Congress keep a secret? ROFLOL!!!
Considering I work in the Land of Eternal Chaos, Sirens, and Madness, I will tell you that Congresscritters share one trait in common - aversion to risk. If they were sitting on information that things were far worse than they are, the political fallout would be too intense for them. Therefore, trust me - with my nearly 15 year of experience in this town - when I tell you it ain't so.
Now we have Congresscritters before the microphones on local radio saying that there is "no panic" in the Capitol - HA!
Well, there is definite cowardice. I will tell you that the people who commute here daily underground on the subway, with full knowledge of what our enemy could potentially do yet persist, have more courage than those yellow-bellied excuses for leadership.
In the War of 1812, our leadership stayed to the last minute, despite the advance of an actual British ground force that ultimately sacked the city. Nearly two centuries later, much of the leadership turns tail.
Congress - SHAME!!