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Matt Gaetz: “What I've heard in the Senate is if he makes any move on the…”

Featuring: Matt Gaetz, Republican | Former U.S. House, Florida's 1st District

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PRIMETIME | The Anchormen Show with Matt Gaetz & Pearson Sharp

Published | Video Starts at 26:16

Make deals with Democrats, find somebody who's wishy washy on their side and let's control that out. Do the filibuster. Well, the walk. You have enough votes to do that. You're the talking. What I've heard in the Senate is if he makes any move on the filibuster, he loses, you know, six, seven more Republicans. Now, I, as someone who has had to face these tough choices with a congressional pin on, I have at times said, then we have to force those votes. Right. (26:16–26:24)

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