I thought I had it easy

[jon-nyc]

The Senate releases its schedule. Red days are recess.

[Axtremus]

If they’re supposed to spend substantial time with constituents at home, that’s not exactly a bad schedule. Recess simply means “not meeting in the chamber,” outside the chamber you still have to draft legislations and negotiate budgets and raise funds and campaign.

[George K]

Here's the House Calendar, pretty similar:

[jon-nyc]

George - the days in red (black on the House calendar) should just be labeled 'fundraising'.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in I thought I had it easy:

George - the days in red (black on the House calendar) should just be labeled 'fundraising'.

I agree. The "Green Days" on the House Calendar are presumably when it's in session: 105 days by my count. Add the "Committee Work Days" in Blue - and you get 164 or so.

[Catseye3]

Ax took the words right out of my keyboard. A lot of work gets done outside the chamber -- possibly the work of real importance, along with the cocktail schmoozing circuit. Which can include stress-relieving bitch sessions about a-hole constituents.

If you watch C-SPAN, you will often see Reps and Senators presenting their remarks to a chamber that is completely empty.

[Aqua Letifer]

@catseye3 said in I thought I had it easy:

the work of real importance

Please elaborate.

[Catseye3]

@aqua-letifer said in I thought I had it easy:

Please elaborate.

Oh, you know -- deals, massagings, back scratching. "I'll vote for your bridge if you vote for my industrial park."