House Republican Reps. Don Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick plan a possible discharge petition to force a vote on Russia sanctions for the Ukraine war, citing an urgent need for action.
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ApairofHouseRepublicanscouldsoonmountanefforttoforceachamber-widevoteonsanctioningRussiaforitswarinUkraineaftermonthsofback-and-forthbetweentheHouse,SenateandWhiteHouseyieldedlittlemovementontheissue.
“Thiscomingweek,BrianFitzpatrick’ssanctionsbill…ripens,sowecanactuallysubmititasadischargepetitiononMondayorTuesday,andI’llsignthat,”Rep.DonBacon,R-Neb.,toldFoxNewsDigital.
“Butit’sgottostartfromscratch,”headded.“We’vegottoget218signaturesonit,andsothathasalotmoreworktodothere,butit’sareallygoodbillthatBrianhasworkedonbothsidesoftheaisletogetitright.AndIthinkit’sonethatcouldhavesupportintheSenate.”
AdischargepetitionisamechanismforforcingavoteonlegislationovertheobjectionsofHousemajorityleadership.Historically,they’reararelyusedmeasuregiventhepetitionne
