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Claire McCaskill: Maybe we need to open some of those schools so some of my colleagues could do some math and realize the votes are not…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015
Maybe we need to open some of those schools so some of my colleagues could do some math and realize the votes are not there to overcome a presidential veto.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill criticizes colleagues for underestimating the political reality of vetoes.

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