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Bob Bennett: It takes 60 votes to get anything through the Senate. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

On the recordApril 21, 2010
It takes 60 votes to get anything through the Senate. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
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Bob Bennett
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the necessity of 60 votes for Senate actions and its implications for the minority.

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