Overheard on the Hill

By Neda Semnani

Posted March 28, 2012 at 11:56pm

“We have received a knit uterus.”

— A House staffer informs HOH. A group called Government Free VJJ is sending knit and crocheted female parts to Members of Congress to remind them about women’s issues.

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