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July 26, 2010

House Dems Count Down Final Week Before August Recess

The Hill, The Hill

The last week in session will result in either good news or bad news for House Democrats.

The party could use the week to cram as many job creating and deficit reduction measures onto the floor schedule as possible so they can tout their work to voters back home during the August recess.

Or they could spend the week running through the gantlet of Rep. Charlie Rangel's  (D-N.Y.) ethics troubles, the never-ending stimulus-deficit legislative paradox, and the Senate's virtual inability to act on anything the House manages to pass.

The signs indicate either scenario could emerge before the House adjourns until after Labor Day.

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