House Democrats are taking the next step in their debt limit contingency plan by collecting discharge petition signatures, which would allow them to force a vote without SpeakerMcCarthy's backing. They will need the support of at least five Republicans.
They are starting to gather signatures Wednesday for a parliamentary procedure known as a discharge petition, which would allow them to force a vote on legislation without House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's backing. The push will need the support of at least five Republicans to be successful.
President Joe Biden and congressional leaders met Tuesday to discuss the debt ceiling stalemate. Both sides remain far apart, according to McCarthy, and Biden dropped his plans to travel abroad to Australia and Papua New Guinea while a deal is being worked out. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reminded Congress the government is set to run out of cash by June 1.
Even if Democrats were to succeed in locking down Republican defections, the earliest a discharge petition could receive a vote is June 8 due to a waiting period after it receives the required number of signatures.
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