These are the 61 Democratic signers of the Lee letter.

Zoe Lofgren, Rush Holt, Beto O’Rourke, Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, William Enyart, Tim Walz, Sam Farr, Bruce Braley, Jim McDermott, Michael Capuano, Anna Eshoo, Earl Blumenauer, Peter Welch, Rick Nolan, David Loebsack, Jim Matheson, Collin Peterson, Elizabeth Esty, Daniel Lipinsky, Daniel Maffei.

So while Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that links between the attack and the Assad government are "undeniable," U.S. intelligence officials are not so certain that the suspected chemical attack was carried out on Assad's orders, or even completely sure it was carried out by government forces, the officials said. Ideally, the White House seeks intelligence that links the attack directly to Assad or someone in his inner circle to rule out the possibility that a rogue element of the military decided to use chemical weapons without Assad's authorization. Another possibility that officials would hope to rule out: that stocks had fallen out of the government's control and were deployed by rebels in a callous and calculated attempt to draw the West into the war.

3:46 PM PT: As we say in Chicago: Holy Cow!

British Parliament rejects use of force in Syria http://www.latimes.com/...

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 11:13 AM PT: UPDATE: There are now 140 signatures on the Rigell letter, including 3 additional Democrats who did not sign the Lee letter: Esty, Lipinsky, Maffei.

That means that the correct numbers are now: 186 Reps. on the record calling for a vote including 67 Democrats and 119 Republicans. Or, as the Washington Post reported, nearly 200.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 11:37 AM PT: UPDATE: I edited the diary to reflect the new numbers on the Rigell letter.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 11:52 AM PT: UPDATE: Garamendi and Jones also send a letter, as noted in the comments. That makes 187 Reps, including 68 Democrats. (Jones was already counted because he signed the Rigell letter.) Updating the diary now.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 12:13 PM PT: UPDATE: Conyers office says they just signed the Lee letter. That makes 188, including 69 Democrats.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 1:30 PM PT: UPDATE: the final list from Lee's office has 60 signers. Updating the diary now.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 1:44 PM PT: I've included the final Lee signers. Garamendi and Conyers are on the final list of signers of the Lee letter noted above, so including them incorporates the previous Garamendi and Conyers updates.

Fri Aug 30, 2013 at 2:05 PM PT: Update: Final count from Lee is 61

Sun Sep 01, 2013 at 8:26 AM PT: As you probably already know if you're reading this, the President announced yesterday that he will seek Congressional authorization. WE WON!!! WOOT!!!