When Democrats seized the majority in Congress, the world turned upside down. One of the big changes instituted was a requirement that the House actually work five days each week. As the Washington Post reported:
Well, it hasn’t turned out all that well. The House and Senate are still unable to pass the basic appropriations bills to fund the government–more than two months after the start of the new fiscal year. And now, House Democrats have decided not only to ditch the five-day work week for the year ahead, but to actually work fewer days than normal. According to Roll Call:
The surprising thing here is that the 5-day workweek generally extends from Monday at 6:30 pm to Friday around 2:00. A 3-day workweek runs from Tuesday evening through Thursday. Do Democrats really anticipate accomplishing so little next year?
