Dems: 'We'll use all the tools available to urge Republicans to stay until we get priorities done'
from The Hill:
Dems eye vacation strategy for 'do-nothing' Congress
Congress is slated to adjourn for its five-week recess on July 31 – a schedule many members want to keep to maximize their campaign time ahead of November's elections.
But Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y.), head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), said party leaders will attempt to extend the recess at every turn to highlight the long list of issues the Republicans have refused to consider ahead of the break.
"We're likely to use all the tools that are available to us to urge Republicans to stay until we get our priorities done," Israel said.
Asked what strategies he's eyeing, Israel was elusive. "All the tools that are available to us," he repeated.
. . . the minority Democrats simply lack the votes to block the adjournment motion that will launch the August break. But politically, party leaders are hoping that making noise as Congress leaves town for the long recess will paint the Republicans as a party that prioritizes vacation above the unfinished business confronting the House.
read: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/213404-dems-eye-vacation-strategy-for-do-nothing-congress
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