Lawmakers Leave Unfinished Business On Capitol Hill

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May 26, 2015

The American flag flies over the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol, as Senate Democrats speak nonstop on the chamber floor about climate change on March 11, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Most Americans are back to work today after a three-day Memorial Day weekend, but the recess continues for Congress. Lawmakers left several key pieces of legislation lingering in Washington.

Ron Elving, NPR's senior Washington editor and correspondent, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to take a look at this week in Washington and what Congress left incomplete.

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Ron Elving, senior Washington editor and correspondent at NPR. He tweets @NPRrelving.

This segment aired on May 26, 2015.

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