Why aren't the House and Senate in today ??

[kentuck]

I notice there are hearings on both C-SPAN I and II ? What are they up to? Is this a scheduled vacation day?

[valerief]

1. Must be a snow day for them

[Wheezy]

2. Maybe the weather? Or Lincoln's birthday, which was yesterday?

[NYCGirl]

3. Perhaps the airports have been closed due to the snowstorm

and people have not been able to get to DC.

[FreedomAngel82]

4. Could be

We here in Tn had some snow earlier this morning. Still some fluries here and there but we can still get places. I'm sure it's much worse up in DC.

[rox63]

5. DC got a foot of snow yesterday

The city is probably paralyzed...

[MsLeopard]

6. It's Monday

A travel day for them. They start their work week on Tuesday and end it on Thursday so they travel back home again. We should all have jobs like that.

[ramapodem]

7. Lincoln's Bday

Well at least thats why the NJ Legislature is not in session. And then they get next monday off also.

[gratuitous]

8. Uhh, they finished their work for the year?

After all, Alito's on the Supreme Court, Terri Schiavo is still dead, and Chimpy's now the entire government. What's left for them to do?

[zann725]

9. Maybe that emergency "shut-down" of Senate last week...was really a

'warning'...a Karl Rove "arm-twisting" that until Dem reps "learn" how to better behave, they'll be forced to sit-in-the-corner.

[dweller]

10. it's hunting season ...

some may be in hiding.

dp

[ChairmanAgnostic]

11. it is a holiday - president's day, I think.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

12. Senate goes into session at noon.

Monday, Feb 13, 2006
Noon: Convene and proceed to consideration of H.R.4297, the Tax Relief Act of 2005.

http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/calendars.htm


Monday - FEBRUARY 13, 2006

The House is not scheduled to meet.

http://www.house.gov/house/floor/thisweek.htm