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Democrats unanimously back debt ceiling discharge petition

Por: The Hill Politics May 25, 2023

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Every House Democrat has endorsed the discharge petition to force a vote on legislation to hike the debt ceiling and prevent a default, party leaders announced Wednesday. The signatures of the two final holdouts — Reps. Jared Golden (D-Maine) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii) — , meaning Democratic leaders still need to find five Republicans for the petition to be successful.  in the Capitol.  That’s a heavy lift, since it would require GOP... + full article



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