Congress Sets Up a Terrible September

Politico: “House lawmakers left town for six weeks on Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled, and it’s no mystery why. They passed only one of their 12 government funding measures amid an ugly floor fight, then leadership had to pull another (supposedly one of the less controversial spending bills) due to party infighting over abortion riders and cuts.”

“As we predicted back in June, lawmakers are openly talking about a short-term fix — known as a continuing resolution or a CR — to keep the government’s lights on. Then, of course, they’ll just have some more time to deal with the same exact problems.”