Congress has already collected more than 160 signatures out of 218 for a petition that will allow consideration of aid to Ukraine bypassing the Speaker
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Democrats in the House of Representatives have collected more than 160 signatures out of 218 needed for a petition that would allow the aid package for Ukraine to be put to a vote, bypassing the speaker.
As of the morning of Wednesday, March 13, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have already collected more than 160 signatures for a petition that will allow the aid package for Ukraine to be put to a vote, bypassing Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. UNN reports this with reference to the petition website.
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So far, 169 congressmen have signed the petition.
According to Reuters, the petition could force a vote on the bill if it is signed by at least 218 members of the House of Representatives - a majority of the 435 members eligible to vote.
Addendum
A spokesman for Jim McGovern, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, said that on Tuesday morning he prepared a so-called discharge petition that could force the House to vote on a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
