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To: manalagi who wrote (82355)9/9/2010 2:21:57 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 149317
 
Senate Democrats would need all 59 Democrats and at least one Republican to pass the Obama administration's plan to extend tax cuts for the middle class while allowing the tax breaks for the highest-income tax brackets to expire.

Maybe I was asleep when this happened: "since when does the senate need 60 votes to pass a proposed legislation?" If that is the case, 40% is the new majority ...


They will need 60 votes to stop the Rs filibuster.