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Tom Suozzi: “In the Senate, you need 60 votes. You don't have 60 votes…”

Featuring: Tom Suozzi, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 3

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says "it remains to be seen" if GOP can pass bill to avoid shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 02:46

To pass this through the House with no Democratic votes, that's what they're counting on. That's why they've conducted themselves this way. Then it goes to the Senate. In the Senate, you need 60 votes. You don't have 60 votes with the Senate Republicans. So it's going to become a challenge for the Senate Republicans and the Senate Democrats to decide who's gonna get blamed for this thing. (02:46–02:53)

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Asserts that Senate Republicans do not have the 60 votes needed to pass legislation.

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