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  • White House to Dems Skipping Town: Enjoy Your Vacation While the Border Crisis Rages

    07/26/2019 3:13:19 PM PDT · by Kaslin · 32 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | July 26, 2019 | Katie Pavlich
    Despite the crisis on the border continuing to rage as a result of inaction from Congress, House lawmakers skipped town on Friday and headed home for a nearly month and-a-half long recess.  Official notice just went out: House now on a six-week recess. Senate recess scheduled to start after next week.— Manu Raju (@mkraju) July 25, 2019 House Republicans sent a request to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday to cancel or delay August recess in order to address the issue with legislation. From The Hill: A group of House conservatives led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is calling on Speaker...
  • After a long year, Congress grants itself an actual recess

    03/31/2012 3:34:30 AM PDT · by SMGFan · 8 replies
    The Hill ^ | March 30, 2012 | By Pete Kasperowicz
    The House and Senate left for a two-week break that, for the first time in a year, will not be punctuated by occasional pro forma sessions. Instead, both chambers passed an adjournment resolution this week, granting themselves an actual recess until they both return on Monday, April 16. .. Despite this battle, Republicans appeared to be put at ease enough to allow an official recess this Easter, in light of a deal that Senate leaders agreed to with the White House. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that as a result of these discussions, there would be "no...