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Capitol hill is empty this week as congress is on recess, or, rather, a constituent workweek. it is time for congressmen and women to travel home, meet and hear from their constituents, or for the speaker of the house it's a time to fly down to florida for the bcs national championship football game and according to politico, have drinks at this place, outdoor tiki bar at the lodge and spa in the florida keys. it does look like a nice play for a pina colada. congress was in session for a whopping 150 days last year. les you think those days were spent tirelessly legislating or vaguely being pa...

Conflict after 60 days after seeking congressial authorization. the 60 days would be up next friday. antiwar democrat dennis kucinich says when congress returns from a constituent workweek, lawmakers will be able to weigh in. >> the president like him or not violated the constitution. by taking us in a war without congress. we are able to have vote on it. >> tom mcclintock is also demanding a congressional vote and says politics has nothing to do with it. >> this is not liberal versus conservative. this is most fundamental matter of constitutional prerogatives. >> senator mccain doesn't seen t...

We put a schedule in place so we can go back and with the people who elected us. >> greta: your idea is to let everyone talk to his or her constituents -- >> this year we have been in a schedule that folks have not been allowed to go home and speak to their constituents. what we intend and we'll be in as many days this year as we were in the past, but yet we provided certainty, constituents can see the people they elected to go to washington. we should be that jeffersonian model. citizen legislators. we shouldn't be creatures of this town. we come from our districts. that's where we ought to g...

We put a schedule in place so we can go back and with the people who elected us. >> greta: your idea is to let everyone talk to his or her constituents -- >> this year we have been in a schedule that folks have not been allowed to go home and speak to their constituents. what we intend and we'll be in as many days this year as we were in the past, but yet we provided certainty, constituents can see the people they elected to go to washington. we should be that jeffersonian model. citizen legislators. we shouldn't be creatures of this town. we come from our districts. that's where we ought to g...

My calendar look really, really pat. that is what the republicans have followed with the house of representatives official calendar this year. january 31st, constituent workweek. that's a week off. number 22nd, another week off. march 21st, another week off. all of these are weeks off for members of the house. oh, look, it's daylight savings time or st. patrick's day or father's day. all of these holidays, i guess, apparently included to make it not look like they just planned a week off and a week off and a week off and a week off. the house is working a short week this week. they are plannin...