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Mike Lawler: “We need 218 votes to pass the bill and he [Jason Smith]…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Published January 22, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:29

And I know he has been. He has been talking extensively to the President, to the Senate, to others about it. But look, Jason gets the politics of this. We need 218 votes to pass the bill and he [Jason Smith] understands that SALT has to be part of the equation. You know, at the end of the day, there are no Pyrrhic victories in politics, folks. It's 50 plus one. You either get the votes or you don't. (11:29–11:37)

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Asserts that 218 votes are needed to pass the bill and SALT must be included.

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