On the recordAugust 10, 2026
It seems to me sometimes I’m the only one who can count to 50 in this town.
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rollcall.comIt seems to me sometimes I’m the only one who can count to 50 in this town.
Majority Leader commenting on the lack of votes for the filibuster.
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It seems to me some days that I'm the only one here who can count to 50 in this town. But we don't have the votes to get rid of the filibuster. And we aren't flipping 10 Democrats to vote for the SAVE America Act."
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