We need them. And we ought to force the Democrats to hold that Senate floor until we can get this thing passed. Okay, let's talk about where we stand. Senator John Thune, to be very frankly, the Senate Majority Leader, did not seem overly optimistic to me. Now, there are people that are calling for a standing filibuster. There are other people saying it's time to eliminate cloture nuclear option, put this up for a straight up or down vote. (02:11–02:19)
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Asserts that Senate Majority Leader John Thune is not optimistic about the bill's passage.
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