Should they even bother when the House won’t do shit? I mean don’t get me wrong, Ukraine desperately needs the aid, but until the House plays ball, they aren’t going to get it, and Mike Johnson and Steve Scalise only care about doing the opposite of what Biden wants.
Jeffries has said that a discharge petition is not off the table.
I wasn’t familiar with the term, but Wikipedia says-
In the U.S. House, successful discharge petitions are rare, as the signatures of an absolute majority of House members are required.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharge_petition
Which will absolutely never happen in this congress.
Republicans presently have only a one member margin in their majority. So, you are saying there are no Republicans that will vote for a foreign aid package. I don’t think that’s the case.
2/3 of congress would need to vote for it. I really do not see that many Republicans willing to go along with Democrats right now.
Actually, a discharge can move it out of rules. In any case, we’ll have to see what happens.
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