Democrats are using a legislative maneuver that's rarely been successful to try and bypass GOP leaders who are not holding a vote on aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Washington — House Democrats are trying to force a floor vote on a bipartisan Senate bill that would provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, since House Republican leaders have been resisting pressure to take up the legislation. Democrats are using a rarely successful legislative maneuver called a discharge petition to try to bypass Republican leaders. They'll need 218 signatures to force a vote on the Senate bill.
Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Pennsylvania who co-chairs the moderate and bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. Fitzpatrick has introduced a smaller bipartisan foreign aid bill that includes border security measures. His discharge petition opened for signatures a couple hours after the Democratic version. He said last week that he's not trying to work around GOP leadership, but that his use of a discharge petition is about 'putting a clock on a time-sensitive matter.' Rep.
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