House Majority Leader and former next-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has released the 2016 schedule for the Congressional House sessions, deemed “D.C. Work Weeks,” according to the official release.

As is often the point of criticism for our elected officials, their “off” days far outnumber the days in-session, and 2016 will feature a whopping 255 days off. The second session of our nation’s 114th Congress will meet for 110 days next year.The 110 days in-session for 2016 mark the lowest in the McCarthy era, compared to 133 days in 2015 and the 112 of 2014. In fact, in the months of August and October of next year, our Congress will not work a single day.

Is it just a coincidence that the House will not be in session on July 14, Bastille Day?

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