Republican House Speaker Gets OUTMANEUVERED In Sudden Surprise Vote

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson gets hit with a rare maneuver by a bipartisan group of House members led by Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Garret Graves to sidestep Johnson's authority and force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act without needing him to bring it to the floor. Yasmin Kahn and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.

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"A group of House members from both parties succeeded Thursday in deploying a rarely executed method to bypass GOP leadership and force a vote on a bill to expand access to Social Security benefits.

Why it matters: It's the second time this year that a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sidestepped House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) with the tool, called a discharge petition.

In May, a discharge petition led by Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) attained the necessary 218 signatures to force a House vote on legislation providing tax relief to victims of natural disasters.

The last time a discharge petition succeeded before this year was in 2015 — nearly a decade ago.

State of play: The discharge petition, led by Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Garret Graves (R-La.), would force a vote on the Social Security Fairness Act."

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