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Congressional staffers eat and tweet the Thanksgiving holiday

Posted by Steve Shapiro on Nov. 30, 2015

Congress, like many in the country, took off last Thursday and Friday to celebrate Thanksgiving and the following shopping holidays of Black Friday and the nascent Small Business Saturday. And, like many in the country, staffers took to Twitter while embedded in familial obligations and shopping mall queues alike. We've compiled the best of their holiday tweets below.

Gabe Sehr, legislative assistant, Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.)

"Just moderated a discussion between a retired Chicago police officer and a Syrian refugee over the Thanksgiving table.#zeitgeist"

Meagan Hatcher-Mays, legislative assistant, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)

"my mom just texted me "happy thanksgiving. jesus just left" and would not provide any further information"

Ashley Lewis, legislative correspondent, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

"Family scrabble. Pray for me. #Thanksgiving"

Michael Lambert, staff assistant, Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.)

"I'm #Thankful I've made it through the first twenty-five years of my life without ever needing to know what the hell a playoff is."

Danielle Branz, constituent liaison/special assistant, Rep. Dan Benishek (R-Mich.)

"And no I will not miss missing Black Friday #CyberMonday"

Jesse Purdon, district representative, Rep. Curt Clawson (R-Fla.)

"Black Friday Shopping...never ever ever ever ever even if there was a fire. What kind of animal do you think I am?#goWithOutMe #BlackFriday"

Jake King, staff assistant, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)

"For all the shoppers that are about to fight each other over random items on Black Friday, just remember that#AllFridaysMatter"

Flaka Ismaili, staff assistant, Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

"What's more annoying than Black Friday madness? The recycled jokes & complaints about how ironic Black Friday is.#braceyourselves"

Robert Dillon, Republican communications director, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

"Black Friday - be safe out there."

Ashley Dalton, legislative correspondent, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

"Is there a Black Friday deal for parking tickets"

Clint Lohse, legislative assistant, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.)

"How long until Thurs night of Thanksgiving to Tues after is just one massive consumerist binge? Will those soon be the only 5 days we shop?"

Jim Jeffries, communications director, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

"Not even two days after Thanksgiving and people are already crossing streets at a diagonal again like they don't live in a society."

Todd Gunter, constituent services representative, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.)

"I swear, I've done more than drink bourbon this Thanksgiving break."

Helen Kalla, press secretary, Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.)

"How is it possible that I got through security at @ATLairport in 10 minutes the day after Thanksgiving??"

Jessi Nalepa, deputy chief of staff, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

"Thanksgiving is over, so it is officially acceptable to listen to Christmas music 24/7 and I will be doing so!#MerryChristmasHappyHolidays"