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Peace Out! House Cancels Work Until After Election Day

FILE - This July 31, 2014 file photo shows House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Raul Garcia has a question for Kevin McCarthy, the House’s No. 2 Republican: “While we are ... FILE - This July 31, 2014 file photo shows House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. on Capitol Hill in Washington. Raul Garcia has a question for Kevin McCarthy, the House’s No. 2 Republican: “While we are waiting for you on immigration reform, who should be harvesting America’s food?” It’s a provocative query and the foundation of Garcia’s long-shot challenge to McCarthy, a three-term incumbent who rose to power after another GOP leader thought unsinkable, Virginia’s Eric Cantor, fell to an unknown candidate in a primary. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) MORE LESS
By Sahil Kapur
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September 18, 2014 12:45 p.m.
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The House of Representatives will adjourn until after the midterm election once legislative business is completed on Thursday.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) office announced the schedule change on Thursday, canceling a work day on Friday as well as the entire week of Sept. 29.

That means the House won’t return to session until Nov. 12, the week after Election Day.

McCarthy’s announcement suggested that the House could return to session if the Senate failed to pass the House-approved bill to keep the government open beyond Sept. 30.

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  1. Avatar for ajm ajm says:

    Shorter GOP House: Stop the World I want to get off… put everything on hold only my re-election counts!

  2. Avatar for LoisB LoisB says:

    Why don’t they just stay home and have their paychecks direct-deposited? Save all those travel expenses and cost of maintaining two residences.

  3. Man. I wish my job had that kind of flexibility.

  4. Yet they still suck off the teet of the US taxpayer collecting undeserved paychecks from YOU.

  5. Man, they just can’t stop working hard for us, huh?

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