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To: afraidfortherepublic

You always needed 60 votes to get cloture in the Senate.
Once the bill is on the floor a simple majority can pass it.

5 posted on 11/19/2014 3:19:42 AM PST by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)

To: Kozak

I googled it and more than one source indicates that the 60 votes were needed to veto-proof it.

6 posted on 11/19/2014 3:29:07 AM PST by Gaffer

To: Kozak

“You always needed 60 votes to get cloture in the Senate.”

Nope used to be 67 votes. They changed it to 60 the year the Democrats got 61 Senators....sigh

7 posted on 11/19/2014 3:31:59 AM PST by JoeDetweiler

To: Kozak

You always needed 60 votes to get cloture in the Senate.

First we need 60 functioning brains in the senate.

15 posted on 11/19/2014 4:07:30 AM PST by mabarker1 (congress, The Opposite of Progress.)

To: Kozak

You always needed 60 votes to get cloture in the Senate.

I did not hear that it was a cloture vote. Thank you Kozak.

28 posted on 11/20/2014 3:24:42 AM PST by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)

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