A Congressional recess next week makes it unlikely the nomination will come to a vote for 10 days to two weeks.

As president, Obama has constitutional power to make appointments during a congressional recess.

The concern has grown particularly acute as lawmakers have returned home for a Congressional recess this month.

With the approach of the fall election and a Congressional recess, prospects for any immediate progress on the legislation are dubious at best.

Today he said he would decide what to do over the one-week Congressional recess.

The committee also requested authority to meet during the congressional recess and to meet outside the city of Washington as the need arose.

The Senate intends to consider a similar resolution when it returns from next week's Congressional recess.

The federation urged owners of small businesses in those states to contact their senators, especially when the legislators were home over the latest Congressional recess.

During the current Congressional recess, Republicans have been stumping across the country for their tax plan, hoping to generate public support.

In the two-week Congressional recess, at least two dozen cabinet and subcabinet officials spoke around the country for the president's tax cuts.