That's exactly what we did on September 19. They also know that in the Senate, you have to have 60 votes to pass substantive legislation. And We've only got 53 Republican seats. That means we need, by the math, at least seven Democrats to join us to reopen the government. Now, in other words, the Democrats are the only reason that the government is closed. And there is no other way to spin that to make something else true about it. (04:05–04:14)
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