Could that be an option? Is there a way to get around the speaker and those, you know, far right Freedom Caucus members in the House? Yes, A discharge petition is certainly one way. The problem is Mike Johnson then left town along with the other House Republicans. So we would need at least three or four of them to sign the discharge petition. (04:38–04:42)
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