Democrats to file a discharge petition to force a vote [View all]

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is threatening to force a vote on creating an independent committee to investigate the Trump-Russia affair if the Republicans won’t bring it up for a vote.

In a letter to the Democratic caucus today, Pelosi wrote the following:

“Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) must call up this legislation immediately upon our return next week. If Republicans continue to work to hide the truth from the American people, it will be necessary for Democrats to file a discharge petition to force a vote on the [legislation].

Given Director Comey’s confirmation of the Trump-Russia inquiry, the President’s actions raise questions about whether this dismissal was an attempt to undermine that investigation.

The fireworks at the Department of Justice demand that we remove the investigation from the Trump-appointed Justice Department leadership.”

http://realtimepolitics.com/2017/05/11/nancy-pelosi-paul-ryan/?utm_campaign=PL&utm_source=PL&utm_medium=FB