Headline Roundup • July 11th, 2017
McConnell Delays August Recess
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Washington Post
The GOP leader is prepared to preserve two taxes in the Affordable Care Act that faced elimination under the previous Senate proposal.
CNN Digital
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has delayed the start of the August Senate recess until the third week in August in order to allow more time for his conference to complete "its work on health care reform" among other tasks.
Washington Times
In a seismic break from long-running Capitol Hill custom, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday abruptly cancelled nearly half of the chamber’s monthlong August recess as Republicans work to press forward on health care and other issues.
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