Special thanks to our tipster who sent us a screenshot of this email from Baker Tilly CEO Jeff Ferro to everyone.

A Fishbowl thread from seven days ago says that layoffs began before a formal announcement was made. “Everyone is just finding out as people on their teams disappear. Pretty disappointing showing from leadership,” it said.

I understand the disappointment, and real danger, associated with our impasse. The question, though, is not how we tried and failed but why the Senate has not even tried. Commissions and “gangs” form when members lose confidence in the institutions in which they serve. Working groups have their place — but they should support, not replace, the open work of the full Senate. The truth is that we already have a permanent standing debt commission. It’s called Congress. [
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