22 Days, Lame Duck, Light Posting

This Week in the People's House
10/11/2010
By Bobby Frederick

Political ads make up most of the commercials, outrageous claims are flying left and right and nary a street in America is without some candidate's yard sign. This is the home stretch of campaign season.

Over the next 22 days, I will be working as the communications director for a congressional campaign. I am very excited and committed to this opportunity, and as a result, posting will likely be light for the next month.

No matter what the outcome of the 2010 election, the House is scheduled to be in session and voting on Monday, November 15th through Friday, November 19th. Congress will take the week of Thanksgiving off and then return for another full week starting Monday, November 29th.

It is unknown if the lame-duck session will last longer. So much remains to be done (tax cuts, the estate tax, funding the federal government, childhood nutrition, food safety, etc), yet so much depends on the outcome of the election.

I hope that you will continue to follow the People's House!

Quick News

The final jobs report before the election came out last Friday and the results were dismal. For the fourth month in a row the economy lost jobs (95,000 in September) and the unemployment rate remains 9.6 percent.

The ethics trials of embattled members of Congress, Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters will wait until AFTER the election.

Political Extra

The Hill newspaper polled 12 competitive races and the results look pretty good for the GOP.

Compared to recent election cycles, the number of competitive House Races has doubled.