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The US House of Representatives postponed further action on
legislation until later this month as the capital city braced for a
second major snowstorm in less than a week.
House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said flight cancellations made
it difficult for House members to get into the snowbound city and
leaders decided to put off scheduled votes until the week of
February 22 when Congress returns from a week-long break for the
Presidents' Day holiday.
"Members are unable to get here because the airlines are reluctant
to fly here, they are reluctant to get their planes on the ground
and get caught here," Hoyer told reporters.
Weather forecasters are predicting the area could get another 30.5
cm of snow just days after a blizzard dumped up to 90 cm in some
areas.
The House had been scheduled to vote this week on legislation that
would repeal the antitrust exemption for health insurers.
Hoyer said that vote will now take place the week lawmakers
return from their break.
Meanwhile Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid held out hope that the
Senate would complete work on a major jobs-creation bill before
leaving for the week-long Presidents Day break.
But Reid said the Senate may not be in session on Wednesday when
the latest snow storm is expected to be in full fury.
Many people in the region are still trying to dig out from the
weekend storm and many streets are still covered with snow.
