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Robert Garcia: “There's a special process in Congress called a discharge…”

Featuring: Robert Garcia, Democratic | U.S. House California, 42nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 05:01

This is like the first bipartisan thing I've seen in a minute. That's exactly right. And what's important about this vote, of course, is we know that they're going to There's a special process in Congress called a discharge petition... They can force this vote without Mike Johnson's support. And so the vote will get moved forward. We'll have Democrats will have to sign a petition to get it actually onto the floor. (05:01–05:10)

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Asserts that a discharge petition can be used to force a vote without the Speaker's support.

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