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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Robert Mueller is the only FBI Director to be unanimously confirmed twice by the U.S. Senate and also be nominated by Presidents from two different political parties, 98-0 in 2001 for the George W. Bush Administration and 100-0 in 2011 for the Obama Administration. He died Friday at age 81. RIP

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery 62 years ago today. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) on the House floor earlier this month paid tribute to the 35th President who "epitomized placing service above self.”“ www.c-span.org/clip/us-hous...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Viola Fletcher,who was 7yrs old during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre,was the oldest living survivor:”I hear the screams.I have lived through the massacre every day.Our country may forget this history,but I cannot.I will not & other survivors do not, & our descendants do not."RIP x.com/cspan/status...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

21 Senate Democrats including Schumer & Schatz, Republicans Cruz and Paul, and Sanders (I) voted in support of Paul amendment's to strike the hemp product ban language from the government funding bill. Amendment was tabled 76-24. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

51-47: Senate votes to end the national emergency declared by President Trump on April 2 to impose global tariffs. Republicans Collins, McConnell, Murkowski and Paul. Senators earlier this week voted to repeal Trump's tariffs on Brazil 52-48 and Canada 50-46.

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

It's Gov’t Shutdown Day 28. Senate today will vote for a 13th time to try to advance the House-passed GOP short-term funding bill to reopen the gov’t. VP Vance will meet with Senate GOP during their party lunch to talk about the shutdown stance & this week's floor votes on tariff repeal. @cspan 2

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Barrasso responded to Merkley: "One of our Senate colleagues just spent over 22 hrs on this floor reading from a book, reciting poetry, one poem at least four times, & talking about renovations currently going on at the White House. It was 22 hrd of what I can only describe as rubbish."

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) yielded after holding the Senate floor for a marathon 22 hr & 37 minutes. It was the 3rd longest floor speech in Senate history. He surpassed fellow Oregonian Sen. Wayne Morse’s 22 hr & 26-minute floor speech from 1953. Applause in the chamber followed. x.com/cspan/status...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Merkley (D-OR) briefly suspended his marathon Senate floor remarks, which began at 6:23pm ET Tuesday, for a prayer at Noon today required under the rules when the Senate has been in continuous session. Senate convened yesterday morning at 10am followed by the first prayer by Chaplain Black. @cspan 2

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

15 hours and counting for Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who began speaking on the Senate floor opposing Trump’s policies & authoritarianism last night at 6:23pm ET. He’s yielded for questions to Booker, who holds the record for the longest Senate floor speech at 25 hours and 5 minutes.

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

“And Lord, end this government shutdown.”-Senate Chaplain Barry Black in the opening Senate prayer on Government Shutdown Day 21. www.c-span.org/congress/?ch...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It's Gov’t Shutdown Day 20. Only the Senate's back in session today & will vote at 5:30pm for the 11TH time on whether to advance House-passed GOP short-term funding bill. And with 60 votes needed, it's expected to fail again w/only Republicans & the same few Dems & King-I planning to support it.

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) along with several other Democrats introduced legislation to ban "the use of federal funds for construction or renovation on the White House grounds" during the shutdown.

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

On Day 17 of the gov’t shutdown,House announced Oct 20-26 will now be a district work period for members, meaning no votes will be held for a 5TH consecutive week. Last votes were 9/19. Rep. Olszewski (D-MD) yelled from floor,calling on Rep-Elect Grijalva (D-AZ) to be sworn in. x.com/cspan/status...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

A war powers resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senators Kaine (D-VA), Paul (R-KY) and Schiff (D-CA) to block the use of U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unauthorized by Congress. www.kaine.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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Craig Caplan @craigcaplan.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

First post: Proud to serve on @RTCACapitolHill executive committee and stand in support of defending freedom of the press.

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