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Mike Rounds: “We can't do appropriations unless we have 60 votes.”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Published | Video Starts at 06:28

I think they are just in that they're trying to make sure that there is a sense that we really are serious about doing this in a bipartisan manner. My point is don't just believe us. Take a look at the fact that We can't do appropriations unless we have 60 votes. We already know that. And by the way, they're running out of time to get through one of the issues that they truly do care about, which are the subsidies for the, for the aca, the tax credits. (06:28–06:32)

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Asserts that 60 votes are required for appropriations in the Senate.

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