Following an article in Politico that claimed House Democrats might adjourn on Friday until after the elections, House Democrats are denying that any such move is in the works.
A House leadership aide told TPMDC flatly, “We won’t adjourn this week.”
The Politico article mentioned that the early adjournment would likely hinge at least upon passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government until after the elections, and that it might additionally be postponed until after a vote on the expiring Bush tax cuts.
The Democratic aide added that there was no vote on the tax cuts yet in the offing: House Democrats are waiting for the Senate to vote first.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, meanwhile, told reporters this morning the Politico report is absolutely not true.
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