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Mark Begich: “He is poised -- to go to Washington, D.C., to bring the 58th vote to the Democratic Senate, as you say, just two votes…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2008
He is poised -- to go to Washington, D.C., to bring the 58th vote to the Democratic Senate, as you say, just two votes away from that all-important 60-vote filibuster-proof majority, which would allow them to ram their agenda through the Senate, against the will of Republicans, leaving them almost powerless to object to anything that they won't sign on with.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Discussing the potential impact of Mark Begich's victory on the Democratic Senate majority.

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