After taking yet another recess without first clearing the legislative logjam, Congress returns to chambers today. Well, at least a couple of lawmakers will – you see, it’s just another pro forma session, with no real legislative work to be done. They won’t be back for real until July 13, and even then they won’t stay long. In fact, there are about 17 weeks between now and the general election on November 3, and both chambers plan to work less than half of them.
What’s the problem? Well, they’ve continually failed to pass so-called “must pass” legislation this year, including FISA Section 702 reauthorization, the farm bill, a housing bill, and the National Defense Authorization Act – and to make matters worse, the annual government funding fight has arrived. September 30 comes the same day every year, and unless they manage to get a continuing resolution to the president for signature before then – there simply isn’t time to draft, agree on, and pass all the spending bills anymore – the government will shut down yet again. Look out, America, the 119th do-nothing Congress strikes again.
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