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Democrats could vote yes, republicans vote no. but the senate is a fickle place, and republican senator ted cruz and a few others said no, that they were still going to try and block the legislation. when you put that filibuster in place, that requires 60 votes total in order for there to even be an up and down vote. now, mcconnell did try and convince his colleagues to get those ten votes necessary to get it to the floor. he was successful, but there were a few anxious moments as the vote went down. ultimately there were the ten votes to get there. for the most part it was republican leaders,...