House GOP leadership fights back against discharge petitions

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House Republicans have repeatedly bucked GOP leadership this year as they use rare procedural tools to push their agenda and force a vote on contentious bills. 

Often called a “tool of the minority,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and other House GOP lawmakers have gone down several avenues to try to block discharge petitions since this Congress began in January.

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