Congress frequently ditches Washington for four to five weeks in August and September for the annual summer break. House Republicans plowed through a number of annual spending bills in the spring and early summer. Perhaps that’s the greatest deficiency for Republicans when Congress isn’t in session for such a protracted period: not a lot of noise about Clinton. But various GOP congressional hearings and news conferences looking at Clinton – or even problems Republicans perceive with the Obama administration – can indirectly mitigate some of that message. Undoubtedly, a congressional session would have contoured the political debate.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2016 12:10 UTC