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John Cornyn: “We have 53 Republicans and we need to get to the magic…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Interview with Texas Senator John Cornyn on Constitutional Crisis and Legislative Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

Where do we stand? You can see on the screen those senators that have publicly professed their concern about the bill. Where do we stand on the bill? Well, We have 53 Republicans and we need to get to the magic number 51, which means that we're going to have to get virtually everybody on board. But I think looking at building on what the House has done in terms of savings, Elon Musk and Doge have identified incredible examples of egregious, misspent taxpayer dollars. (03:17–03:26)

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Asserts that there are 53 Republican senators and they need 51 votes to pass a bill.

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