Posts Tagged ‘MakeCongressWorkAgain’
Fox News: Dear Republicans: To end Senate Democrats’ obstruction, make them talk, make them work, make them vote
Speaker Newt Gingrich was fond of saying “The Democrats are our adversaries. The Senate is our enemy.” The Senate has long been a frustration to the impatient warriors for change. Its rules and culture are intentionally designed to be slow and deliberative, in contrast to the quick-moving partisan House. Today, Republicans have control over all…
Read MoreAtlanta Journal-Constitution: Perdue sends a message: Work comes before recess
If you don’t work, you really can’t take a break. That’s basically the message U.S. Sen. David Perdue is sending to Congress. He wants to see more of President Donald Trump’s nominees move through the confirmation pipeline and says there also needs to be some progress made on spending bills. Only then should Congress take…
Read MoreThe Hill: Conservatives, White House pressure McConnell for longer Senate work hours
Conservatives are upping pressure on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to either keep the Senate in session longer during the week or delay the August recess in order to catch up on funding the government and confirming President Trump’s nominees. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and conservative outside groups…
Read MoreBreitbart News: U.S. Senate Takes Another Long Weekend, Clocks Out on Thursday Afternoon
Just two days after conservatives held a press conference on Capitol Hill to launch a #MakeCongressWorkAgain campaign to put a spotlight on the Republican-led Senate’s short work week and its failure to get business done, Senators closed up shop at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Conservative Partnership Institute tweeted out the Senate’s notice: “Vote Alert.…
Read MoreJenny Beth Martin: Congress needs to forgo recess to get more work done for Americans
Congress never allows its own bad behavior or lack of accomplishment to get in the way of its vacations and recesses. Isn’t it about time we addressed that? The dysfunctions within Congress are too numerous to explore here, but two of the most obvious examples are the broken confirmations and appropriations processes. Both of these…
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