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Chris Kapenga: “There's a long precedent where the majority likes to make…”

Featuring: Chris Kapenga, Republican | Wisconsin State Senate, District 33

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Published | Video Starts at 04:36

Yes, it's absolutely a possibility. I just hope it doesn't happen. Does this 17 vote rule still exist in the caucus. There's. So there's a long precedent. So everybody knows There's a long precedent where the majority likes to make sure that the majority votes on the bill, where we've got the 17. That is usually when you get to very large bills, maybe one or two a session. But precedent has always been you've got to have that rule of 17, you know, if it's Republicans or Democrat votes. (04:36–04:43)

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Asserts a precedent that requires majority support (17 votes) for bills.

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