August 3, 2011
Congressional Republicans plan to block President Barack Obama from appointing a director for the new U.S. consumer agency over the August congressional recess.
A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed on Tuesday that the Senate would not fully recess for the August break. Instead, it would hold several “pro forma” sessions that prevent so-called “recess appointments.”
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