The delay of the August recess comes after a handful of rank-and file Republicans urged leadership to stay in Washington to finish their business rather than return home for the district work period. Eight senators held a news conference earlier Tuesday on the topic of recess, during which they stood next to a large printed graphic warning: "31 working days until the fiscal year ends."
"We have an enormous amount of work to do," Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said, urging the Senate to consider working through weekends as well.
While Republicans are still working through their plan to overhaul Obamacare, McConnell says there is plenty more work to do after that.
"Once the Senate completes its work on health care reform, we will turn to other important issues including the National Defense Authorization Act and the backlog of critical nominations that have been mindlessly stalled by Democrats," McConnell said.
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