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I read it earlier.
You ask a good question. But its been answered a number a times already.
The same reason that the Senate Majority Leader was given the same power when the Senate changed their rules to the exact same thing many years ago... to ensure that the Majority party of the lower house could not overrule the will of the Majority party of the upper house.
In this instance, it has a reverse affect. The Majority party of the upper house could have overridden the will of the Majority party of the lower house without this rule.
There's nothing nefarious in this rule. Its been that way in the Senate for decades.
but i am not arguing about majority party of the senate overiding the will of the majority party of the house.
i am arguing about the majority party of the house creating a rule to prevent the minority party in the house from having a chance at ending a deadlock between the house and senate.