House Will Return To Five-Day Work Week In 2009

The Hill:

House Democratic leaders have decided to lengthen the congressional workweek next year as they try to implement President-elect Obama's agenda and clear a backlog of priorities no longer subject to the veto of President Bush.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) released a 2009 schedule on Friday that includes 11 five-day weeks and 18 four-day weeks. The House is scheduled to be in session for 137 days before the target adjournment date of Oct. 30.

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Comments

[pupbayer]

Why? Are they planning to do something?

[Grunty1]

Once Bush is gone, the greasy obstruction will be greatly reduced.

[fairywhatnot]

Nope. The rethugs already promised to filibuster as much as possible.

(I have THIS advice for the Dems: NUCLEAR OPTION!!! USE IT LIBERALLY!!! After all, it was invented by the rethugs... So, beat them at their own game!)

[DXM]

About time! We need legislators who are working full time doing their jobs. Not half-time do legislating, etc. and half-time raising money so they can get re-elected to work half of the time.

[BSERIUS]

Didn't Queen nancy decree this ;a couple ;years back? you know when the economy started to hit the skids?

[standard]

Yes: when the economy started to hit the skids because of Bush and Cheney's Neo-Con policies and the Republicans in Congress blocked at every turn the legislation needed to get it back on track.

[Dave01]

Didn't we hear this line before? Like in 2006?