Inside the Beltway. . . and Out

Congress left town at the end of July and won't be back until after Labor Day. Bush left town a few days into August, and is now enjoying a five-week vacation.

Many Congressional staffers and lots of us lobbyists typically use August for getting caught up, in addition to a little vacation.

But the month is turning out to be surprisingly busy for me. Who knew?

Congress will come back after Labor Day and hopes to adjourn at the end of September. Most of that month will be consumed by hearings and debate over the Supreme Court nominee and the various budget bills. Congress spent the last several days of July doing several months worth of work on some of the major bills, so we won't likely see much legislation of substance in September. But we are preparing just in case.

How is August for you?