Steve Scalise: “In the Senate, you have to have 60 votes to pass substantive…”

“And then he went over to the Senate where it's always been a requirement that you need a super majority. And in fact, when they … In the Senate, you have to have 60 votes to pass substantive legislation. … many of you might have thought, thought Chuck Schumer voted for that rule. He came in just a few years after, in 1975 is when they lowered the threshold to 60 votes.” (18:21–18:25)

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