Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
There is a normal way in which the U.S. House of Representatives functions. Looking at how the institution has tackled its responsibilities this week, however, “normal” isn’t a word that comes to mind. NBC News reported: The first big step in this dramatic tale came last night when the security aid package was sent to the Rules Committee — sometimes called the “speaker’s committee” because the House speaker handpicks its members, who in turn advance his priorities.
But these far-right members failed to derail Johnson’s bill because 165 House Democrats voted with the GOP leadership — which is roughly 165 more votes that Johnson can usually count on when the chamber is holding a procedural vote.
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