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To: centurion316
You seem to not understand the last part of this

"A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that when the Senate completes its business on Friday, February 12, 2016, it adjourn, to then convene for pro forma sessions only, with no business being conducted on the following dates and times, and that following each pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next pro forma session: Monday, February 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., and Thursday, February 18, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Thursday, February 18, 2016, it next convene at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, February 22, 2016, unless the Senate receives a message from the House of Representatives that it has adopted S. Con. Res. 31; and that if the Senate receives such a message, it stand adjourned until 3:00 p.m., on Monday, February 22, 2016."
59 posted on 02/14/2016 4:48:02 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

And when you see that word adjourned in that post..remember they used it with recess.

“That when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day from Thursday, February 11, 2016, through Saturday, February 20, 2016, on a motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, February 22, 2016, or such other time on that day as may be specified by its Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess or adjourn, or until the time of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; . . .”


61 posted on 02/14/2016 4:50:32 PM PST by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

I believe that I understand it quite well. The Senate has declared a conditional adjournment. The conditions are that the Senate will called into session every day except the weekends (Thursday - Tuesday - this is Washington after all). The Senate has appointed certain Senators to authorized certain actions during these pro forma sessions.

The Senate does not stand in recess.


75 posted on 02/14/2016 5:06:19 PM PST by centurion316
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