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Reid Cancels Columbus Day Recess to Focus on Health Care
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has made good on a threat to cancel a week-long October recess to continue work on health care.
"I talked to the Republican leader about this last week," Reid said on the Senate floor this morning. "But the Columbus day is fast approaching. It's the week after next. And with all the things going on here, it just would not be right for us to take that week off. So what we're going to do, as I explained to the Republican leader last week, we'll be off that Monday, which is the holiday, Columbus day, and the following Friday."
Once the Finance Committee finishes work on its health care legislation, Reid will merge it with a different bill, and then bring it to the Senate floor. The week of October 12 seems a bit early for the floor debate to have kicked off, but this could at least prevent any further delays.
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jerryfatheart
September 30, 2009 12:46 PM
It's not often I say this, but good job, Harry. Still ... why do they get a week off for Columbus Day anyway???
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Indie Tarheel
September 30, 2009 12:47 PM
Yeah, a whole 3 days.
Hey Harry, quite splitting the blue pill and take the whole thing, willya?
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CT Voter
September 30, 2009 12:49 PM
Cue the Republican wailing about Obama going to Copenhagen on 3...2...1...
If reconciliation is going to be used, is there a deadline?
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Jim H
September 30, 2009 1:17 PM in reply to CT Voter
Specifically, a deranged tweet from Grassley...
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CT Voter
September 30, 2009 2:12 PM in reply to Jim H
That would be Senator Cranky Twitter to you!
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Deborah in Seattle
September 30, 2009 1:18 PM
Yay, crack the whip!
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Dorn76
September 30, 2009 1:38 PM
They've been at work almost a full month since their last vacation, can't they get a break?!
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Clavis
September 30, 2009 1:43 PM
This is great! It gives Harry Reid three extra days to waffle, capitulate and make excuses for letting the Republicans get away with murder!
P.S. Republicans are assholes.
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Schmed
September 30, 2009 2:46 PM in reply to Clavis
Republicans like Baucus and Lincoln?
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Winston Smith
September 30, 2009 1:45 PM
Grandstanding. Three days doesn't matter at this point. What matters is getting a good bill.
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willia451
September 30, 2009 2:07 PM
It ok to take an entire month off (August) right in the middle of this, but not 3 days?
Please!!! I like the idea. But its about 2 months too late.
Asshole!
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heraldsquare
September 30, 2009 2:09 PM
FYI, that's also Canadian Thanksgiving, where we gather round and give thanks for having health care. Irony!
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mcc
September 30, 2009 2:42 PM
Any idea when the House will have a bill to vote on?
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xargaw
September 30, 2009 3:14 PM
Harry just wants to get his "caving" out the way before the holidays.
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