Senate Leader McConnell Cancels Recess to Approve Trump’s Nominees, Pass Spending Bills

Senate Leader McConnell Cancels Recess to Approve Trump’s Nominees, Pass Spending Bills
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) (L) and President Donald Trump arrive for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 24, 2017. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on June 5 that he was canceling most of the Senate’s August recess to give lawmakers time to pass spending bills before a Sept. 30 deadline and to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s appointees.

“Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees and the goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the August recess has been canceled,” McConnell said in a statement.
Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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