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House GOP leaders vow to keep up protest sessions

 

Published 8/4/2008 at CNN.com - Politics

A group of House Republicans stayed in session and continued energy speeches Monday despite the summer adjournment in hopes of pressuring Democrats for a vote on oil drilling. (link)

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