The House is in session...

...and doing the people's business. Passed today...

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act,

Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act,

The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

And yesterday…

The House took steps yesterday to improve counseling and care for the tens of thousands of military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The measure, one of four veterans bills the House passed on voice votes, requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide outreach and mental health services to those who served in either campaign. The VA secretary is also directed to contract with community mental health centers in areas his agency does not adequately serve.

Everyone has a favorite ending for the phrase "We hired this Congress to ….", but in truth, we elected them to do many things, these included.

They've earned our hurrahs this week and it's only Tuesday.