All we need are five Democrats to join the three who are with us already and we could have the government open in a matter of hours. It's that simple. Mr. President, the solution is sitting right at that desk. The bill that passed the House a month ago is sitting at this desk and has been now for a month. And we have repeatedly called it up, asked us to vote on it. Every time, every time we get 55 senators voting for it. Everybody knows the rules in the Senate require 60. (09:25–09:33)
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Asserts that a House-passed bill to reopen the government has been pending in the Senate for a month.
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