House Republicans threaten to force Russia sanctions vote after giving leadership 'one last chance'
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Ukraine aid advocates Rep. Don Bacon and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick prepare a possible discharge petition to force a House vote on Russia sanctions.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"But it's got to start from scratch," he added. "We've got to get 218 signatures on it, and so that has a lot more work to do there, but it's a really good bill that Brian has worked on both sides of the aisle to get it right. And I think it's one that could have support in the Senate." Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
A discharge petition is a mechanism for forcing a vote on legislation over the objections of House majority leadership. Historically, they're a rarely used measure, given the petition needs signatures from a majority of House lawmakers — and most members of the party in power are traditionally wary of crossing their leaders in that way.
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