Congress Out, Key Bills Await Action Congress went on recess yesterday after the Senate failed to sift through a back-log of legislation. Members will return after the elections to take up unfinished legislation, including the Homeland Security bill and prescription drug benefit legislation. NPR's David Welna reports.

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Congress went on recess yesterday after the Senate failed to sift through a back-log of legislation. Members will return after the elections to take up unfinished legislation, including the Homeland Security bill and prescription drug benefit legislation. NPR's David Welna reports.