Posted July 27, 2018 at 11:25am
The House has dashed out of town for its annual five-week summer recess, with plenty of work left on the table for when members return Sept. 4.
Of course, the Senate plans to be in session for four out of the five coming weeks thanks to a plan from Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to chip away at backlogged legislative and executive business (with the side benefit of preventing Senate Democrats in tough races from going home to campaign.)
Here’s the entire week in photos:
Mr. Hawkings’ Opus: 5 Reasons Why Congress Is Broken
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