House to Vote on 2 Immigration Bills to Tamp Down Efforts to Employ ‘Discharge Petition’

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Two Republican immigration bills are set for a vote in the House this week in a move by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to tamp down efforts to employ a rarely used “discharge petition” procedure.
The discharge petition, which was two votes shy of succeeding, would have gone around the speaker to force a vote on four bills, and the one with the most votes would pass—a big win for Democrats.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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