Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) “became Tuesday the first Democrat to denounce the lame-duck session, saying such work periods ‘are sometimes used to consider extremely controversial policies,’” Roll Call reports.
“By allowing votes just after an election but before the newly elected Congress takes office, lame-duck sessions provide an opportunity to override the public’s will as expressed at the ballot box,” said the Wisconsin lawmaker, who is up for re-election this year.
“Rather than schedule a lame-duck session this year, Congress should complete its work before the upcoming elections,” he said in a statement.
The Senate is “scheduled to convene for a lame-duck session on Nov. 15, two weeks after Election Day, with more work in store the week of Nov. 29 following a brief Thanksgiving recess.”
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