Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) announced that House Democrats will file a discharge petition to force a vote on aid to Ukraine.
Pascrell published, “Coming soon: Democrats will present a discharge petition to bring funding to Ukraine to the House. I will be online to sign it. The votes are there. Are there a dozen Republicans with an ounce of courage to sign it and help Ukraine survive? Stay tuned.”
House Democrats need a dozen Republicans to join them in signing the petition to force a House vote on Senate-approved Ukraine aid. It is estimated that there are more than 300 total votes between the two parties in favor of the bill on aid to Ukraine.
Since Donald Trump wants Ukraine to fall so he can blame Biden, it may be difficult to get any House Republican running for re-election to sign the discharge petition because they will be afraid of the reaction they will face from Donald Trump.
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The ray of hope for Democrats and the discharge petition is that 15 House Republicans have already announced their retirement and will not be leaving to run for higher office. If Democrats could get these Republicans, most of whom support aid to Ukraine, to sign the discharge petition, they might have enough signatures to force a vote on aid to Ukraine.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has promised she will use a motion to fire President Mike Johnson if aid to Ukraine is somehow approved, but the entire process could be taken out of Johnson’s hands as Democrats make their move to force a vote on Aid to Ukraine.
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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a member of the White House press pool and a congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a bachelor’s degree in political science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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