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Old 09-06-2013, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by justjim View Post
It didn't take the British this long to make up their minds. Why is it so hard to get a vote up or down on any issue in our Congress? To answer my own question---because they (career Politicans) are always running a re-election campaign. Oh, for term limits!

Another reason is their August recess isn't over until September 9, and Speaker Boehner elected not to call them back for a special session. When the House of Representatives returns to work on Monday they will work a grand total of nine days in September, then go on another recess.