Six days before the midterms, Rep. Robert Garcia(D-CA) told voters exactly what Democrats were about. "The Democratic priorities are crystal clear," he wrote. "Lowering the cost of gas, groceries, rent."

One week later, Democrats won the House and the Senate, and Garcia is in line to chair the very powerful Oversight Committee. He did post a nice victory note promising to "make life more affordable for working families." About 17,000 people saw it.

His other post was two words: "LAWYER UP."

That one got 6.39 million views. The Oversight Democrats' official account posted the same thing a few hours later, in case anybody thought Garcia had gone rogue.

The rest of the party joined in.

Sen. Ron Wyden(D-OR) is the top Democrat on the Finance Committee, which handles the tax code, trade and health care spending. If you're serious about grocery prices, that's the committee you'd want. When the results came in, Wyden posted one word: "Subpoenas."

Rep. Delia Ramirez(D-IL) skipped right to the guest list. "Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what's up? Clear your schedule."

For anyone keeping score, that's Kristi Noem, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Stephen Miller, border czar Tom Homan and Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino. Every name on it belongs to someone who worked on securing the border. Ramirez didn't say what she wants to ask them. You can probably guess.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari(D-AZ) had a message for the voters who sent her back to Washington. "Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas."

Most people send a card.

Sen. Ed Markey(D-MA), who never met a government program he didn't want to expand, was worried about the paper supply. "They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we'll be printing," he said. It's good to know someone's thinking about the trees.

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer(D-NY) went with a cookout metaphor. "These burgers and dogs are fully cooked."

Democratic operative Scott Dworkin aimed higher. He reminded everyone that "the new Congress can impeach" Chief Justice John Roberts.

Over on MS NOW, Ken Dilanian could barely sit still. "We are about to enter an era of Congressional investigations unlike anything we've seen in recent memory," he said.

Andrew Follett of the Club for Growth saw all of it coming. "Democrats won on a cost of living platform," he said. "They will totally ignore that, and instead spend 2 years on obviously nonsensical investigations."

So far, he's right. Look through the victory posts and you'll find subpoenas, impeachment, forests and hot dogs. You won't find a bill number or a hearing on rent, and nobody mentioned eggs.

Usually there's a grace period. Politicians who win on kitchen-table issues spend a few weeks pretending that's still the plan, then the subpoena printers warm up. This crowd didn't wait for the votes to finish being counted.

On election night, CNN's Scott Jennings said voters have "here and now concerns," and he named cost of living and gas prices. He was the only one on that panel who seemed to remember why people showed up to vote.

Democrats will hold the gavels, but they won't hold the pen. Their House majority is short of the 290 votes it would take to override a veto, and their 54 Senate seats are short of the 67 it would take there. Anything they pass still has to get through President Trump. That leaves them with hearings, document demands and two years of cable-news clips.

They seem fine with that. They told you so themselves, in writing, within hours of winning.

The new Congress gets sworn in on January 3. Your grocery bill is due this week.