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Mike Johnson: “We've only got 53 Republicans [in the Senate].”

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

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Speaker Johnson Joins the Scott Jennings Show

Published | Video Starts at 02:19

Yeah. The tough part for us is getting things through the Senate because you need 60 votes, as we know, and We've only got 53 Republicans [in the Senate]. there, and it's hard to get all those cats herded in the same direction as well. Leader Thune has a big task ahead of him, but I can only control the controllables. (02:19–02:21)

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