House Democratic leadership has been working behind the scenes on a long shot plan that could allow their party to go around Speaker Kevin McCarthy and force a vote to raise the debt limit — even if an agreement isn't reached with the Republican majority.
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol, April 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.House Democratic leadership has been working behind the scenes on a long shot plan that could allow their party to go around Speaker Kevin McCarthy, even if an agreement isn't reached with the Republican majority.
The petition requires 218 signatures to force a vote. That would mean Democrats would need to get the support of at least five Republicans. They also have to wait for a "discharge day," which only comes around on the second and fourth Monday of each month.Even so, Democrats are laying the groundwork for such a petition.
And though the House is in recess this week, Democrats just filed a special rule to take the next step in the process for using a discharge petition.
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