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David Hawkings: What are those lawmakers doing, anyway?

Your summer job recess means you go to Rehoboth Beach or maybe to a villa in Gibraltar. But for members of Congress, being away from the grim domed Capitol buil...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

August 16, 2016 9:45 am

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David Hawkings, senior editor, Roll Call

Your summer job recess means you go to Rehoboth Beach or maybe to a villa in Gibraltar. But for members of Congress, being away from the grim domed Capitol building doesn't mean they're not working. In fact, they have workweeks averaging 59 hours. What are they doing? For some answers, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call.