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The "Work Schedule" for the Senate (Original Post) packman Nov 2015 OP
poor babies.... spanone Nov 2015 #1
You gotta be fucking kidding me! Rex Nov 2015 #2
They've been doing this for years now. 2naSalit Nov 2015 #3
Why do they get paid for not working???? Let them know this is a doable action, no work? monmouth4 Nov 2015 #4
My understanding is that the weeks "off" are times they are to be at home, CrispyQ Nov 2015 #5
Updated post to include link packman Nov 2015 #7
Thanks! CrispyQ Nov 2015 #9
What title did you post it under? daleanime Nov 2015 #12
fund raising....that's their real constituent spanone Nov 2015 #8
Gee, September was so hard for them.... daleanime Nov 2015 #6
So hard that they had to take all of August before & all of October after, CrispyQ Nov 2015 #10
........ daleanime Nov 2015 #11

2naSalit

(86,634 posts)
3. They've been doing this for years now.
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:34 PM
Nov 2015

F'kers need to learn what happens in the real world when you refuse to do your job. And they'll give themselves another raise in the meantime.

CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
5. My understanding is that the weeks "off" are times they are to be at home,
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:42 PM
Nov 2015

talking & meeting with their constituents. It would be interesting if they had to account for that time.

on edit: Do you have a link for the graphic?

CrispyQ

(36,470 posts)
9. Thanks!
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 02:43 PM
Nov 2015

Even with two weeks vaca, that a lot of white time! I'm posting on FB.

Oh & it's the House schedule, not the Senate.

daleanime

(17,796 posts)
6. Gee, September was so hard for them....
Sat Nov 7, 2015, 01:43 PM
Nov 2015

only month of the year in which they worked more then 3 weeks and the only time they worked more then 4 days straight.

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