Reuters/Kevin Lamarque - Speaker of the House John Boehner addresses the 113th Congress in the Capitol in Washington January 3, 2013.
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October 4, 2013, Molly Jackman
Democrats are trying to use the discharge petition to force the GOP to pass a clean continuing resolution and end the shutdown. Molly Jackman explains how the "discharge process" works in the House and how it could effectively end the government shutdown.
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