Reid reminds GOP: "Congress ends on Jan. 4"

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REID REMINDS GOP: 'CONGRESS ENDS ON JAN. 4'....

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In the latest example of this, the Senate is preparing to vote on an omnibus spending bill that would fund the federal government through the rest of the fiscal year. Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), the chamber's most right-wing members, intend to demand that the clerk of the Senate read the spending bill, out loud and in its entirety, before it's voted on.

The omnibus is 1,924 pages.

Coburn and DeMint aren't just motivated by "dickishness" -- though that's part of it -- the goal is to slow things down to prevent votes on other bills.

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It's already assumed that members will be working next week. More to the point, Reid also said today that coming back after Christmas if next week doesn't go as smoothly as it should.

"There's still Congress after Christmas. We're not through," Reid told reporters today. "Congress ends on Jan. 4."

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[Andy823]

1. Well...

There "COULD" also be congress "DURING" Christmas, he might remind them of that if they want to be butt heads about this! It would go a long way with the public if he kept congress in session right through the holidays in order to get things done that the republicans have been stopping for the last two years! If I were Harry I would get tough as hell, and see just how much they want to stop things from coming up if they have to stay right through the holidays until Jan. 4th with NO DAYS OFF!

[pnwmom]

2. They're lucky if they get Christmas off. Millions of Americans don't. n/t

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3. Working through the holidays--Beltway Insiders get a bitter taste of working reality