I recently saw a figure that said that congressmen (and women) tend to work less than 50% of the days of the year. So, I want to know:
On average, how many days out of the year is each branch of congress in session.
2007-10-02 12:03:35 · 5 answers · asked by Steve H 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Not nearly enough!
2007-10-02 12:07:13 · answer #1 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Twelve.
Just kidding.
First, let me say that it is not quite as bad as it sounds. Considering that with weekends - 104 days and traditional holidays - 10 days, the average person takes nearly 30% of the year off with no vacation....add in say 5 weeks vacation (long term employees) and they have to take 44 additional business days off to work less than 1/2 of the year.
That is still one he!! of a lot of time off, but that puts it a little more into perspective.
That being said,
2007-10-02 19:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many.
Contrast: The Texas State Legislature meets for 145 days every two years. That's why they havent been able to screw the State up as bad as California and a host of other States. Frankly I would prefer it if they only met for 2 days every 145 years. But that's just me.
2007-10-02 19:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by flightleader 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
About 2.
The rest of the time they spend gathering funds for re-election.
2007-10-02 19:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by Chef 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They do have too much time off....
2007-10-02 19:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋