Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, the Republican whip, said that before the vote he had tallied 75 votes in his conference in favor of the plan.

共和党发言人，密苏里州的 Roy Blunt 说在投票前他争取到了75票赞成票。

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The whip counts votes and the whip puts pressure on people and holds them in line so that you get a solid party vote.

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You were the Whip and you organized and got these votes all passed.

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