I mean, almost half a century. He knows this is basic civics. Every 8th grade civics student can, can point out the fallacy in what he just said. It requires 60 votes in the Senate to get this through. We only have 53 Republicans. We've got to have a handful of Democrats in the Senate who apply common sense and agree to reopen the government so that we can continue all these discussions. (06:40–06:46)
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Asserts that 60 Senate votes are needed to pass legislation, and Republicans have 53 seats.
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