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Originally Posted by cooltalker
Not trying to be a part pooper or anything, but how many vote are required in the house to approve the spending? 218? There are 240 Repubes, so what Dems in the house want doesn't matter. Correct me if I am wrong. If the Senate is where our leverage is, we might be in trouble. One of the other articles suggests 10 Senate Dems may vote for the spending since they face re-election in red States.
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For CR resolution Freedom Caucus will probably cave but for long term spending bill it won't happen. Can't remember where but yesterday I read that since 2011 when GOP took control they've always needed at least 57 Dems in the House and 20 senators in the senate to fund the government.