“Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) is threatening to keep the Senate in session and voting over the weekend and into the week of Christmas to break a Republican blockade of President Biden’s nominees,” The Hill reports.
Schumer Threatens Weekend Votes
Interestingly, a copy of the Senate’s schedule for 2022 leaked and they’ll be back to work on January 3 — which is earlier than expected.
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