They Said Discharge Petitions Don't Work on Immigration Policy. Ayanna Pressley Just Proved Them Wrong.
Representative Mike Lawler co-sponsored the Haitian TPS bill and crossed party lines to support the successful discharge petition.
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Representative Mike Lawler co-sponsored the Haitian TPS bill and crossed party lines to support the successful discharge petition.
Representative Ayanna Pressley successfully led a rare discharge petition to force a House vote on H.R. 1689, which would extend Temporary Protected Status for 350,000 Haitian nationals until 2029, bypassing Republican leadership in a stunning procedural victory.
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