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Bill Foster: “This made the discharge petition much more effective at its intended purpose, which is sort of to operate as a safety…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2024
This made the discharge petition much more effective at its intended purpose, which is sort of to operate as a safety valve against, you know, the Speaker's rather dictatorial power.
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Bill Foster
Democratic · Illinois

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Foster discusses the impact of making discharge petitions public on legislative power dynamics.

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