Showing posts with label Cruel summer vacations nixed. Show all posts
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Friday, August 13, 2010

Cruel summer vacations nixed

August 13, 2010 - "Cruel summer vacations nixed" Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) promised his children for months that he would spend one uninterrupted August week with them in Hawaii. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had other plans for Chaffetz and the rest of the House. On Tuesday, Chaffetz will complete nearly 24 hours of round-trip air travel just to vote no on a $26 billion state aid bill unexpectedly tossed onto the schedule in the middle of the quiet August recess. Click here