White House says no to special session of Congress

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By Jackie Kucinich and Jared Allen

The White House has rejected calls from House Republicans that it convene a special session of Congress on energy, saying it wouldn’t make a difference.

“We don't have plans to call Congress into session -- it won't make a difference if Democratic leaders are unwilling to bring up a bill for an up-down vote,” said White House spokesman Tony Fratto. [Read more]

Congress probably works too hard to expect them to come back from vacation to resolve something so unimportant as coming up with meaningful energy policy.