House might adjourn for elections earlier than planned
Democrats are weighing cutting the upcoming session from four weeks to three to allow them more time to fight to keep their majority.
House Democrats are considering cutting the upcoming session beginning next week from four weeks to three, a House Democratic aide said Friday.
Adjourning at the end of September would give House members more than a month before the Nov. 2 elections to focus on the final stretch of their campaigns. Such a move is "being considered," said the aide. He added there is "no decision yet," and that the official adjournment date remains Oct. 8. Polls show House Democrats are facing a tough climate and could lose their majority.
Meanwhile, there are no plans for the Senate to adjourn after three weeks, two Senate leadership aides said. Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, dismissed such talk as House-based speculation.
"We have a lot to do [and] may need four weeks," he said.