Congress · 117th Congress
Feeling safe at the Capitol isn’t simple a year after Jan. 6
But after talking to staff and even some newer Senate colleagues, she believes the decision to schedule a session for the anniversary wasn’t the right call.
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But after talking to staff and even some newer Senate colleagues, she believes the decision to schedule a session for the anniversary wasn’t the right call.
Hardly anyone on Capitol Hill believes that schedule will hold. Lawmakers entered the final stretch of the year in full complaint mode, bemoaning the drama that has become routine.
Since the pandemic began, Collins has spent a lot of early mornings on the road in Maine trying to arrange her schedule around flight cancellations out of the airport near her Bangor home.
One time, the senator was already on the runway waiting for takeoff when the floor schedule changed. She got off the plane.
Here is the schedule: July 13: “The Princess Bride” July 20: “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” July 27: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Aug. 3: “Back to the Future” Aug. 10: “Top Gun”