GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, who has supported stricter gun control measures, says he won’t back a Democratic effort to end-run Speaker McCarthy and force a vote on a trio of bills to implement those restrictions.
said he won’t back a Democratic effort to end-run Speaker Kevin McCarthy and force a vote on a trio of bills to implement those restrictions.
A trio of House Democrats — Reps. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., and Mike Thompson, D-Calif. — is pushing discharge petitions to try and force votes on a bill to ban assault weapons and two bills to impose tougher background checks for gun sales. The tactic requires signatures from a majority of the House in order to force floor votes against the wishes of GOP leaders in charge.
Fitzpatrick said he is focusing instead on building broader support for his bill with Thompson. He re-introduced the bill in February, though he admitted he’s having limited success.Democrats sought to use a discharge petition earlier this year to force Republicans to hold a vote on a clean debt ceiling increase, but never got any Republicans to sign on. Still, they’re making another attempt to put swing-district Republicans in a tough position.
It made sense “under very specific conditions” on the debt limit with a deadline nearing, said a frustrated senior House Democratic aide. “Trying to replicate that with other issues is a mistake,” the aide said.
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