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Old 09-27-2020, 04:54 PM
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No. A majority in the Senate does not mean you can do whatever you want to. For many legislative issues, you would need to have a supermajority (60 or more votes) to prevent a filibuster. The last a party to have a filibuster proof supermajority in the Senate were the democrats during Obama's first term.
What healthcare plan was put forward by this administration and failed to get a supermajority ?