Booo hoooo

Let me break out the tiny violin!

GOP leadership bristles at five-day Capitol Hill work week

Speaking for the House Republican leadership, Roy Blunt, the Republican Whip, complained during the floor debate that the five-day work week was making life harder for Members of Congress from both parties. He also described the schedule as "a disservice to the institution," because "It is like assuming that a surgeon only does the surgeon's work when they are in the operating room."

Last year, for the first time in American history, congress spent less time in session than out of session on breaks and vacations.