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James E. Risch: “I think there's probably true. In any event, I don't think there will be a filibuster that won't be overridden. I think…”

On the recordApril 8, 2013
I think there's probably true. In any event, I don't think there will be a filibuster that won't be overridden. I think there's clearly 60 votes to override a filibuster. There is going to be a debate on this, this week.

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Senator Risch discusses the likelihood of a filibuster regarding a Democratic gun control bill and expresses confidence in overriding it.

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