WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is off for the campaign season, as lawmakers from one of the most chaotic and unproductive legislative sessions in modern times try to persuade voters to keep them on the job.
The House Republicans led the tumult — painstakingly electing their speaker in a bitter public feud then swiftly booting him from office, something never before seen. But the deeply divided Senate was not immune from the inaction, lumbering through a modest agenda.
Taken together, the lack of big-ticket accomplishments is underscoring a volatile November election season with control of Congress a toss-up.
“The good thing is Congress didn’t allow much to go through law,” said Rep.
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