Because House Democrats haven't gotten budget allocations yet, Larson can't very well make staffing decisions. 4 Democrat in the House and as a member of the exclusive Ways and Means Committee, where several junior Democrats are going to get the axe when committee ratios change to reflect the Republican takeover of the House. The letter, a copy of which Huddle has obtained, was sent even as Larson was hanging onto his jobs as the No. UPDATE: LARSON FIRING SQUAD: Aides to House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) worked in a state of uncertainty Monday - the day their forced resignations were due to go into effect, according to a letter the Connecticut Democrat sent them earlier this month. 'As we come to the end of the session, all options to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' are now on the table.' 'There has always been the possibility of bringing up the repeal as a free-standing bill in the House or Senate,' Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement issued late Monday. But House leaders haven't decided whether or when they will put it to a vote again as a stand-alone bill. The House passed a Murphy repeal amendment to the defense authorization bill, 234-194, in May. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) have been working on the issue, and their language tracks with a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate last week. 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' DON'T QUIT: As early as Wednesday, the House could take up a stand-alone repeal of the military's ban on gay servicemembers revealing their orientation. (with a clutch assist from Jake 'Fast Break' Sherman)

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