Harry Reid cancels Senate July 4 recess after Obama chides Congress

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: CBS

One day after President Obama chided Congress for its lackadaisical work schedule, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate is canceling its July 4 recess.

"The Senate will reconvene on Tuesday the day after the fourth," Reid said on the Senate floor today, CBS Capitol Hill Producer John Nolen reports. "We'll do that because we have work to do."

At a press conference Wednesday, Mr. Obama called for members of Congress to "cancel things and stay here" in Washington if there isn't "substantial progress" by the end of the week on a deal to raise the debt limit.

He complained that members are "in one week, they're out one week."

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20075723-503544.html

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Well, at least now no one can pressure the President use a recess appointment for Elizabeth Warren.

[hlthe2b]

1. I thought at first that this was the Onion...

Good... let 'em stew in the DC heat.

[msongs]

2. evidently the repubs led House is off all week as well, nothing important going on lol nt

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Good.

[w4rma]

4. I want her to run for Congress, anyway. (nt)

[polmaven]

5. We are still

looking at the possibility she will run for Senate in 2012 against Scott Brown...In my opinion, she will be the strongest candidate to beat him if she runs.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Wow. You are all over this Elzabeth Warren appointment thing.

Looks like you side with the republicans. What a shocker. How many posts now on this subject?

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. What exactly have I posted would lead a reasonable person to believe that I am opposed to

the President appointing someone to this position?

[Freddie Stubbs]

9. What exactly have I posted would lead a reasonable person to believe that I am opposed to

the President appointing someone to this position?

[Fire1]

8. It's one or the other. I'll take THIS one. n/t