GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Alarmed by the stalemate on healthcare reform, lack of progress on tax reform and appropriations bills that are far behind schedule, Republican lawmakers across Congress are increasingly willing to consider canceling the month-long August recess.

Senate Republican negotiators reported that they are not close to a deal on healthcare reform and that scheduling a vote by July 4, which Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has pushed, is likely unrealistic.

That impasse has held up work on a budget resolution, which is necessary to move tax reform and the annual appropriations bills.

Once Republicans vote on a budget resolution for 2018, it will wipe out the special vehicle they plan to use to pass healthcare reform with a simple majority vote — a vehicle that was set up by the budget resolution for 2017.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/338220-gop-considers-cancelling-august-recess-to-salvage-agenda

[femmocrat]

1. They won't give up their break.

No one wants to be in steamy DC in August. They will pass what they can in the dead of night instead.

[procon]

2. Translation: they're too afraid to go home and face angry constituents. nt

[Caliman73]

3. Exactly what I was thinking.

They don't want to "work through" the recess. They want any excuse not to have to go home and answer to their constituents. They are cowards.

[RoBear]

5. My reaction as well...

Cowards one and all. And that's their least loathsome character trait...

[Brother Buzz]

6. And it's already getting nasty out there, just ask Darrell Issa

Rep. Darrell Issa (CA-49) views 300+ constituent protesters from the roof of his district office in Vista as they condemn his vote for the American Health Care Act and pledge to defeat him in 2018.

[Gothmog]

4. This will be fun to watch

[no_hypocrisy]

7. August in the Swamp (D.C.) is quite the sacrifice!

It won't happen.

[a kennedy]

8. well good for them......damn, they take enough time off as it is....

stay and do your damn job.


https://congress.gov/days-in-session

[madinmaryland]

9. They haven't done jack shit in nearly six months, other than push through a SC nominee.

What's another 15-20 days going to accomplish. Abso-fucking-lutely nothing.

[PeacefulPeavey]

10. dirty tricks?

what happens if the repukes stay in DC while the democrats go home?
I can't imagine they would let the opportunity to do some devious crap unopposed go to waste!