Congress · 116th Congress
Toomey Fed demand rocks coronavirus relief bill talks
Hoyer, D-Md., said on the floor that plans and schedules should stay flexible. He recessed the chamber until 5 p.m. while talks continue.
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Hoyer, D-Md., said on the floor that plans and schedules should stay flexible. He recessed the chamber until 5 p.m. while talks continue.
Neither the Senate nor House historical offices could find evidence the chambers altered their schedules; the Congressional Record doesn’t reveal that they made much of an impression.
“We are aware that hospitals are evaluating propofol-sparing protocols and alternative medicines, and we are fully committed to adjusting manufacturing schedules to help.”
But the upside of working at home is they are getting to more time with their families than their congressional schedules would usually allow.
“You’ve just blown up everybody’s schedules,” ranking member Doug Collins, R-Ga., shouted after Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., unexpectedly gaveled the committee out.
Restrictive schedules filled with practices, games and travel, severely impact everything from sleep to selection of a college major.
Members say their schedules have become so hectic and compressed that the courtesy, which the committee has extended for years, is needed.
Short schedules Both the Senate and the House are planning somewhat truncated weeks.