The List: What’s Congress doing instead of fixing the government?

The List: What’s Congress doing instead of fixing the government?


Photo of Congress by Nicostamb

As the nation waits for Congress to come to an agreement to reopen the inessential parts of the federal government, P&P has looked into what our Members of Congress have been up to in the meantime. The results surprised and confused us.

1. Getting drunk

2. Campaigning for 2016

3. Saying hi to their children while giving a speech on the House floor about how Obamacare will save/kill America

4. Being kidnapped by truckers

5. Getting arrested

6. Pretending that the Redskins is a perfectly fine name for a football team

7. Fighting security guards at the WWII memorial

8. Continuing to not understand that mics record your voice

9. Boosting CSPAN’s rating higher than NBC

10. Arguing over which party loves children with cancer more