Sonny Bono, the First 100 Days

Day Seven

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Representative Sonny Bono (R., Calif.) returns to Washington after a weekend in Palm Springs, where he rested up from his first week in Congress, worked in his district office, gave interviews and hosted a do for the Palm Springs International Film Festival.

Day Eight

Wednesday, Jan. 11

Highlights include a Judiciary Committee session, in which a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution is passed (with Bono voting in favor), and an interview with PEOPLE.

Day Nine

Thursday, Jan. 12

Roll Call breaks the news that Bono has bought a town house at a swank gated development in Georgetown. Meanwhile, after a hectic round of committee meetings, a briefing on fiscal issues, an interview with CBS News and a sit- down with a representative from the National Association of Realtors, Bono catches a flight back to Palm Springs to view flood damage and attend the film-festival gala.