Summary
Congress' August recess, a fine but not-always honorable tradition, has run smack-dab into reality: Here we are, starting the second week of the month -- and the dust is still settling on the lately abandoned Senate, while the House of Representatives has been called into what amounts to a special session.
If that means less summer fun for our 100 senators and 435 representatives, it also means that, in spite of some influential members' insistence on goofing off -- oops, indulging in home/state "work time" -- our federal lawmakers have been doing their jobs. This year's break was scheduled from Aug. 9 through Sept. 12, and what with the busiest days being in midweek, many have made long- weekend escapes -- but the press of business kept most tethered to House or Senate leadership schedules.See the full content of this document
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Our View Recess Fine, but More Work First
Recesses are good for freeing our lawmakers from the Beltway atmosphere and getting them in touch with people whose fate they deci...
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