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8. The discharge petition only gets the bill to the Floor

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 03:44 PM

Oct 2025

how members then vote is an entirely different different thing and then the senate steps in for its role before anything gets released

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Yep. Lucy with the football. chowder66 Oct 2025 #1

good reason to think that bigtree Oct 2025 #2

Maybe Greene dsc Oct 2025 #3

After all he's endured to date, I don't think it will be Massie. surfered Oct 2025 #4

Hope not, unless the find some very bad dirt on him. bluestarone Oct 2025 #5

Democrats should work on getting more Repukes to sign the motion Grins Oct 2025 #7

The discharge petition only gets the bill to the Floor bottomofthehill Oct 2025 #8

Repugs donot want their votes on the record. Sneederbunk Oct 2025 #10

No, but a motion to table is a rather confusing vote bottomofthehill Oct 2025 #11

Or one will have an "accident". RockCreek Oct 2025 #9

Once the discharge petition passes there are no excuses. There is a timeline. bottomofthehill Oct 2025 #12