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Jared Golden: “What we have now is a bill with a discharge petition that is…”

Featuring: Jared Golden, Democratic | U.S. House, Maine's 2nd Congressional District

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden say they have expedited their border security bill

Published February 25, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:24

You know, they currently are pushing for the Senate bill. Obviously, they have a discharge petition. What I would say is that discharge petition doesn't have any republican support. What we have now is a bill with a discharge petition that is led by a Republican. This is just the procedural way to bypass leadership to get a vote, correct? That's right. But you're not concerned, to borrow your phrase, that you're short circuiting the bigger package? (04:24–04:29)

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Asserts that the new bill has a discharge petition led by a Republican.

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“The votes are there to support Ukraine and our other allies, Israel, Taiwan.”
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“The votes are there on border security as well.”
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“The Senate started with a bill. They had to boil it down to whatever could get 60 votes.”
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“Brian and I are actually talking about having a more open debate on the House floor.”
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“Amendments should be in order.”
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“We need to find a way to get a deal that gets us to 218.”
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“A deal like that has to grow out of the middle and is unlikely to begin with a one party solution.”
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“We also have to set priorities.”
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“Securing our border and also helping avoid battlefield catastrophes in Ukraine [are the most important crises].”
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“Discharge petition doesn’t have any republican support.”
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“My concern is what is it going to take to get a bill to the floor that can enable the House of representatives to take action on two key…”
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“How do we get our own border under control?”
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“How do we support our allies in their existential fights in Ukraine and in Israel?”
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“The Senate would likely take up something that passes the House with a bipartisan vote.”
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