John Bresnahan

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John Bresnahan @bresreports

/4 Cmte chairmen in the 1960s were real powers in Congress [read Robert Caro on this]. Celler literally walked around with members' bills in his pocket, Conyers said. If he wanted your bill to pass, he would have it one pocket. If Celler was pissed, he'd put in the other pocket. — PolitiTweet.org

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/4 When Conyers was elected in 1964, he became the first African-American lawmaker given a spot on the Judiciary Committee. The committee was chaired at that time by the late Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-N.Y.), a legendary figure who served in Congress for almost 50 years. — PolitiTweet.org

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/5 Celler also had members' proxies on votes, so he didn't even need them to be there when the committee voted. It's hard to imagine how different it is from current times thankfully — PolitiTweet.org

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