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a kennedy

(29,618 posts)
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:13 PM May 2017

and again Congress will be out for the Memorial Holiday......how long this time....a week?

and where do I find the actual calendar of the Congressional bodies.....House and Senate. How many weeks, minus any Friday actions, do they actually work?

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and again Congress will be out for the Memorial Holiday......how long this time....a week? (Original Post) a kennedy May 2017 OP
Well I found this....it shows when they've been in session so far.... a kennedy May 2017 #1
Here: CrispyQ May 2017 #2
meeting with constituents??? Really??? NO repubs are meeting with constituents..... a kennedy May 2017 #3

CrispyQ

(36,424 posts)
2. Here:
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:20 PM
May 2017
http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/2017_the_hill_congressional_calendar.pdf

I count 12 full weeks off for both chambers! Their argument is that when they are out of DC, they are meeting with home state constituents.

I tell you, if I could do it all over again, I'd run for Congress instead of being a programmer.

a kennedy

(29,618 posts)
3. meeting with constituents??? Really??? NO repubs are meeting with constituents.....
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:26 PM
May 2017

they're afraid to meet with them with the vote on health care.

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