Senators are scrambling to clear a stack of unresolved legislative items before lawmakers leave Washington for a month-long summer break, with leadership on both sides acknowledging the calendar has grown unusually tight.
Complicating the rush is a government funding deadline set for this fall, which aides say will demand attention almost as soon as members return from recess, leaving little room for the usual post-summer ramp-up.
Staff on both sides say they expect some items to be punted until September, though neither party has signaled willingness to delay the recess itself just to finish the work.
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Source: Politico
