{"id":56901,"date":"2019-08-06T13:38:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T17:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v1\/?page_id=56901"},"modified":"2019-09-30T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T12:50:36","slug":"august-recess-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwsdemo.thearc.org\/thearc-v3\/august-recess-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s August Recess \u2013 But We Have Homework!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5cr5lf-0f3d6139ba6cb79fb1a85c2d2e5376ec\">\n.avia-section.av-5cr5lf-0f3d6139ba6cb79fb1a85c2d2e5376ec{\nbackground-color:#f2f2f2;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5cr5lf-0f3d6139ba6cb79fb1a85c2d2e5376ec main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-56901'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-59qp9v-4c8d5a9b75f088957fd35f7d5145eb43\">\n.flex_column.av-59qp9v-4c8d5a9b75f088957fd35f7d5145eb43{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-59qp9v-4c8d5a9b75f088957fd35f7d5145eb43 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4onj0z-a4efea4e8822ec57bf1447589f243f62\">\n.flex_column.av-4onj0z-a4efea4e8822ec57bf1447589f243f62{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-4onj0z-a4efea4e8822ec57bf1447589f243f62 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-wowrdx-cb51697ef95825fdeb6c0978744f5faf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-wowrdx-cb51697ef95825fdeb6c0978744f5faf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-wowrdx-cb51697ef95825fdeb6c0978744f5faf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-wowrdx-cb51697ef95825fdeb6c0978744f5faf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-wowrdx-cb51697ef95825fdeb6c0978744f5faf av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  memorial_tribute_gifts'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >It\u2019s August Recess \u2013 But We Have Homework!<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-305vyr-0b06675c5d64567875158a564bae9e00\">\n.flex_column.av-305vyr-0b06675c5d64567875158a564bae9e00{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-305vyr-0b06675c5d64567875158a564bae9e00 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5dvyh1-6590dd7726b8129a5622fb6563a20c47\">\n.flex_column.av-5dvyh1-6590dd7726b8129a5622fb6563a20c47{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5dvyh1-6590dd7726b8129a5622fb6563a20c47 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  notopmargin first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jz0466w4-79016a424daabde3d9305e321819127e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>School might not be back in session, but we already have lots of important advocacy \u201chomework\u201d to do!<\/p>\n<p>This month, Members of Congress have left Washington, DC and are back home in their states and districts. 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