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On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
60 votes have really been the rule in the Senate.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse notes the dominance of the 60 votes rule in Senate appropriations.

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