WTF???? House unlikely to come back into session before Sept. 9, [View all]

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The House is very unlikely to come back into session before Sept. 9, despite what seems like the increasing likelihood of a U.S. attack on Syria, according to multiple senior level aides.

The House is in recess until Sept. 9, after both Labor Day and the Jewish new year. Members of Congress are spreadacross the country, and many are overseas on government- sponsored trips.
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President Barack Obama’s administration has made the case that they would not need congressional approval for the kind of strike on Syria being considered by the administration. Some Republicans — Reps. Chris Gibson of New York and Thomas Massie of Kentucky, for example — told POLITICO that they think Obama should seek a congressional vote to authorize any use of force.
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/house-unlikely-to-return-for-syria-96097.html