U.S. House Hardly Working

American Voices • congress • ISSUE 43•28 ISSUE 42•12 • Mar 23, 2006

To date, the House of Representatives has worked less than 25 days this year. What do you think?

“Maybe they're still working off the overtime accrued from the Schiavo emergency session.”
Ryan Ridge –
Optometrist
“I thought Wal-Mart's Tuesday/Thursday greeter looked awfully like U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway.”
Joe Chandler –
Lumberjack
“Take a classic masterpiece like the Anti-Injunction Act of 1793, and compare it to the monstrosity that is the current Postal Service Act Amendment Bill of 2005. See? You can't rush good drafting.”
Alleen Barber –
Systems Analyst

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