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Congress scuttles longer workweek
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| Contributor | J.R. |
| Last Edited | J.R. Dec 05, 2007 05:15pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, December 4, 2007 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Having made a five-day congressional workweek de rigueur for much of the year, House Democrats are planning an easier schedule for next year.
A 2008 calendar distributed to congressional offices Monday shows the House holding five-day weeks only three times next year, exposing Democrats to charges that they are backing away from a pledge to work harder than Republicans did when they ruled the House.
Most weeks, not every week, but most weeks, yes, we will be working Monday, we will come in Monday at 6:30 [p.m.], and be working on Friday, as we used to do, until about 2 in the afternoon, to give people time so they can get home,” House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters last December.
Hoyer delivered on that promise. This year’s legislative calendar shows 16 weeks in which the House was set to work a five-day week, although the actual number may differ due to subsequent schedule changes. |
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