House heads into August recess with uncertain path on budget

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The House has no budget and no specific plan for preventing a government shutdown or debt ceiling breach as it heads into its August recess.

"September is going to be a very difficult month," said Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus on Friday morning.

"I mean obviously all of this is coming into play right away, all the fiscal issues and deadlines are going to make it extremely difficult to get everything done in a piece-by-piece basis."

When the Republican-controlled House returns in September, it will have four weeks to figure out a spending plan for 2018, and little more to address the debt ceiling.

The chamber made middling progress on its agenda during the summer session; it passed a budget resolution out of committee and approved four of twelve spending bills. But both budget and spending are stalled due to Republican infighting.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. I hope it screws up their "restful" vacation!

I picture in my mind's eye poison ivy, bug bites, bad sunburns, sand in all the wrong places and perhaps a Jaws re-enactment or two during their recess in addition to dreading going back in Sept. A little karma never hurts much!