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House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he wants to pass a sweeping overhaul of the tax code in time for deer-hunting season in Wisconsin, which opens around Thanksgiving. Whether he makes that deadline likely depends on how much work Republicans in Congress get done in July and August. If the past few months are any measure, it doesn't look good.
PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman said he has been left bewildered by the lack of productivity by his counterparts, despite Republican control of both Congress and the White House.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs told KTAR News 92.3 FM's Reality Check with Darin Damme on Wednesday that it seemed as if Republicans were being timid when it came to following through on longtime promises, such as removing the Affordable Care Act.
Members of the House's most conservative caucus again are calling for leadership to cancel the August recess so lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform.
The latest pressure Wednesday from conservative lawmakers came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the day before that the Senate will delay the beginning of its own recess from July 31 until mid-August.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Biggs released the following statement in support of Senator Ron Johnson's request for Right to Try legislation to be incorporated in the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017:
PHOENIX — Some congressmen may have already been preparing for the annual August recess, but if one lawmaker from Arizona gets his way, everyone's plans will change.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday he has called on House leadership to match the actions of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who canceled the first two weeks of the usually sacrosanct August recess.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced that the Senate will postpone its annual August recess by two weeks. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:
The Senate will have less time off in August so the lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday after repeated calls to do so from conservatives.
McConnell pointedly blamed Democrats for the lack of accomplishments since the new Republican-controlled Congress adjourned in January with President Donald Trump in the White House.
WASHINGTON – Senate leaders said Tuesday that they will delay their traditional August recess by two weeks, a move that has some Arizona congressmen wondering if the House should do the same.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R- Gilbert, has been pushing since June to do away with the August recess, a call he repeated Tuesday in a Twitter video in which he said "we still have to deal with … issues we promised the American people we'd work on."
PHOENIX — Some congressmen may have already been preparing for the annual August recess, but if one lawmaker from Arizona gets his way, everyone's plans will change.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday he has called on House leadership to match the actions of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who canceled the first two weeks of the usually sacrosanct August recess.
While the GOP mulls delaying its August recess to deal with the handful of unfinished legislative agenda items, President Trump is now being pressed to make good on a campaign promise to hold Congress in Washington until they deliver an Obamacare repeal bill to his desk.
The Association of Mature American Citizens on Tuesday called on Trump to propose a special session of Congress to debate Obamacare should the Senate fail to move on it by the end of the month.