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Mike Johnson: “We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate.”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Johnson condemns Democrat shutdown after Trump's Knesset speech

Published | Video Starts at 08:40

Chuck Schumer gave a speech on the Senate floor, I think it was on Friday, looks right into the cameras and said Republicans are in control and this is all on them. He knows full well that it takes 60 votes and We only have 53 Republicans in the Senate. There's already a bipartisan majority in the Senate that supports our clean cr. There are three, two Democrats and one independent who coxes with Democrats, three Democrat votes total who have gone along with Republicans and using common sense to keep the government open. (08:40–08:43)

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Asserts that there are 53 Republican Senators.

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