House Republicans-elect look pretty different from House Democrats-elect.
Erica Werner
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Erica Werner
@ericawerner
Writer, reader, mother, widow. Former longtime reporter for the Washington Post and AP at Capitol Hill and the White House.
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Joined April 2009
- "This will be the first time I can recall we've spent $1.9 trillion based on one party's view of things" Lindsey Graham says. (Pretty much exactly the size of the GOP tax cut)
- "I was one of the worst waiters in the history of the country but I was a waiter," Bernie says on the Senate floor as he speaks in favor of raising tipped minimum wage
- Spanberger on the Dem caucus call: We lost races we shouldn’t have lost. Defund police almost cost me my race bc of an attack ad. Don’t say socialism ever again. Need to get back to basics. (Is yelling.)
- Maxine Waters says on the floor that her sister is dying of coronavirus in a hospital in St Louis, Mo.
- Replying to @ericawernerThe count is over. Pence reads the final tallies: 306 for Biden, 232 for Trump "The announcement of the state of the vote by the president of the Senate shall be deemed a significant declaration" Pence concludes.
- Jim Cramer: “What deal can we have, Crazy Nancy? I’m sorry, that was the president, I have such reverence for the office I would never use that term ..” Pelosi: “But you just did. But you just did.”
- Classic from Pelosi, asked if she spoke to Trump at all this week: "There was no need for that."
- Wolf Blitzer grilling Pelosi on why she won't take $1.8T deal. Reads Ro Khanna tweet.. Pelosi: "I don’t know why you’re always an apologist and many of your colleagues are apologists for the Republican position-- Ro Khanna, that’s nice. That isn’t what we’re going to do."
- Biden/Harris topped the 270 mark with the votes from Vermont. Pence and the tellers now pushing quickly toward the end of the alphabet with Wisconsin. Gohmert objects -- but objection not signed by a senator and "cannot be entertained" Pence says. On to Wyoming.
- Trump: “Nancy I need 10 votes from Chuck.” Schumer: “Alright let me say something here.” Pelosi: “Let me just say one thing.The fact is you do not have the votes in the House.” Trump: “Nancy I do. And we need border security.” Pelosi: “Then take the vote we’ll find out.”
- Pelosi: “I’m a mother of five, grandmother of nine - I know a temper tantrum when I see one.”
- Replying to @ericawernerIf we run this race again we will get fucking torn apart again in 2022, Spanberger says
- Stmt on @AOC "present" vote on the CR last night. "Representatives were given approximately 30 minutes to read the 115 page text of the funding agreement before votes, which wasn’t sufficient time for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to feel comfortable that she was making an informed vote.”