GOP senators expect McConnell to scrap or scale back August break
Source: Politico
Time to reschedule those vacation plans: The Senates traditional August recess is likely to be trimmed or possibly scrapped entirely, according to four Republican senators.
Senate Republicans expect that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will soon announce plans to gut the four-week recess as his caucus and President Donald Trump clamor for more action in Washington. McConnell discussed the matter privately with his leadership team on Monday evening in a members-only meeting, according to two GOP senators.
No final decision has been made, senators said, and the caucus is still debating how many weeks of the recess to slash. But McConnell, the president and GOP senators are so frustrated with the pace of spending bills and Trumps nominations that McConnell appears ready to pull the plug on the traditional getaway from Washington ahead of the mid-term elections this fall.
McConnell has talked to Sen. Schumer and the president. And my impression is were going to be spending some time here, said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). Clearly well be here for a substantial part of" August.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/22/mitch-mccconnell-august-2018-recess-603039
Not accomplishing anything takes a lot of time...
Orsino
(37,428 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Texin
(2,594 posts)GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)It's just last-minute looting. McLipless sees the writing on the wall, and he wants to get while he still can.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)For the campaign ads.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)aeromanKC
(3,322 posts)It would not be pretty.
rurallib
(62,401 posts)also a time to set up some bogus votes to beat Dems over the head with - such as:
Heard Steve King (yes the racist asshole) claim Dems voted against the Farm Bill in the House because they don't want people to work - really fucking insane.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,780 posts)and campaigning. It's a ploy and I do not trust McConnell for as far as I can throw him.
murielm99
(30,724 posts)They can point this out at campaign events, too. Also, there are a lot of new people running who can help the incumbents campaign and double up campaign events for them.
GoCubsGo
(32,078 posts)CrispyQ
(36,437 posts)Shit. they already have, but if they confirm even more of Trump's nominees it will be decades digging out of this shitpile.
sinkingfeeling
(51,443 posts)maxsolomon
(33,265 posts)So, McConnell is throwing the Republic a bone?