House Republicans Plan Two Month Vacation, Leaving Key Bills Awaiting Action

[cal04]

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/09/14/853431/house-republicans-plan-two-month-vacation-leaving-key-bills-awaiting-action/

House Republican Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced Friday that after next week, the House will stand in recess until November 13. His plan for a nearly two month vacation will undoubtedly allow more time for campaigning, but will leave several vital bills awaiting action.

Among the important legislation the House will likely not address before the November elections:

1. Violence Against Women Act re-authorization.
2. The American Jobs Act
3. Tax cuts for working families.
4. Veterans Job Corps Act
5. Sequestration.
6. Farm Bill.
7. Wind tax credit.

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Four years ago, Republicans objected when then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) adjourned Congress for a five-week August recess without bringing up their energy legislation. Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) shouted “Madame Speaker, where art thou? Where oh where has Congress gone?” Now, they plan a two month vacation, even if it means allowing vital programs to expire and working families to suffer.

[socialindependocrat]

1. They haven't done anything for three years - Why do they deserve a vacation?

I want my money back!

What a worthless bunch of scam artists!

[Warpy]

2. While I'd usually expect the president to call them back into session

I am delighted that such important bills won't be defeated by the Clown Congress, something they would certainly do.

Now it's up to us to see the clowns sent back to the circus, where they so obviously belong.

[spartan61]

3. Will two months be deducted from their annual salaries?

[elleng]

4. CONTRIBUTE TO WAYNE POWELL, REMOVE CANTOR FROM CONGRESS!

http://www.powellforva.com/

[SoapBox]

5. Ditto to wanting a refund

...assholes.

All while (some of us) continue to work.

Who the hell in America gets, like 16 or more weeks a year off???????

[part man all 86]

6. The party of no strikes again. Money for nothing and hicks for free.

[fascisthunter]

7. RICO the GOP

then dissolve it

[lib2DaBone]

8. Democrats too. All of the public servants bail on Sept 20..not to be seen until 2013...

Not to worry.... the Bearded-Wonder-Bernake is in charge...

[onenote]

9. This is standard practice in an election year.

The House and Senate adjourned around the end of September through the November elections in 2010 (when we controlled both houses), 2008, and 2006.

And calling it a two-month vacation when every member of the House is up for re-election is silly.

[L0oniX]

10. Those fuckers deserve minimum wage at best.

On the other hand ...can Obama select some judges while they are out?

[Angry Dragon]

11. They just had a 5 week vacation

[Blue Idaho]

12. This should be front page news.

Never in this countries history has there been a bigger do-nothing Congress than this republican Congress.

[Egnever]

13. Remember when they first took the house and they were trumpeting how hard they were going to work?

How they were tired of congress taking so much time off when there were problems to solve?

LOL

Guess they forgot all that.

[jsr]

14. Worthless lazy leeches haven't done a damn thing anyway

[mick063]

15. We are better off with them at home.

Before they make things worse. In fact, I hope they stay away longer than two months.

[Mtndreamer]

16. Nobody's life, liberty or property is safe when congress is in session..

so let them go, avoid these bills, and vote the bastards out...

John Boehner can get in around 60 rounds of golf.. what a joke this has turned out to be..

[theenemyiswithin]

17. Reid needs to keep the Senate in session

and daily point out how the Dems are working for the people and the Pubs went home.