Mike Lawler: “Many of my colleagues have signed discharge petitions…”

“I disagree with you doing. Doing nothing will cost us seats and what we did. And I just have a fundamental difference of opinion on the discharge. And Many of my colleagues have signed discharge petitions, especially in recent years, including on conservative issues. The discharge petition is a tool of every member. It's not just A tool of the minority. And sometimes like we saw back when John Boehner was speaker and the far right did not want the ex im bank to move forward.” (07:55–08:03)

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