[Dinah Lord]

The Democrats propose to tear down the Washington Monument, and the Republicans respond with a plan to do it in three stages.

Hahaha! I hadn't heard that one before!

[EternalVigilance]

It's an old joke, but it always ends up being true. Never truer than today.

My participation in this meeting could be concluded in less than one minute.

Here's the statement I would make:

In consideration of the fact that no power over health care is enumerated in the Constitution of the United States, the sacred document that every person in this room has sworn to uphold and defend, I emphatically vote NO on any plans any of you have in this area.

Any more talk about this is a complete waste of valuable time that we could be using to do our real job, which is to protect the American people's rights to life, liberty, and private property.

Come talk to me when you are ready to honor your oath and support bills that immediately terminate all federal government involvement in areas over which we have no lawful jurisdiction.

Good day.