Senators are scrambling to clear a stack of unresolved legislative items before lawmakers leave Washington for a month-long summer break, with leadership on both sides acknowledging the calendar has grown unusually tight.
Complicating the rush is a government funding deadline set for this fall, which aides say will demand attention almost as soon as members return from recess, leaving little room for the usual post-summer ramp-up.
Staff on both sides say they expect some items to be punted until September, though neither party has signaled willingness to delay the recess itself just to finish the work.
Source: Politico
