Nov. 30, 2021: How the continuing resolution stole Christmas
Most people on Capitol Hill are kissing Christmas \u2014 or at least most of December \u2014 goodbye this year. \u201cWe could be in every weekend between now and Christmas, so \u2026 sorry,\u201d Sen. Debbie Stabenow told reporters Monday night. Sen. Patrick Leahy is so worried about being here on Christmas that he and his wife bought a holiday tree for their home in D.C.\nHere are some reasons for the growing pessimism.\nSubscribe to POLITICO Playbook.\nRaghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio.\xa0Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.