U.S. House leaders considering adjourning end of this week, not dealing with Bush tax cuts

pelosimouthGreat news! The representatives in the U.S. House may adjourn earlier than expected, late next week. That means less of your money being wasted and spent. The bad news? The so called Bush tax cuts are likely to be ignored before they leave. According to Politico, the House hasn’t adjourned before Sept. 30 in an election year since 1960. So you know that Democrats are in dire straights if they go through with this idea of leaving early.

There’s been no decision made yet, and insiders caution that the scenario is dependent upon the Senate and House completing action on a stopgap spending bill to keep government agencies running through the election. But a House leadership aide said they are working with the Senate to pass the spending measure, known as a continuing resolution, “as soon as possible, so we’ll see if Republicans expose how extreme they are to the American people by standing in the way (of the measure) and risking shutting down the government.”

“Members want to finish business and get back to their districts as soon as possible,” another House Democratic leadership aide told POLITICO. “If the Senate can finish a [continuing resolution] this week and get it to the House in a timely fashion, we’ll take it up.”

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September 20, 2010 · Filed Under congress


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