MSNBC Katy Tur Reports June 4, 2024 19:04:00
Helped tip the house into the majority. the thing to understand about discharge petitions is they almost never work. there's only been two instances in the last 23 years where a discharge petition has gotten enough votes to get to the floor. it's better as a negotiating tool to hold over republicans' heads and say, look, if you guys don't get to a deal, and you don't get to a deal we think is tenable, we can force this issue. it doesn't solve the problem of how you pass a bill through the senate, it doesn't solve the second level issues of preventing a default. it is a good tool for democrats ...