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Tom Cole: “Democrats are misusing again that 60 vote requirement and…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | Week of 6.08.26

Published | Video Starts at 05:53

The Senate has so far been unable to pass a single appropriations bill, partly because the Democrats are misusing again that 60 vote requirement and they're blowing up the appropriation process. They'll do anything they can to undermine President Trump. And if that involves putting federal workers at risk or out of work, they're willing to do that seen they've done it twice in the last six months. (05:53–06:01)

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Asserts that Democrats are misusing the 60-vote requirement to disrupt the appropriations process.

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