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10. 25 GOP defections would allow the Democrats in the House to prevail on the budget

Tue Oct 1, 2013, 03:15 AM

Oct 2013

as long as they didn't have more than about 8 defections themselves. Current House 232 GOP to 200 Democrats, so 217 is a majority.

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