Congress will pay attention when they get hit with enough of these.
I don't disagree with anything you wrote. Keep in mind that the prisoners are guarding the cellblock and that all the guards have fled the area. Good luck getting the inmates (er, I mean congress) to act honestly or rationally. What form of attention they pay may be a worse "remedy". At least that is what their past-performance/track-record indicates.
I didn't write what I posted (#279). It was a "cut and paste" deal.