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Lisa McClain: “It takes 60 votes in the Senate to get anything done.”

Featuring: Lisa McClain, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 9th Congressional District

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Chairwoman McClain joins Maria Bartiromo on Fox News to discuss DHS funding, March 27, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 02:06

But this is a border fight. The radical Democrats want open borders. And as you know, It takes 60 votes in the Senate to get anything done. We need some common sense Democrats to come along with us. We are not going to go back to the Biden administration policy where we have open borders. (02:06–02:10)

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