It's also the how they're doing it that is threatening bit of history. In 1967, the Clean Air act passed this body under regular order by a vote of 88 to 12. In 1990, the landmark Clean Air act amendments passed the Senate 89 to 11, overwhelming bipartisan support. But today, Republicans are trying to pass these bills to get California's Clean Air act authority under a simple 50 vote threshold, they're plotting to overturn the Senate parliamentarians. (03:50–04:03)
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Asserts that the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments passed the Senate with a vote of 89 to 11.
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