See, holding perpetual plenary sessions of Congress is like our 24/7 live-news cycle. There's no new news to report, especially not substantial stuff, so they k

See, holding perpetual plenary sessions of Congress is like our 24/7 live-news cycle. There's no new news to report, especially not substantial stuff, so they keep telling us platitudes and teasers and building up to no-big-deal, just to keep selling the commercials, just to keep the channel-surfers hooked. And Congresspeople must look like they're Doing Important Work, all the time. They've got to Pass Bills and Debate Controversial Stuff, especially Wedge Issues, even if they're wasting time. Because they're being paid to go to D.C. and be in session and do work, i.e. pass new laws. Imagine if Congress repealed old laws and regulations that became irrelevant or they pared down the shelf of the U.S. Code to streamline it. Imagine if they took breaks, longer breaks, or focused on truly impactful legislation that would make a difference. But their job, their condemnation now, is to churn out stacks and stacks of legalese that will take orders of magnitude longer to be interpreted and to be implemented, but that's not their problem. Each Congressperson is motivated by the need to "fight for my constituents" and "advance the best interests of our district/great state" and oh yeah, to get re-elected!