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Post by avordvet on Feb 1, 2016 14:17:28 GMT -5
Congress Worked Only 130 Days Last YearNM, Monday, 01 Feb 2016 09:22 AM The recent decline in overall working days does not tell the whole story. There has also been a rise in so-called "pro-forma" days when lawmakers go into session sometimes for just a few minutes or even seconds, for procedural reasons. They are formally counted as sessions of the House and Senate, but Reuters did not include them in its tally. Last year the House had 27 pro-forma days, none of which lasted more than seven minutes, the Reuters review found. In each of the last five years the House had more pro-forma days than in previous Congresses going back to 2002. Those days are usually scheduled for Monday or Friday, enabling lawmakers to fly in and out of Washington without missing mid-week votes. www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/congress-work-days-decline/2016/02/01/id/712127/
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