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Bernie Sanders: “They need 60 votes to pass a government. To keep the…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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All they need to do is come to the table and begin negotiating in good faith. But Republicans want a clean CR without any Democratic input, despite the fact that They need 60 votes to pass a government. To keep the government open, they need 60 votes. They only have 53 members of the Republican caucus, but they're refusing to negotiate. Their attitude is take it or leave it. (07:59–08:07)

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Asserts that 60 votes are needed to pass a government funding bill.

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