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GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« on: June 19, 2017, 06:06:34 pm »
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.

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

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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2017, 06:09:40 pm »
Now that they raised the possibility .... they'd  be very wise to cancel the recess....or spend August back home explaining why they did not. 
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2017, 06:48:29 pm »
This is huge. It means these clowns have come to their senses, and realize their constituents expect results.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2017, 07:07:58 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on June 19, 2017, 06:09:40 pm
Now that they raised the possibility .... they'd  be very wise to cancel the recess....or spend August back home explaining why they did not.

Yep!  But my guess is ... they won't cancel and they won't explain.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2017, 07:11:10 pm »
My hope is that the GOP leadership cancels the recess...the Dems decide to go home anyway and we actually get some meaningful legislation passed while the Dems aren't there to stop it.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2017, 07:27:42 pm »
Whoa!  That's approaching full-time work.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2017, 07:39:37 pm »
What can they not accomplish in August that they don't have time to not accomplish in  July?
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2017, 07:44:12 pm »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on June 19, 2017, 07:39:37 pm
What can they not accomplish in August that they don't have time to not accomplish in  July?

That is a question that both Trump and us non-career government types might reasonably ask.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2017, 07:46:56 pm »
Quote from: InHeavenThereIsNoBeer on June 19, 2017, 07:39:37 pm
What can they not accomplish in August that they don't have time to not accomplish in  July?

Could be the old carrot and stick approach...threaten the Congresscritters with no vacay in order to get them to get them to actually do something now.
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Re: GOP considers canceling August recess to salvage agenda
« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2017, 08:22:00 pm »
Quote from: txradioguy on June 19, 2017, 07:11:10 pm
My hope is that the GOP leadership cancels the recess...the Dems decide to go home anyway and we actually get some meaningful legislation passed while the Dems aren't there to stop it.

Wow!  Good idea.  I'll vote for that.
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