On the recordFebruary 27, 2014
Mr. Nolan, I think what you are referring to is exactly what the Democrats are doing this week. We are initiating a discharge petition. We need to get 218 Members of this House to sign that to force a vote. The House leadership has refused to let us have a vote on giving America a pay raise; and because of that, we are taking what is generally a pretty unusual motion--in other words, to discharge--to actually get enough people to sign and say: we want to vote on this, so we can pass it. And I completely agree with you, Mr. Nolan. If we put this on the floor, it will pass, unless the Republican leadership doesn't allow us to get this up here. So I thank you for all of your efforts, not only just to get people to sign the discharge petition, but for all of the middle class families of Iron Range, Minnesota.
