Congress traditionally "recesses" in August, so I thought it would - TopicsExpress



          

Congress traditionally "recesses" in August, so I thought it would be a good time to mention that, back in March, I co-sponsored H.Con.Res. 9, which is the Govern Before Going Home Resolution. In a nutshell, the resolution prohibits a chamber of Congress from adjourning for more than 5 days unless and until the adjourning chamber has passed all of the appropriations bills. The House has thus far passed 4 appropriations bills; the Senate has passed ZERO appropriations bills. The power of the purse is the basic constitutional duty of Congress. It is not asking much to have Congress fulfill this duty before leaving for town for the month of August.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:39:52 +0000

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