U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen during during remarks at a Capitol Menorah lighting ceremony at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Hanukkah reception was the first of its kind at the U.S. Capitol Building that featured bipartisan congressional leadership. ANNA MONEYMAKER/GETTY IMAGES
BY JENNIFER SHUTT States Newsroom Only 78 laws to show for session WASHINGTON — Congress plans to spend just 35 days between now and the…