House Dems Will Try to Force Immigration Vote

By Frank Thorp V, NBCNews

House Democrats will file another ‘discharge petition’ Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on a bill to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.

The move, which would need to obtain 218 signatures, is not expected to succeed (There are currently 199 Democrats in the House). House Democrats will unveil the petition at a Wednesday morning press event on the steps of the Capitol.

House Democrats have filed seven discharge petitions in the 113th Congress, all of which failed to obtain the signatures needed to force a vote on legislation. In the last 30 years, only seven discharge petitions have obtained enough signatures to force a vote.

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