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BREAKING>>>> 43 Republican senators announce opposition to Reid debt-limit plan
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1484118:MV8xNTc4NjY0XzI2MDkwMjEwXzIwNjAxMEVC] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1466124] Don't they need 51 yes votes ? Isn't the majority the winner? 100-43 =57. That is a majority. [/quote] they need 60 to place a limit on debate time and avoid a filibuster i think is the situation. it could pass in the senate, but not in a timely way. any americans who know congressional procedure able to confirm this? [/quote]
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Forty-three Republican senators on Saturday penned a letter outlining their opposition to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s bill to raise the country’s debt ceiling, a move that ensures the measure will fall short of the 60-vote threshold necessary to avoid a filibuster. [
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