1.0link148876<![CDATA[House Will Return To Five-Day Work Week In 2009]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/05/house-will-return-to-five_n_148876.htmlHouse 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.