should alarm all Americans ... Our troops and taxpayers should not bear the burden of a broken, preposterous campaign promise."
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Chuck Rosenberg: "The President of the U.S. is echoing directly the line of the Kremlin on a whole bunch of things ... This is something that U.S. intelligence officials have to understand: Why is the president saying what he’s saying? ... is something being fed to him?"
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Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan: I'm hoping Republicans realize President Trump is unfit for office.https://www.msnbc.com/hallie-jackson/watch/former-cia-director-john-brennan-hopes-republicans-realize-trump-is-unfit-for-office-1419923523965?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma …
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House Democrats will introduce their proposal to require universal background checks for gun sales on Tuesday, the eighth anniversary of Gabby Gifford's shooting, Democratic lawmakers and aides tell Politico.https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/04/house-dems-gun-background-checks-bill-1081476 …
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Robert Mueller's federal grand jury has reportedly been extended by six months. The grand jury, based in D.C., was seated for an 18-month term that began in July 2017 and was set to expire in the coming days.https://cnn.it/2COEJ7c
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Trump said Mitch McConnell is not at the Rose Garden presser because he's "running the Senate." But our
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When Trump talks about USMCA paying for the wall, what that really means is that U.S. consumers -- will be paying tariffs on imports from Mexico, and those billions of U.S. consumers' dollars will go to the federal government. That is what Trump says will pay for the wall.
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Reminder that when Trump talks about USMCA and how Mexico will pay for the wall through it: USMCA has not been ratified by Congress yet.
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Trump says, "You can't impeach somebody that's doing a great job," which is not an accurate statement.
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Trump, asked if he's still proud of owning the shutdown, says "I'm very proud of what I'm doing." He also says he doesn't call it a shutdown.
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@GarrettHaake: "I don’t know how you take anything from what the president said there and understand what he wants. I got pro-steel, barrier in the desert ... This is what Democrats have been complaining about. How do you negotiate with someone who is all over the map?"@MSNBCThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Trump confirms the Schumer quote that he said in the meeting that the shutdown could go on for "months or even years."
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