Former House Oversight Committee Chairman and early exit expert Jason Chaffetz pointed a finger at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday, blasting the Kentucky senator's decision not to cancel August recess. “It's infuriating," Chaffetz, a former Republican congressman for Utah, told his colleagues. "Mitch McConnell went out in July and touted that the Senate was going to stay in session through the end of next week. And yet, they adjourned early."
Chaffetz might know a thing or two about ghosting on legislative duties, considering he abruptly retired at the end of June to join Fox News. As Mediaite put it without missing any of the irony: "Jason Chaffetz, who bailed early from Congress, rips Congress for bailing early."
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