House to Take 2-week Recess After Launching Impeachment Inquiry Into President

House to Take 2-week Recess After Launching Impeachment Inquiry Into President
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks to the media at the Capitol Building in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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House representatives are set to take a two-week congressional break after beginning an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump over a phone call he had with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The timing of the recess has prompted Democrats and progressive groups to call on the House leadership to cancel the upcoming vacation, in order to allow Congress to move forward with the inquiry.