House lawmakers are circulating two separate discharge petitions to bring a Ukraine aid package to the floor, setting the stage for a prolonged fight.
providing Ukraine and Israel aid in exchange for stricter security measures at the southern border. The discharge petition would allow lawmakers to consider the bill without needing GOP leadership to schedule a vote, something Speaker Mike Johnson has said he wouldn’t do.
McGovern acknowledged a discharge petition is not the most simple path forward, noting the move also serves as a pressure point for Johnson to bring the Senate bill to the House floor for an up-or-down vote. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is floating another discharge petition in the House, one that would include much of the Senate’s language while also including border security provisions. That effort, led by Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden , became eligible for signatures last week.they have not yet started to lobby for signatures from his colleagues.
“They don’t know our final text. They’re only commenting on our bare-bones language that we’ve introduced,” Fitzpatrick said. “But the way the rule is written, we’re gonna get one massive amendment in the nature of a substitute that can include a lot of their priorities. So it’s a bipartisan approach. It’s the only one in the House.”
“I think we’re within that deadline,” Bacon said. “I know it’s challenging, which means this is going to have to be a bipartisan solution. I think there’s bipartisan support.”
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