McConnell recesses Senate amid Kavanaugh hearings [View all]
Source: The Hill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) recessed the Senate on Thursday after Republicans warned that Democrats could try to use arcane procedure to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court hearing.
McConnell asked that the Senate be recessed “subject to the call of the chair”—meaning they will come back into session later Thursday, if only to formally adjourn for the day.
McConnell didn’t give any guidance when he made the move about why he was making the request or when the Senate would come back into session.
“I ask that the Senate stand in recess subject to the call of the chairman,” McConnell said from the Senate floor.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/405417-mcconnell-recesses-senate-amid-kavanaugh-hearings
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