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Stroke survivor. Senior writer at and . graduate. Bourbon drinker. niels@cqrollcall.com

Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2010

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  1. Resuming the holiday travels through major cities with a stop in Chicago.

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  2. I say this because I once went through the process of claiming a dormant Twitter account. And while it wasn't that difficult, it also wasn't without hurdles.

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  3. I'm slightly fascinated as to how she got this Twitter account. Was it unclaimed? Dormant? Does it count as an in-kind contribution?

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    Dec 29

    An op-ed adapted from a chapter of upcoming book in tomorrow’s NYT —> Everyone Gets Sick. And We Deserve Better.

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  6. I suspect the Senate majority leader is paying more attention to the basketball game at the Yum! Center today than he is to presidential tweets.

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    “You have all become like family to us, and I’m grateful to have had you with me these last four years.” Today Senator Hatch and Elaine took members of his security detail out for one last thank you lunch. His final day as a Senator will be January 3rd.

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  9. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    First the shutdown, now this. Adding insult to injury for a federal workforce that is already being held hostage by this President.

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    “Direct payments to farmers covered by payouts intended to blunt the impact of Mr. Trump’s tariff war with China could be delayed .. because the workers processing them have been furloughed.”

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  11. Looking forward to joining during the 10 a.m. hour for . I hear may be there as well.

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  12. In other news, a federal pay freeze

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  13. Friday night, the Trump administration reversed decisions on enforcement of the government shutdown for flood insurance and the Coast Guard

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  14. Mulvaney literally said “I want everybody to understand no one is working without getting paid." Apparently the Coast Guard isn't part of "no one."

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    Dec 28

    U.S. Coast Guard uniformed personnel, who are typically paid on the first and 15th of each month, will not receive their next paycheck

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  16. In a normal world, if the Clerk of the House received a certificate of election signed by a governor with the notation "Stolen Election," that would be cause of alarm. But, when it's Maine in 2018?

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  17. Always a good sign when the airline customer service automatically hangs up because the call volume is too high right now.

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  18. This compilation story about shutdown effects remains relevant

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  19. "Thank you for contacting the Federal Emergency Management Agency Press Office. Due to the federal funding hiatus, we are not able to respond to general press queries."

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    Dec 28

    Big news day for the Ayotte comms shop!

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