The House officially went into recess for the month of August at 11:23am EST, but the Republicans have refused to go home. Protesting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to adjourn the House without scheduling a vote to allow for offshore drilling, Republicans remained on the floor talking up the energy crisis and bashing Pelosi and the Democrats for leaving town with work still left to do.
This is a great piece of political theater. I'm planning on heading over after work to show some support.
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