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2016 Postmortem

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11. People in our congress typically do nothing

Reply to akbacchus_BC (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 06:08 PM

Jun 2012

During election season they do nothing and raise money for themselves.

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How does it work in the US during an upcoming election? [View all] akbacchus_BC Jun 2012 OP

They continue as normal. steve2470 Jun 2012 #1

And they 'recess' when they feel like it, elleng Jun 2012 #5

true ! nt steve2470 Jun 2012 #6

No such thing as silly questions Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #1

+1 nt steve2470 Jun 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Jun 2012 #1

There may be a recess before the elections, but recess (for both Houses) is usually August. joshcryer Jun 2012 #7

Here's some more info Tx4obama Jun 2012 #8

Lame duck Congress is expected to deal with taxes and debt this year cally Jun 2012 #9

They use the remaining time (until November) to play politics and then are "lame duck" until Jan. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #10

People in our congress typically do nothing high density Jun 2012 #11

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