We could question why Congress has evolved into being in session year round.
Does the public benefit from Congress being in session year round?
The 20th amendment moved up the swearing in of the new Congress and President from March 4th to January. We could have another amendment to move up closer to the November election day. Otherwise you end up with what we see now, where a lame duck session of Congress is still in office for two months after election day, and the outgoing office holders take their last shots on their way out the door.
The year round schedule today....simply provides ample TV interview sessions for these guys all year round.
I’d even go and question why the Senate needs to get into the tax-code writing business...why the Senate needs to vote on budget proposals by the House...and why the Senate even needs two guys from each state. There’s lots of ways to really carve out the mess here, and effectively run the US government. Personally, whatever budget the House passes...should be the final word, with neither the President or the House saying much about this or having veto/vote power.