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question everything

(47,440 posts)
Sun Jul 30, 2017, 11:38 PM Jul 2017

Is Congress now in recess?

Will be nice if the Republicans can hear from their constituents, the ones who voted for them and for Whiny Donny and now realized how important the ACA is for them, but I do not hold my breath. They think that they are safe now, until they will realize they are not.

Let's face it, the support for ACA ll of a sudden surged this year, when they realized that they were going to lose what they held for granted.

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davsand

(13,421 posts)
1. I think the House is, but the Senate, technically, is not.
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 12:02 AM
Jul 2017

I could be wrong about that, but I think that is what I remember hearing.

Waiting on somebody to chime in who knows for sure.


Laura

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
4. Not just Sessions. Trump has about 470 political positions to fill. He has made almost no
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 12:43 AM
Jul 2017

nominations. If the Senate goes into recess, He can run all of his cronies into those positions with fast, immediate recess appointments. They would be good until the end of this Congress (January, 2019). Who is waiting around? Bolton, Gingrich, Ghuiiani, Christi, Brownback, OJ Simpson, the last Miss America, ...

Archae

(46,301 posts)
3. The republicans are in recess when they are in the House and Senate...
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 12:17 AM
Jul 2017

Because it is just a playground for them.

BigmanPigman

(51,569 posts)
5. Instead of recess they should have to write "standards".
Mon Jul 31, 2017, 01:03 AM
Jul 2017

I taught for 15+ years and that's what it's called when you have to write something over and over as a form of punishment. Let's see, the GOP would have to write 200 times "I will be a good representative and put country over party".

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