Senate done voting until Nov. 14, setting up ‘extremely busy’ lame duck session

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Senate done voting until Nov. 14, setting up ‘extremely busy’ lame duck session

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday that senators will not return to Washington, D.C., to vote until Monday, Nov. 14, clearing the decks for vulnerable colleagues to campaign for five solid weeks until Election Day.   “For the information of all senators, the next roll call vote will be on [Monday], Nov. 14,…