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Ted Cruz: “It would require the Republicans keeping at least 50 of us…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:36

They can. People can ask questions. And if the Senator speaking wants to yield for a question, they can. The challenge of doing that is It would require the Republicans keeping at least 50 of us nearby to be able to produce a quorum. Because one of the ways the Democrats would fight us is they would suggest the absence of a quorum. And as I said, we've got several Republican senators who are resisting that. (10:36–10:44)

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Asserts that maintaining a quorum would require at least 50 Republican senators present.

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