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Parties Fear An August Surprise
By Cristina Marcost, Aug 02, 2015 The Hill
Beware the ides of August.
Congress’s summer recess is supposed to be a quiet time that gives lawmakers a chance to meet with constituents, raise money and maybe get a little rest.
Yet nearly every year, a controversy erupts that shakes the political landscape, at times causing problems for Republicans and Democrats alike.
The most famous example came in 2009, when Tea Party activists confronted lawmakers at town halls over their consideration of ObamaCare.
While that political heat mostly burned Democrats, Republicans faced an uprising of their own in 2013, when constituents demanded that they defund the healthcare law. That campaign culminated in the first government shutdown in 17 years.
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