Posted on 06/05/2018 10:43:46 AM PDT by jazusamo
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he will cancel the August recess, citing "historic obstruction" by Democrats.
“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 said in a statement.
He added that senators would stay in session "to pass legislation, including appropriations bills, and to make additional progress on the president’s nominees.”
The Senate had been expected to leave town on August 3 for a four-week break and not return to Washington until early September, after Labor Day.
But under McConnell's new plan, senators are expected to be out of town for the week of August 6. They will then return to Washington and remain in session for the rest of the month.
Here is McConnell's full statement.
“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. Senators should expect to remain in session in August to pass legislation, including appropriations bills, and to make additional progress on the president’s nominees.”
I’m pretty sure you heard right and it’s why very little gets done, it’s government work. Pathetic!
Recess? Seriously? Trump works 24/7!
@thelastrufugee2 has an opinion.
No recess appointments
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1004066636339535872.html
Good move!
Now let’s see if McConnell has the ability to get the legislation passed that’s long over due.
Mcconnell lied last august and said they would stay and shut down on August 4th.
Sometimes I wonder if these Swampsters have any clue how much they are detested. But then I realize they probably do, but don’t really care. They are concerned only with pleasing their donor-owners so that they can enrich themselves.
Odious creatures.
“Due to ... recess has been canceled”
To know our lives are adversely affected by these jackwagons...
They’ll suspend their campaigns to deal with the people’s business. That worked great for McCain in ‘08.
did Pelosi lend him one of her testicles?
That sums up how I feel too...
Bingo!!! all these low intelligence cheerleaders who think Turkeyneck has turned over a new leaf; what is this place com’n to?
Wrong way to look at it. The Senate NEVER goes into full recess to prevent any president from recess appointments. Obama tried this and the R senate had a “pro tempore” status in which just one senator needs to be there to stop any recess appointment.
McConnell is using this to force all of the judges through.
But even without the judges, it is unreasonable to think that any Majority Leader will voluntarily reduce the power of his institution by allowing recess appointments. It’s just the way of Washington, forever.
Excellent!
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