“It’s called jet fumes: Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) couldn’t get consent to delay the Senate’s looming two-week recess by ten minutes,” Politico reports.
“Senators are routinely granted courtesy from colleagues through unanimous consent to delay votes so they might complete floor speeches. But that did not happen Thursday.”
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