NBA fans will enjoy this piece from the Onion on how “[t]he 7-foot-2 senator … broke the record previously held by Sen. Shawn Bradley (D-NJ), Rep. Arvydas Sabonis (D-OR), and current Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), … sometimes swatting bills so hard that they were sent flying all the way back to committee.” The accompanying photo is not to be missed.