On Mar. 16, dozens of generals, admirals and military secretaries stood before the House of Representatives to defend their 2017 military budget. While the three hour hearing included testimony that broached a wide range of topics, one stood out: Rep. Walter Jones’ lurid rant about goats and military leadership.

It’s hard to say whether or not Jones planned to derail the much-anticipated hearing. According to C-SPAN footage, Jones left the hearing after 40 minutes of testimony, only to return in the last five minutes to contribute a meandering rant about goats.

We’re going to spare you from the entire word salad Jones delivered on the House floor. Here are the highlights:

The Testimony I Didn’t Listen To Discussed Things I Didn’t Like

“I came back because I have great interest in our military. It’s pretty distressing really to hear the testimony today knowing that our readiness, knowing that our modernization needs money, needs to really rebuild this military. Most Americans, including myself feel like we need to have this strong military because of the world’s situation.”

My Valid Point About Wasteful Spending is Mired By My Fixation on Goats

“Then you have John Sopko before the Senate a month ago, testifying that the Department of Defense spent $6 million to buy nine goats from Italy. They were blonde in color … to ship to western Afghanistan so they could start a goat farm and get the wool and start a cashmere business. He further testified to the Senate … he doesn’t know where the goats are. And someone asked him, ‘Do you think they ate them?’”

The Question I’ve Been Building Up for Three Minutes Needs More Build Up

“So what I would like to know from you the generals, because you primarily would be the ones, maybe the secretaries as well, that from time to time General Dunford would say, ‘We need to have a policy discussion.’ I understand that this would be confidential and informal, but do you as a general feel that if a policy–forget my position on Afghanistan–if a policy this country is pursuing is wrong for the American people and wrong for the military, would you feel that it is your duty, not publicly, but your duty to say to General Dunford that you need to let the president know?”

Finally, Here’s My Question About the Military Budget

“Do you feel this is your responsibility to be an advisor to the president so we can give him the support, or not give him the support, meaning money, for a lost cause? Would anyone like to answer that?”

It took a while for him to get out, but the question was sort of connected to the military budget. Gen. Mark Milley’s response was a curt, firm ‘yes.’