Congress is voting less this year, but is it actually working less?
Sometimes it seems there aren't enough hours in the day for all that members of Congress have to do: Attend committee hearings, meet with constituents, tour their districts, ride in parades and kiss babies. Not to mention raise money and win reelection.
But the most basic function for any lawmaker is to stand up and be counted - to go to the House or Senate floor and cast votes. For the first month of the 112th Congress, members didn't do much of that.
The House held 25 recorded votes in the first month of this session, compared with 53 in the same period in the 111th Congress and 73 at the start of the 110th Congress. The Senate had just 11 recorded votes in the first month, after having 36 two years ago and 43 four years ago.
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