Published on Jul 5, 2014
"The people's representatives can't agree on much of anything these days — even calling a recess.
When senators and members of the House went home for their Independence Day break, they didn't, or couldn't, agree on an adjournment resolution.
So they did what they usually do: They went into "pro-forma session," a status when they are technically working but don't actually do anything.
Come to think of it, that's pretty much how it is when they're in town, too."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
