Well, there never was a deal that's really important. There was never a deal agreed to by anybody. The leaders said there was a deal. The leaders said there was a deal. But The leaders never checked with the people who actually vote Senate. So there was never a deal to kill. We didn't even know what the deal was until a day before the deal was going to be voted on. (08:34–08:38)
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Asserts that Senate leaders did not consult with voting members before claiming a deal was made.
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