Mike Johnson: “You have to have 60 votes in the Senate. We only have 53…”

“And they keep saying breathlessly that it's the Republicans. They're in control of the government. Everybody knows from civics and, you know, if you follow government, You have to have 60 votes in the Senate. We only have 53 Republicans. And so it is the Democrats who have now voted 13 times to close the government between the House and the Senate. Republicans voted every time to open it.” (15:04–15:08)

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