“From now on, every member of Congress must preface their floor remarks with the phrase, ‘Just to clear the deck, I own no monkeys.’” -Jon Stewart

I don’t often get a chance to watch much television, and what time I do spend (waste?) is very often spent on BBC America. I did happen to catch The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night, however, to my delight.

In this clip, Jon shows a clip from the Congressional floor regarding a vote to ban the transport of non-human primates (a.k.a. “monkeys”) across state lines.

What this clip proves is:

• Congress will argue over ANYTHING
• Representative Rob Bishop of Utah is kind of scary yet unintentionally funny

My favorite part of the segment is where Rep. Bishop basically complains that the bill won’t protect people from monkey attacks “unless the monkey was willing to chase the woman from Connecticut over to New York State.”

For more information on the bill, you can GIYFS or visit this link