{"id":1932862,"date":"2023-05-18T01:11:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T05:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-introduce-discharge-petition-to-force-a-vote-on-us-debt-limit\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T01:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T05:14:55","slug":"house-democrats-introduce-discharge-petition-to-force-a-vote-on-us-debt-limit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-introduce-discharge-petition-to-force-a-vote-on-us-debt-limit\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems use \u2018Discharge Petition\u2019 to push for US Debt Limit vote."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-introduce-discharge-petition-to-force-a-vote-on-us-debt-limit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1932862&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>House Democrats Introduce Discharge Petition to Force Vote on Debt Limit Increase<\/h2>\n<p>House Democrats have taken a bold step in their efforts to raise the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/moderate-democrats-white-house-resist-calls-to-eliminate-filibuster\/\" title=\"Moderate Democrats, White House resist calls to eliminate filibuster\">debt limit<\/a> without the approval of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). On Wednesday, they introduced a procedural resolution known as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-push-for-vote-on-born-alive-bill\/\" title=\"House Republicans Push for Vote on Born Alive Bill\">discharge petition<\/a>&#8221; to force a floor vote on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>This clandestine scheme has been in motion since the start of January, and the top House Democrat, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), first alerted fellow Democrat colleagues to the plan on May 2. He urged all members of his caucus to support a discharge petition for Rep. Mark DeSaulnier&#8217;s (D-Calif.) bill titled &#8220;Breaking the Gridlock Act.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>What is a Discharge Petition?<\/h3>\n<p>A discharge petition is a rarely-used procedural measure that brings a bill out of committee and forces a floor vote if the bill has remained idle for more than 30 days. This would happen even without the approval of the House Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>To file the petition and succeed in forcing a House floor vote, Democrats need the support of a majority of the House or 218 votes. If all 213 House Democrats vote in support, the effort would still require at least five House Republicans to join them.<\/p>\n<h3>Why is This Important?<\/h3>\n<p>Since January, President Joe Biden has had a standoff with McCarthy over raising the nation&#8217;s $31.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-reject-matched-spending-cuts-setting-up-debt-ceiling-showdown-with-gop\/\" title=\"Dems Reject Matched Spending Cuts, Setting Up Debt Ceiling Showdown With GOP\">4 trillion debt ceiling<\/a>. Republicans, who control the House by a 222-213 majority, have been pushing for spending cuts in exchange for a deal with Democrats to raise Congress&#8217;s self-imposed debt limit.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Treasury has indicated it will be unable to stay under the limit after about June 1. This means the U.S. government won&#8217;t be able to borrow money to meet its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-introduce-discharge-petition-to-force-a-vote-on-us-debt-limit\/\" title=\"House Dems use \u2018Discharge Petition\u2019 to push for US Debt Limit vote.\">spending obligations legislated<\/a> by Congress, which requires raising the debt limit.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries expressed hope to find an &#8220;acceptable, bipartisan resolution that prevents a default,&#8221; but noted that because of the impending June 1 U.S. default deadline, &#8220;it is important that all legislative options be pursued in the event that no agreement is reached.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is imperative that Members make every effort to sign the discharge petition today.<\/p>\n<h3>What Happens Next?<\/h3>\n<p>Currently, it is unclear whether all Democrats support the discharge petition. If successful, the discharge petition would force a floor vote on DeSaulnier&#8217;s bill and potentially raise the U.S. debt limit without the approval of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story, and we will keep you updated on any new developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats introduced a &#8220;discharge petition&#8221; to force a floor vote on a U.S. debt limit increase without House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s approval. 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