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Brittany Pettersen: “We were able to get enough signatures to force a vote [on…”

Featuring: Brittany Pettersen, Democratic | U.S. House Colorado, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 02:07

So we went through what's called a discharge petition to force a vote on the floor where it actually goes around leadership. And only five in 25 years have ever passed and We were able to get enough signatures to force a vote [on the discharge petition]. Ultimately, Speaker Johnson tried to kill our ability to vote on it before it came up for that forced vote. Once we overcame that, he then adjourned and completely stopped, halted business for the rest of the week. (02:07–02:15)

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