For next time: Straus 4, 10, 11, 12.
For Wed: ch. 9, 15.
Madison (Federalist 58) anticipated that the House would be more centralized than the Senate: " [In] all legislative assemblies the greater the number composing them may be, the fewer will be the men who will in fact direct their proceedings."
GOING POSTAL: Weeks of friction between the two parties boiled over in the House on Tuesday night, and at the center of it was a post office in Tupelo, Mississippi. Here’s the backstory from Sarah and Heather:Over the weekend, Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) grew furious that the House planned to take up a suspension bill from Rep. Trent Kelly — a Republican who met with a group on Jan. 6 that later stormed the Capitol and who also voted against certifying Biden’s election win after the deadly assault.Some of Casten’s fellow Democrats warned him against trying to block the measure, fearing it could be the end of suspension bills — a process that’s critical to keeping the trains running in the House. But he went ahead with it, surprising his colleagues and forcing Dem leadership into a last-minute scramble to save the bill. In a note to members, Casten’s chief said the “willingness to collaborate can only extend so far” and that Kelly’s vote to overturn the election results on Jan. 6 “was a bridge too far.”In the end, just 15 Democrats voted “no,” including the House’s most progressive members. Dem leaders saved the bill, quickly distributing a whip notice to urge members to support it, and even calling on House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) to help turn out the votes.The issue is far from resolved within the caucus, many members and senior aides tell us.
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