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Lori Trahan: “We call it a discharge petition, but it is a way to force a…”

Featuring: Lori Trahan, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 3rd Congressional District

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Rep. Lori Trahan 'On the Record' about UMass Lowell scare, federal vaccine policy

Published | Video Starts at 08:01

This is an issue that just crosses party lines. Right? This is, it is not going away. It's not going away. No. There is a. We call it a discharge petition, but it is a way to force a vote on a piece of legislation. Republicans have signed it, most Democrats have signed it, and if not everybody has, it's only because we were in session this week for a day and a half. (08:01–08:07)

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