Alaska Sen. Calls Out Colleagues for Absence Due to the Snow

You know that thing where people from really cold states mock the East Coast panic over snowy weather? Well, that also applies to Congress. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski was rather astonished at how empty the chamber was today, and posted a video on Facebook mocking her colleagues for their absence.

“It is Thursday afternoon in Washington D.C.,” she said, “2:48 in the afternoon…. and there’s nobody here!”

And on the video, Murkowski also posted this text: “While most of the Senate is closed due to weather here on a Thursday afternoon, I’ve held a hearing on the Arctic, worked with Alaskans who are in town, and am having a very productive day!”

You can watch Murkowski’s video here:

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