Our view: How Northland's reps in D.C. spent their days in 2011

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• Our View: Numbers fail to support claims of Cravaack's critics

Days spent working back home in Minnesota or in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District:

U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack: 164

U.S. Sen. Al Franken: 160

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar: 181

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar

170 — Days in D.C. when Senate was in session

181 — Days working in Minnesota

U.S. Sen. Al Franken

170 — Days in D.C. when Senate was in session

160 — Days working in Minnesota

U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack

139 — Voting days in D.C.

164 — Days working in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District

17 — Days of vacation, including 12 days at the Cravaack family cabin in

Wisconsin and five days over Thanksgiving with his father in Ohio

11 — Days with his family in New Hampshire, including Dec. 23 and Christmas Eve

4 — Days at a retreat for first-year congressional members at Colonial Williamsburg

4 — Days at a GOP retreat in Baltimore

1 — Non-voting day in D.C. as a participant in Martin Luther King Day activities and as a participant in a Medal of Honor review

6 — Days in Middle East with a Homeland Security committee

4 — Days with the Transportation Committee in Montreal

15 — Days off, spent either in Washington, D.C., or in Minnesota

In addition, Cravaack in 2011 hosted and attended in the 8th District: