Capitol Hill lawmakers and staffers are enjoying August recess, with some even planning their weddings around the annual reprieve.

Congress‘s monthlong summer break has become an ideal time to tend to personal lives and travel after a grueling seven-month slog that saw marathon speeches, multiple overnight sessions, and record-breaking votes.

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