Speaking of discharge petitions, this was announced by Rep Jared Golden (D-ME) a few days ago:
A bipartisan bill by Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) to repeal an executive order that stripped federal workers’ union rights is on track for a vote in the House after months of delay by Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Protect America’s Workforce Act of 2025, which has enough cosponsors to indicate it would easily pass a floor vote, has languished since Golden introduced it with Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) in April. In June, Golden launched a discharge petition for the bill, which allows a majority of the House to force a vote on a piece of legislation if a majority of Congress signs it.
Today, GOP Congressmen Nick LaLota (NY-01) and Mike Lawler (NY-17) signed the petition, bringing the total number of signatures to 218 — the number required to force House action.
“America never voted to eliminate workers’ union rights, and the strong bipartisan support for my bill shows that Congress will not stand idly by while President Trump nullifies federal workers’ collective bargaining agreements and rolls back generations of labor law,” Golden said. “I’m grateful to Reps. LaLota and Lawler for bringing this discharge petition over the finish line, and I’m calling on Speaker Mike Johnson to schedule a clean, up-or-down vote on this bill.”
I’ll reinforce that the last two signers of the petition, Rep LaLota and Rep Lawler, both of New York, are Republicans, not Democrats.
The fact that the fury of the anti-union wing of the Republicans is not enough to hold LaLota and Lawler in line against the anger of the electorate is significant, in that it implies that the power of the anti-union wing, and of President Trump, appears to be waning.
This, the Epstein Files, and the untrustability of the Mendacity Machine[1] are combining to force the Administration towards the edge of the cliff. MAGA, which has been agitating for the release of the files and was no doubt instrumental in the eventual victories in Congress, will be even more aggressive as Trump tries to find quiet maneuvers to delay the release. I’m still reminded that America’s a home for redemption, and MAGA, resentful as they may be to hear it, needs redemption to blend back into society.
