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Ted Cruz: “In the Senate, you got to have 60 votes. We only have 53…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senator Ted Cruz on Trump, Elon Musk, DOGE, and tariffs.

Published | Video Starts at 02:54

And if it fails, there will be only one reason, which will be if the Democrats block it. In the Senate, you got to have 60 votes. We only have 53 Republicans, which means we need at least seven Democrat votes. If the Democrats decide to all vote no, they'll force a shutdown. But, but even when, when, when the media are being, being complicit in misleading the voters, it's very hard to characterize the Democrats as somehow not the ones shutting the government down. (02:54–03:02)

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Asserts that 60 votes are needed in the Senate, and Republicans have 53, requiring at least seven Democrat votes.

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