We just need five Democrats to join the three who are already voting with us and we could end all this pain and reopen the government. That's all it takes, Mr. President. Five Democrats, everybody knows, follows our government and this process that In the Senate it takes a super majority, it takes 60 votes to do virtually anything. So we need help. We need help from some Democrats with a backbone who are courageous enough to take on their left wing base and do the right thing for the American people. (05:38–05:44)
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Asserts that a supermajority of 60 votes is needed in the Senate to pass most legislation.
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