Congress is also about to send itself home on the first of a series of recesses, just like it did at the height of the pandemic. You can't blame everything on Republicans if our elected Democratic majority refuses to stay in D.C. and do the work.https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/1407306350170984448 …
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If you're arguing the Republicans are obstructing your entire policy agenda with the filibuster, then don't send everyone home on vacation. Turn off the A/C in congressional buildings for the summer if you have to. Use the damn levers of power while you have them.
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It just boggles my mind that the party that claims to represent American working people and has spent five years pulling the fire alarm on democracy gives itself so many vacations. The political reporting class abets it, since they prize their long vacations too.
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In the Senate the euphemism for vacation time is "State Work Period". Just look at this leisurely schedule of time off, which includes the entire month of August.pic.twitter.com/HOZ9bDZOXh
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In fairness they're all 80+ years old,they need a rest. Clinging to power is tiring at that age!
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