It takes 60 votes to get anything through the Senate. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Bob Bennett: “It takes 60 votes to get anything through the Senate. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”
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Discussing the necessity of 60 votes for Senate actions and its implications for the minority.
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