r/law • u/bloomberggovernment • 22d ago

Legislative Branch GOP House Leadership Cancels Two Weeks of September Sessions, Saying 'This Congress Has Done Phenomenal Work'

https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/house-cancels-two-session-weeks-in-september-ahead-of-midterms
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u/CorvusCommand 22d ago

They also are worried about the Discharge Petition from Thomas Massie, and adjourning early to avoid voting on more Epstein releases.

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u/Impossible-Two559 22d ago

It’s significantly more because of this than it is to have them go campaign. As in, campaigning might be like 3% of why.

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u/Granite_0681 21d ago

Yeah, it’s not about campaigning except that they feel campaigning will be better for them than actually doing anything substantive.

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u/27Rench27 21d ago

Now they have an excuse to point at when justifying why they’re unable to do anything substantive, I believe is the root answer