I’ve always wondered why the remarks have to be provided before the kabuki theater begins. I’ve assumed it’s to enable insider trading.
It's like a TV show. The Congresscritters (morons) have to have their writers (staff people) develop a script for them beforehand so they don't sound like the morons they really are.
Not one in ten of these people 'representing' us in congress has a clue how the world works. They are just tools with nice hair cuts and expensive suits. Kind of like Dan Rather. Most would starve to death left to their own devices. The staff people (i.e. the permanent government) really run the show.
It's show biz.