| Heh... reminds me of how "America: The Book" explained the role of congressional committees: "After a bill's sponsors have tweaked and massaged it to their liking, the bill heads to the appropriate committee, like the Appropriations Committee. That's a good committee. Bills dealing with national security are sent to the Intelligence Committee, economic policy bills head to the Treasury Committee, while the Itty Bitty Titty Committee sits and waits for bills that never come. // Committees are where members of both parties consider the bill, and then mark it up with additions, deletions and haikus. The Senate Appropriations Committee or the House Ways and Means Committee also review most bills. These committees are concerned with the financial implication of each bill and generally compete in a game to see which chamber has the balls to drive the national debt higher. It's called "deficit chicken," and it's even more fun when you're drunk. // Once out of committee, a bill then travels to the floor for a process known as floor action, which is 70-75% less hot than it sounds." |
