In the United States Senate, we are united on the Republican side and the votes are not there to do this. And the reason for that is, look, If it goes back to a 50 50, the first thing our Democrat colleagues would do when they come back in is create two more Democrat senators in D.C. and two more in Puerto Rico before anything else happens. And that has not happened in the past because the Democrats have recognized that the filibuster is also important, even though sometimes they'll threaten to take it away as well. (05:31–05:42)
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Asserts that Democrats would add four senators from D.C. and Puerto Rico if the Senate balance shifts.
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