Saturday, February 01, 2025

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Long weekends and Congress' short attention span

As members of Congress look forward to their annual August recess, many congressional observers are once again raising the concern that lawmakers do not spend a whole lot of time on Capitol Hill doing the people’s business. For example, the House was in session for 131 days last year, while …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Long weekends and Congress' short attention span

As members of Congress look forward to their annual August recess, many congressional observers are once again raising the concern that lawmakers do not spend a whole lot of time on Capitol Hill doing the people’s business. For example, the House was in session for 131 days last year, while …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

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