Senate scrambles for the exit amid outstanding to-do list: ‘Clear as mud’
But for some, more time in Washington means less time on the campaign trail, as several GOP incumbents face competitive November reelections.Advertisement “I have no idea what we’re going to do,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told reporters following a closed-door GOP lunch with Vice President JD Vance. “I’m not kidding.”The chamber could also vote as early as Thursday evening on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that was delayed by Democrats, as well as on a measure to confirm another 74 of President Donald Trump’s nominations.
- ▪But for some, more time in Washington means less time on the campaign trail, as several GOP incumbents face competitive November reelections.Advertisement “I have no idea what we’re going to do,” Sen.
- ▪John Kennedy (R-LA) told reporters following a closed-door GOP lunch with Vice President JD Vance.
- ▪“I’m not kidding.”The chamber could also vote as early as Thursday evening on a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill that was delayed by Democrats, as well as on a measure to confirm another 74 of President Donald Trump’s nominations.
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Senators hoping to escape Washington for a monthlong recess instead found themselves trapped Thursday by a growing pile of unfinished business, with Republican infighting threatening to keep the chamber in session.Several items on the Senate’s end-of-session agenda appeared ready to be punted for September as Republican leaders confronted disagreements within their own conference as well as Democratic opposition. Recommended Stories Senate scrambles for the exit amid outstanding to-do list: ‘Clear as mud’ McConnell absence foils GOP plans to advance farm bill before August recess WATCH LIVE: Senate panel votes on holding Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions Not helping the Senate’s case was that none of the outstanding bills and nominations the GOP-controlled chamber had…
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