Debbie Wasserman Schultz actually said...

The House rules package passed in January 2013 authorized the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group of the 113th Congress to act as the successor....

But just because there hasn't been any challenge doesn't mean that it was a right or that we had the authority as the House of Representativ...

So was that an attempt for you to give the House standing after the fact?

So since this was a rules change in the 113th, and based on your answer, what gave you standing to defend DOMA during the 112th Congress?