UPDATED McConnell: Senate will work through first two weeks of August recess

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By SEUNG MIN KIM 07/11/2017 01:37 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will keep the Senate in session the first two weeks of August, according to two sources, as Republicans face a daunting to-do list that includes repealing Obamacare and raising the debt limit.

McConnell made the announcement during a party lunch on Tuesday, according to one of the sources.

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McConnell delays August recess to complete work on health-care bill, other issues

By Kelsey Snell, Sean Sullivan and Juliet Eilperin July 11 at 1:47 PM
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Tuesday that he will delay the August recess by two weeks to complete work on health-care and other issues.

“In order to provide more time to complete action on important legislative items and process nominees that have been stalled by a lack of cooperation from our friends across the aisle, the Senate will delay the start of the August recess until the third week of August,” McConnell said.

In addition to health care and appointments, the Senate will also devote time to passing a defense authorization bill “and other important issues.”

Work on the Senate’s health-care bill, meanwhile, remained uncertain Tuesday. Senate leaders still planned to release a revised bill by the end of this week and hold votes beginning next week, according to a senior GOP leadership aide.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) planned to make the case to fellow Republicans that they should embrace a radical change to the Affordable Care Act that would allow companies to offer minimalist plans on the private insurance market that don’t meet current coverage requirements.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mcconnell-delays-august-recess-to-complete-work-on-health-care-bill-other-issues/2017/07/11/1d90e3d2-6647-11e7-9928-22d00a47778f_story.html

[Achilleaze]

1. "We'll also continue to ignore russia's ongoing ACTS OF WAR* against America." - Itchy McConnell (R)

"Because we want to continue to give our full faith and submissive obedience to our beloved republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief, good old Comrade Casino. There is just no way that the republican party will lift a finger to defend America. Tuff shit, Americans. Deal with it." - Itchy McConnell (R)



* per dick cheney & All US Intelligence Agencies

[hedda_foil]

14. So they'll be in DC on camera every day as more explosive facts drop on their heads.

My opinion: They'll be sorry they stayed. If the news keeps breaking this way (as i think it will) they'd be much better off split up for parts unknown.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. He doesn't want Senators to hear their constituents at home

He really uses suppression as a political tool all the way around

[BumRushDaShow]

4. This

He has to keep them in their fake 2010 teabagger "repeal" bubble.

[left-of-center2012]

3. CBS Morning News said ...

Democratic leadership would have to agree,
and were unlikely to do so,
having no reason to help the GOP pass their agenda.

???????????????????????

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Since Democrats don't control the chamber

then Democrats don't control the calendar either. The only thing the Democrats could do is not show up.

[dsc]

9. yes and no

there is the whole unanimous consent thing. Those two weeks could move at a snail's pace.

[BumRushDaShow]

16. Right but I expect Turtle assumed there would be no unanimous consents

(pretty much per Schumer), so a slowdown would happen in any case. They can't take even a fraction of the amount of obstruction that they meted out.

[red dog 1]

17. CBS Morning News apparently is wrong about that

They gave no source for that "tidbit" and I couldn't find any other mention of it.

McConnell can do whatever he wants - The Republicans are in charge of both houses of Congress.

(It's Animal Farm and the pigs are in charge)

[yallerdawg]

6. Wow.

They damn sure don't want to go home, do they?

[spiderpig]

7. Damage control.

Won't work.

[Blue Idaho]

8. What - and cut into their cushy all expenses paid vacation?

That's not going to sit well with these lazy bastards... I predict more epic fail in their future...

[TeamPooka]

10. They are desperate to pass this bill. They will do it in the dead of night if they have to.

[eggplant]

11. They need the extra two weeks to find a replacement for Orrin Hatch.

After he's sworn in.

[standingtall]

12. They just have to use their illegitimate President to

rip health care away from millions of Americans while they can.

[hibbing]

13. So bloodhthirsty

All so anxious, number 1 priority, kick tens of millions of people off insurance and screw over those that get it through their employer.

Peace

[tom_kelly]

15. Is he using this as a threat to the R holdouts? n/t

[red dog 1]

18. It won't change anything - McConnell still won't have enough votes for his TrumpCare bill

According to UPI today,

SENATE TO DELAY AUGUST RECESS TO DEAL WITH HEALTHCARE, OTHER MATTERS

"If the bill collapses, McConnell has said that he would focus on writing a more limited bill that likely would require Democratic Support."

K&R