aceHouse speaker calls early recess before midterms amid AI regulation frenzy
The Republican speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, announced on Wednesday that he would again cancel votes scheduled for Thursday, sending lawmakers home one day early ahead of the midterm election recess. The latest change to the legislative schedule means House members will avoid voting on Republican Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and comes amid a frenzied attempt to propose legislation on artificial intelligence. It’s the latest round of cancellations at the hands o…
Moving up votes and starting midterm recess early prevents House lawmakers from addressing AI development regulation and crafting safeguard legislation despite expressed need for oversight.
Productivity claim about House being second most productive is disputed by fact-checking of legislative output.
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