Sen. Sanders - You only need 51 Senators and you don't need reconciliation [View All]

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Senator Sanders made a very good point on countdown yesterday:

You only need 51 senators and no filibuster. So if a few Democratic Senators feel compelled to vote against the bill, that won't really be the key. The key is that they do not join the Republicans to filibuster. As long as all the Democrats agree to bring the legislation to a vote only 51 Senators will be needed and the 'reconciliation' end run will not be needed.

Here is a link to send Majority Leader Reid a message a strong message on Caucus discipline - especially on making sure that no Democrats join a Republican filibuster.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6403324