The 113th Congress Is One Giant Recess
Congress is out on its five-week, summer recess. Of course, they don’t actually deserve that break because what the hell has Congress accomplished since 2012? Absolutely nothing. Adding to the ridiculousness, Congress is required to vacation during August. As Will Hurst with AlterNet notes, Congress must take off work for the month of August as per the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970. Take a vacation, the law says so. How does someone, as Hurst puts it, take a vacation from nothing? If Congress’s below-20 percent approval rating is any indication, the 113th Congress has been on vacation since day...
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