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Cars line the parking lot waiting to wisk lawmakers away, home to campaign for six weeks through election day. Congressman. Leaving a lot on the table, especially debate over a new authorization of military force against ISIS. There is broad agreement in the country. That this ISIS group is a, is a threat. So then why not stay and debate it and not go home if your constituents believe that there is a real threat? I don't disagree. I'm prepared to vote yes on the use of military force, so I'm not docking any vote. Many rank and file members are frustrated about bolting. I get the, the importance of campaigning. But really? While all of this is going on in the country? As if there's not enough to do, it's, and it's not just the war issues, it's, it's immigration reform. it's, ENDA, it's a number of different bills. Ambassador to Ireland. Why don't Republicans who run the House stay, don't go home, don't go home to, to campaign. And work on that authorization, they have the ability to do it. Well Dana the, the problem is, that we have a do nothing Senate. Republicans also blame the President. So why not stay here and debate an authorization for use of force which is Congress's job. Absolutely, and I wish the President would ask for one. And Democrats who run the Senate point to the House. This, it, tradition I think began because the House of Representative runs every two years. And for many many years, the House has adjourned for the month of October. Senator Susan Collins is up for reelection but in a safe seat, and wanted to stay. But my job is to be in the Capital working for the people of Maine and the American people, and that's where I think. We all belonged right now. Hey senator. Lindsay Graham is also on the ballot Yep. and blunt about why they're leaving. He seemed to be more worried about who runs then how the place runs. Senator, before you get in your car, can I ask you a quick question? Sure. freshman senators are appalled. You know I, I said during the committee that we need to be here, we need to debate this issue. But at this point, there's no reason to stay. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Congress Leaves Town For 6 Weeks To Campaign","description":"Congress Leaves Town For 6 Weeks To Campaign","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ROgjrnKT/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-21T14:12:16.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ROgjrnKT.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/ROgjrnKT/","duration":"PT2M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/ROgjrnKT/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```