GOP senators expect McConnell to scrap or scale back August break

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Time to reschedule those vacation plans: The Senate’s traditional August recess is likely to be trimmed or possibly scrapped entirely, according to four Republican senators.

Senate Republicans expect that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will soon announce plans to gut the four-week recess as his caucus and President Donald Trump clamor for more action in Washington. McConnell discussed the matter privately with his leadership team on Monday evening in a members-only meeting, according to two GOP senators.

No final decision has been made, senators said, and the caucus is still debating how many weeks of the recess to slash. But McConnell, the president and GOP senators are so frustrated with the pace of spending bills and Trump’s nominations that McConnell appears ready to pull the plug on the traditional getaway from Washington ahead of the mid-term elections this fall.

McConnell has “talked to Sen. Schumer and the president. And my impression is we’re going to be spending some time here,” said Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Clearly we’ll be here for a substantial part of" August.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/22/mitch-mccconnell-august-2018-recess-603039

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Not accomplishing anything takes a lot of time...

[Orsino]

1. Only a few more months to loot the Treasury and Social Security. n/t

[lagomorph777]

9. They know the jig's up; rather spend time stealing, not waste it on futile campaigning.

[redstatebluegirl]

2. They have to do as much damage as possible before they lose control

[Texin]

8. Oh, baby. They already lost control when they wouldn't do shit about tRump.

[GoCubsGo]

11. Exactly right.

It's just last-minute looting. McLipless sees the writing on the wall, and he wants to get while he still can.

[bronxiteforever]

3. To set up on the record votes before November

For the campaign ads.

[rickyhall]

4. Someone should scrap McConnell

[aeromanKC]

5. Don't want to go home and meet the Constituents, I see.

It would not be pretty.

[rurallib]

6. Also keeps Dems from going home to campaign

also a time to set up some bogus votes to beat Dems over the head with - such as:
Heard Steve King (yes the racist asshole) claim Dems voted against the Farm Bill in the House because they don't want people to work - really fucking insane.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. This is nothing more than McConnell preventing the Democrats from taking over the Senate.....

and campaigning. It's a ploy and I do not trust McConnell for as far as I can throw him.

[murielm99]

14. There are plenty of surrogates who can campaign for the Democrats.

They can point this out at campaign events, too. Also, there are a lot of new people running who can help the incumbents campaign and double up campaign events for them.

[GoCubsGo]

10. Trying to steal as much as possible, while they still have the chance. n/t

[CrispyQ]

12. He's bragged about making "generational changes" to the judiciary.

Shit. they already have, but if they confirm even more of Trump's nominees it will be decades digging out of this shitpile.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Dismantling and selling off a democracy takes time.

[maxsolomon]

15. Also prevents recess appointments by President Asshole.

So, McConnell is throwing the Republic a bone?