Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Nancy Pelosi Thwarts Bush Recess Monkey Business


Photo from source, TPM Muckraker

The House of Representatives is on a roll, as far as I'm concerned, standing up to George W. Bush and his administration--at last. I haven't been particularly impressed with Nancy Pelosi's leadership in the House (or Harry Reid's in the Senate) until recently. I can only hope they keep it up.

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Dems Preempt Bush Recess Moves

It's gotten to be a common occurrence. When Congress has a scheduled recess, the Democratic leadership keeps the Senate (and sometimes the House) in pro forma session in order to prevent any administration recess tomfoolery. [snip]

Pelosi, fearing that Bush would try to capitalize on the House’s absence to call Congress back into a special session, scheduled two pro forma sessions on Tuesday and Thursday. The Senate will do the same at the same time. . .

Read more at: TPM Muckraker

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