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My calendar for August https://t.co/ZgJ3QpJqqH

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Rod (@rodimusprime) August 22, 2017

work-shy

The Hill: House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a 2011 schedule that will keep lawmakers in the nation’s capital for shorter periods of time, allowing them to travel home more frequently. The schedule represents a major change from how Democrats have run the lower chamber over the last four years.

Under the new calendar, House members will have a cycle of being in session for two weeks in Washington and then spending the following week in their home districts. Incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said the new schedule would create “certainty” for members.

… Intent on winning back their majority, Democrats will be targeting many Republican freshmen in the new Congress. Politically, Republicans believe that allowing members to go home to their districts more will keep them in touch with the needs of constituents and increase their chances of reelection in 2012.

… “In total, it contains 123 days and 32 weeks of session,” Cantor said … Democrats countered Cantor’s announcement by pointing out that the House was in session for 152 days in 2007 and 148 days in 2009.

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Thank you Ladyhawke

Does this give the the Republican majority in the House of Representatives even less time to introduce zero jobs bills?

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A photo of former President Ronald Reagan hangs on a wall as President Barack Obama tours POET Biorefining in Macon, Missouri April 28