Congress and the Traditional August Recess
In this issue of BVA Happenings, BVA Deputy Director of Government Relations Alek Libbin explains the often-criticized Congressional August recess. John Nance Garner, one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Vice Presidents, said: “No good legislation ever comes out of Washington after June.” Virtually every year in August, members of Congress leave Capitol Hill and, for all intents and purposes, pause official actions (i.e., hearings, votes, and markups). This does not mean, however, that these legislators […]