Now let’s see if they can accomplish anything.
Sounds to me like a last ditch attempt to fumble away midterm victory.
I’m hoping this is for confirmation voting on Trump’s nominees.
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I think so.
Less time for Incumbents to Campaign, more time for challengers to be with Voters.
He said he would likely do this for sometime....it’s not like they didn’t know this was possible. But I’m glad he did do just that!
No recess means no recess appointment of a new AG?
Nominees. Plus the budget is due in September.
Trump has said he will veto it, without full border wall funding.
The GOP last minute crisis trick is not going to work this time.
“Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the August recess has been canceled,” McConnell stated.
Well, in the November elections, the Democrats have 2x the seats to defend as the Republicans. So if they can’t get home to campaign, it doesn’t help them, especially those in the states President Trump carried so easily and with the current economic environment.
I would be it has more to do with November’s elections than anything else, but it would force the Dems to start confirming nominees and to conclude other business they have been blocking.
No way he did this to benefit Trump, GOP..something stinks.
Watch out for Mitch setting up impeachment proceedings.
Who is Mitch kidding?
They are NEVER really in recess.
If they were Trump could fire all the dead weight and
replace them with a bunch of recess appointments.
He must know the Storm is coming!
To move the confirmations along, all McConnell needs to do is end the obstructionist 30 hours of “debate”. He has been unwilling to do this even though the next time Dems control the senate and the presidency, they will do it quickly.
I see the little legs of the post turtle waving.
I suspect it’s more that he recognizes that if there is no recess then that reduces the Dems’ opportunities to campaign.
In general, I think I'd rather see them "Not Working", rather than coming up with new ways to screw us.
OR keeping the Dems from campaigning for the midterms.
OR keeping the Dems from campaigning for the midterms.