Members of Congress are scheduled for a week-long recess in October, time off Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says they should refuse and instead, stay in Washington D-C and work. With unresolved issues like health care and tax reform, Grassley says senators should pledge now to give up that week. Grassley’s called for the abandoning of the fall break twice on Twitter in recent days.

 

Grassley, a Republican, says there’s an overwhelming amount of work which needs to be addressed and he fears there’s precious little time to plow through it all.

 

With all of the items on the Congressional docket between now and Christmas, Grassley says they can’t afford to take another week off in October.

By working that extra week, Grassley says it would help to send a message to the American people that Congress is “thoughtfully approaching our problems.”