Mike Lawler: “Rand Paul has been voting with the Democrats.”

“The fact is that you need 60 votes in the Senate, and Republicans have 53 senators, which means, at minimum, you would need seven Democrats, depending on how a Republican may vote. Rand Paul has been voting with the Democrats. so you would need eight. But the fact is that, you know, it requires 60 votes in the Senate to pass anything other than reconciliation or for a nomination for a political appointee, but to end debate, it requires 60 votes.” (05:24–05:28)

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