If you are worried about congress evacuating from D.C., don't be. There's a lot more vacationing than meets the eye.
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If I told anybody I was working for 123 days, they would laugh at me so hard that eyeballs would start popping out. I don't know anybody who has 123 days of vacation including weekends much less work only 123 days, but that's what the house is schedule to work this year.
http://majorityleader.gov/Calendar/
Senate does not do much better at 140+.
http://www.cq.com/graphics/monitor/2010/12/15/mon20101215-17chambers-cht.pdf
Granted, the Senate has yet to set a schedule beyond Nov. 11
(yall get in touch with local officials to evacuate properly from Hurricane Irene)
http://majorityleader.gov/Calendar/
Senate does not do much better at 140+.
http://www.cq.com/graphics/monitor/2010/12/15/mon20101215-17chambers-cht.pdf
Granted, the Senate has yet to set a schedule beyond Nov. 11
(yall get in touch with local officials to evacuate properly from Hurricane Irene)
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