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Democrats unanimously back debt ceiling discharge petition
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery House Democrat has endorsed the discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to hike the...
Democrats eye long-shot discharge petition for Ukraine aid
The Hill via AOL· 4 months agoSpeaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) rejection of a Senate-passed foreign aid package has fueled fresh...
Why It’s So Hard To Force The House To Vote On The Senate’s Ukraine Aid Bill
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWith House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) swearing he will not allow a House vote on a Senate-passed...
Democrats’ idea to force a vote on Ukraine aid is already running into trouble
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News Democrats are eying a plan to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a...
How this obscure House procedure can pass Ukraine aid without Mike Johnson
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEffort to use a ‘discharge petition’ to circumvent Republican leaders who are blocking a $95bn...
Democrats challenge 'MIA' GOP centrists to team up and keep the government open
NBC Universal via AOL· 8 months agoTop Democrats are calling on centrist House Republicans to join them on a discharge petition to go...
Can Democrats go around McCarthy to force a debt ceiling vote? It’s possible
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs time runs out for Congress to find a solution to the debt ceiling limit crisis, Democrats are...
Joe Biden Can Confirm Even More Judges If Democrats Win Georgia’s Senate Race
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo years into his presidency, Joe Biden has already broken records with the number of federal...
US House Democrats start gathering signatures to force vote on Ukraine aid
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoU.S. House of Representatives Democrats began collecting signatures on March 12 to bypass House...
Lawmakers scramble for Plan B on Ukraine
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe refusal by GOP leaders to stage a vote on Ukraine aid is fueling new efforts by lawmakers in both parties to locate a viable Plan B to help the...