[napscoordinator]

On Fox News, they just announced that the House is going on vacation beginning tonight. I certainly hope that is not true. They should work until they pass something. Why can’t they work until Friday. That still gives them 2 days to get home for Christmas.

[JRandomFreeper]

Actually, it would be fine with me if they just locked the whole place up for a few years and stayed home.

I'm think that the time of the Federal Government has come and gone.

It's more of a hinderance than a help.

The only exception is protecting the nation from foreign attack.

/johnny

[mrsmith]

The House appointed it’s conferees.
There’s nothing more they need to, or can, do until the Senators come back from vacation to a conference.

Heck, the conference can probably be done by phone and
then a few members in each chamber will show up and pass whatever they come up with by voice vote.
There’s no problem doing this.

[Mike Darancette]

I certainly hope that is not true. They should work until they pass something.

The house did pass a 1 year extension, then the Senate passed a 2 month extension, then the Senate left town. The next step is reconciliation by BOTH houses then another vote by BOTH houses.

[muawiyah]

The House passed something. The Senate merely Ausfahrted. The Pres(id)ent pontificated and confabulated.

The House passed a bill ~ and the Constitution requires taxes and expenditures to start in the House, so there it is.