Mitch McConnell cancels Senate's August recess
By Li Zhou at Vox
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/6/5/17430518/mcconnell-cancels-august-recess-congress-midterms
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Outstanding bills the Senate needs to approve include the National Defense Authorization Act, the farm bill, and the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, a McConnell spokesperson told the Hill.
McConnell’s decision could also have a consequential impact on the midterms. By keeping incumbent senators tied to Washington, the majority leader forces vulnerable Democrats — and Republicans — to reconfigure their campaign schedules or weigh the consequences of skipping out on work.
Of course, it’s possible this cancellation, and its ensuing Catch-22, won’t even materialize. This isn’t the first time the majority leader has tried to mess with recess, after all. Last year, McConnell announced a two-week delay of the start of August recess in an effort to give lawmakers more time to chip away at a Senate health care bill.
The bill was ultimately defeated before recess was even scheduled to begin, and the summer break went on as originally planned.
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