The one thing Congress must do this year and two measures that will die

By Joel Gehrke

Published August 8, 2016 4:01am ET

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The one thing Congress must do this year and two measures that will die — After a seven-week recess, the Senate will spend September and one week in October working in the nation's capital. The House will be in Washington even less, as it is out of session the entire month of October. (iStock photo) | idesignimages

If floor time is the “coin of the realm” in Congress, as lawmakers like to say, then congressional leadership adopted a deflationary policy this year.

After a seven-week recess, the Senate will spend September and one week in October working in the nation’s capital. The House will be in Washington even less, as it is out of session the entire month of October.

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