Senate Plans Earlier Recess

Frist Wants No Session in Dec.

• By John Stanton and Ben Pershing
• Roll Call Staff
• July 10, 2006, Midnight

With a number of GOP incumbents facing difficult re-election contests this year, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have scrapped plans to keep the Senate in session through the beginning of October, and will instead look to wrap up work on as many appropriations bills and other “must pass” measures before Sept. 27, GOP aides said.