GOP Senators Call For Cancelling August Recess To Work On Legislation

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 11: (L-R) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), Sen. Luther Strange (R-MS), Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) hold a news conference to call on Senate Republican leadership to cancel the upcoming August recess at the U.S. Capitol July 11, 2017 in Washington, DC. The GOP senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asking to shorten or cancel the recess if they do not make significant progress on important legislation in July. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)