An all-out repeal of Obamacare takes 60 votes. We obviously don't have 60 votes.
Joni Ernst: “An all-out repeal of Obamacare takes 60 votes. We obviously don't have 60 votes.”
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Senator Ernst explains the difficulty of repealing Obamacare due to the lack of sufficient votes.
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