Dumping the Senate's 60 Vote Rule

Ed Vitagliano

May 30, 2017

Min. Read

Why can't a Republican majority in both houses of Congress and a Republican in the White House get the legislation they were elected to put in place passed? What is this 60 vote threshold in the Senate? Walker Wildmon, Ed Vitagliano, and Abraham Hamilton, III dive into this hot button issue. Watch the video below.

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