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Kevin Hern: “We need seven Democrat votes on the Senate side [to keep the…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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To be clear, when you hear Chuck Schumer talk these days, all you're hearing him say is we want to shut down the government because they have the power to keep it open. We need seven Democrat votes on the Senate side [to keep the government open]. We may have the control in the House and the White House. We have the majority in the Senate, but the control is 60 votes. And Schumer has a decision to make. (04:01–04:04)

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