Although not related to the Senate directly, we felt it newsworthy enough to report that House Republicans will be returning the floor for more post-recess debate over energy prices. Even though the proceedings will not be televised by C-SPAN, members felt they got good enough press coverage to do it all over again.
Politico reports:
“Continuing with their guerilla tactics from last week, House Republicans will be back on the floor Monday to talk gas prices, even though Congress is in recess, and they may stay there all week.
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The session will not be televised, since C-Span does not control the cameras inside the House chamber. Rather, those come under the purview of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the Democrats, and they’re unlikely to do anything to help Republicans.
But Republicans felt they got a lot of good press out of Friday’s “revolt,” so they will be back at it again, and younger GOP lawmakers were clearly energized by the tactic, something not evident among Republicans for most of the 110th Congress.”
Members of Congress are allowed access to the floor at any time, whether their particular body is in session or not. They are also allowed to bring reporters and / or visitors to the floor with them, as was showcased on Friday. Members of the media, however, are not allowed to take pictures or record video.
Updates – August 4:
Linked to your post from House Recess, Really? GOP to open House Monday morning …. this kind of thing does not happen everyday, and if the networks won’t cover national news, shows the importance of blogs.