Monkey Business
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill this week that would ban the sale of monkeys over state lines. Supporters saying the move will stop pet primates from biting people and spreading disease.
The bill and its $4 million price tag is what made Utah Rep. Rob Bishop sick.
Speaking out against the bill, Bishop said the House should have been working on the energy crisis.
“Maybe we should actually spend more time with human primate energy issues, rather than the non-human primate non-issue,” Bishop said.
To make sure his opposition to the bill was clear, Bishop also said: “As a matter of full disclosure, neither I nor any member of my family own a pet capuchin, a howler or a spider monkey. However, I admit that I'm not particularly fond of those annoying rally monkeys that seem to show up during the American League baseball playoffs.”
— Matt Canham
The bill and its $4 million price tag is what made Utah Rep. Rob Bishop sick.
Speaking out against the bill, Bishop said the House should have been working on the energy crisis.
“Maybe we should actually spend more time with human primate energy issues, rather than the non-human primate non-issue,” Bishop said.
To make sure his opposition to the bill was clear, Bishop also said: “As a matter of full disclosure, neither I nor any member of my family own a pet capuchin, a howler or a spider monkey. However, I admit that I'm not particularly fond of those annoying rally monkeys that seem to show up during the American League baseball playoffs.”
— Matt Canham
2:56 PM
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2 Comments:
This wasteful, inane bill brought to us by a Democratically controlled Congress, lead by Nancy Pelosi.
Good job, Rob!
Could Bishop's opposition be connected to the Obama Monkey toy? Is this a case of latent racism?
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