Senate will reconvene to pass border security
By Michael O'Brien and J. Taylor Rushing - 08/11/10 01:55 PM ET
The Hill
The Senate will convene briefly on Thursday for a rare session during its August recess to pass a $600 million border security bill.
Just days into its five-week break, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ‘s (D-Nev.) office said the chamber would go back to work at 10 a.m. Thursday to pass the border-security bill as well as a resolution honoring the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).
Stevens died Monday night in a plane crash in southwest Alaska. Once the Senate adjourns, it is not scheduled to reconvene until Sept. 13.
Because the bill is expected to pass unanimously, only two senators are expected to attend — Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland. Under Senate rules, only two members must be present if legislation is unanimously consented to by all others.
(More here.)
The Hill
The Senate will convene briefly on Thursday for a rare session during its August recess to pass a $600 million border security bill.
Just days into its five-week break, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ‘s (D-Nev.) office said the chamber would go back to work at 10 a.m. Thursday to pass the border-security bill as well as a resolution honoring the late Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska).
Stevens died Monday night in a plane crash in southwest Alaska. Once the Senate adjourns, it is not scheduled to reconvene until Sept. 13.
Because the bill is expected to pass unanimously, only two senators are expected to attend — Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Ben Cardin of Maryland. Under Senate rules, only two members must be present if legislation is unanimously consented to by all others.
(More here.)
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