Subject: Re: Why can't reps pass the CR with only 51 votes
Thune almost certainly doesn't have the votes to amend the Senate rules this way, and Democrats don't actually want this "nuclear option" to be deployed - which is why there's not a lot of discussion about it happening.

I thought the “nuclear option” to get around the filibusters only required 51 votes. Currently, there are 53 Republican Senators.