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James Lankford: “We had 57 votes for [the Prevent Government Shutdown Act]…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Joins Tulsa's News On 6 to Discuss Prevent Government Shutdowns Act House Testimony

Published | Video Starts at 00:28

How did that go? What's the reception been like from both sides of the aisle? It's been good. I actually brought this up in the last session in the senate. We had 57 votes for [the Prevent Government Shutdown Act]. We need 60 to be able to move it. So we're continuing to do work to be able to add more people to it. I did a three hour hearing with the House of Representatives and their Appropriations Committee led by Chairman Tom Cole, also from Oklahoma. (00:28–00:32)

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Asserts that the Prevent Government Shutdown Act received 57 votes in the Senate but needs 60 to advance.

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