Mike Johnson denies he’s considering changing threshold for discharge petitions

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Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is pushing back against reports that he is considering changing the House rules to alter the threshold required for discharge petitions.

Johnson told Fox News Digital that he will not seek to change the rules around discharge petitions, a method rank-and-file lawmakers can use to circumvent House leadership that Republicans have called a “tool of the minority.” But he told the outlet it is not something he is focusing on.

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