It allows 218 members to bypass leadership and force a vote on a bill. Since Speaker Johnson took the gavel, seven discharge petitions have reached that threshold. To put that in perspective, The same number [of discharge petitions] passed during the previous threshold. 40 years combined. That's not normal. Resorting to the discharge petition to govern is a sign of a serious breakdown, but also the power of us in the minority to lead from a position of minority. (02:15–02:20)
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