Working hard or hardly working in Congress?

From a story in POLITICO about how members of Congress work about two-and-a-half days a week:

Members usually arrive for the first vote of the week as the sun sets on Tuesdays, and they're usually headed back home before it goes down again on Thursdays.

Since the House returned for its fall session on Sept. 8, it has stuck around to vote on a Friday just once: to approve a 5.8 percent increase in Congress's own budget.

A Democratic leadership aide vehemently defended the schedule, saying members shouldn't be kept in Washington for four or five days when work can be completed in fewer.

House: Working hard or hardly working? - Jake Sherman - POLITICO.com

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