Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters following the visit and address to Congress by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) J. Scott Applewhite/AP House faces hefty to-do list in last week before August recess Cami Mondeaux Reese Gorman July 24, 12:33 PM July 24, 12:33 PM Video Embed House lawmakers are set to return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, facing a lengthy to-do list that must be sorted out before looming deadlines scheduled for the end of September, a timeline that has become increasingly more complicated amid intraparty tensions and an impending appropriations showdown between the House and Senate. Making things more complicated, Congress is poised to adjourn for a monthlong recess at the end of the week, cutting lawmakers’ work time in half because they don’t return until Sept. 12, just three weeks before the government funding deadline. CLUB FOR GROWTH PLEDGES TO DEFEND REPUBLICANS WHO WERE CRITICAL OF MCCARTHY IN 2024 Congress has until the end of September to pass its annual budget before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, or else lawmakers risk a government shutdown.…
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House faces hefty to-do list in last week before August recess
