I can't believe these couple sentences from that link. "By the 1950s the job of a U.S. senator was a full-time, year-round job and there were very few breaks built into the legislative calendar. In 1963, for example, the Senate met from January to December without a break longer than a three-day weekend." Wow, they had to actually work a whole year with nothing longer than a three-day weekend? Cry me a river!
This is a great point Fren.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/News_August_Recess.htm
I can't believe these couple sentences from that link. "By the 1950s the job of a U.S. senator was a full-time, year-round job and there were very few breaks built into the legislative calendar. In 1963, for example, the Senate met from January to December without a break longer than a three-day weekend." Wow, they had to actually work a whole year with nothing longer than a three-day weekend? Cry me a river!