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Tom Cole: “The Senate filibuster requires a vote of 60 and we only have…”

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

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Rep. Cole's Weekly Chat | 02.06.26

Published | Video Starts at 09:25

So Congress is going to be focused on this when we get back. But again, the challenge is largely in the Senate and it's largely there because The Senate filibuster requires a vote of 60 and we only have 53. in the house. As narrow as our majority is, we're very united on this issue. And frankly, we've had some good help from Democrats. (09:25–09:38)

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Asserts that the Senate filibuster requires 60 votes, but they have only 53.

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