US Edition'Mr. Moore...Mr. Moore?': Lawmakers caught sleeping during committee meetings
- During a marathon all-night House committee session on Wednesday, Representative Blake Moore was asleep and had to be roused by fellow Representative Michelle Fischbach so he could participate in a vote on an amendment early Thursday morning near 5 a.m.
- The event occurred amid marathon markup sessions in House committees focusing on Republican reconciliation bills and budget amendments lasting over 20 hours.
- Other lawmakers, including 80-year-old Rep. Jan Schakowsky and 71-year-old Rep. Debbie Dingell, also appeared to fall asleep during the prolonged meetings while debating Medicaid protections.
- Dingell shared that she had been awake for 31 hours continuously opposing Republican efforts to cut Medicaid, while Schakowsky noted they were 25 hours into a lengthy markup session aimed at defending access to health care.
- These episodes highlight the physical strain on lawmakers during extended sessions and underscore deep partisan battles over health care policy and budget priorities.
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Nap-itol Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses
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GOP Rep. Has To Be Woken Up During Roll Call After Pulling An All-Nighter—And Oops
Utah Republican Representative Blake Moore had social media aghast after video showed he had to be woken up by one of his GOP colleagues to vote during a House Ways and Means Committee meeting early Wednesday morning after pulling an all-nighter.The House Ways and Means Committee worked through the night Tuesday as Republicans pushed forward key elements of President Donald Trump’s plan to extend tax cuts in ongoing budget negotiations. The mara…
Univision Plays ‘Guess the Party’ With Sleeping Congresspersons’ Story
A favorite game the media continue to play is “Guess the Party”, wherein a lack of a mention of partisan affiliation is regarded as proof evident that the persona is a Democrat. The latest instance of such reporting comes via Univision, on their midday newscast. Watch as anchor Carolina Sarassa dutifully plays “Guess the Party: NOTICIERO UNIVISION EDICIÓN DIGITAL 5/15/28 CAROLINA SARASSA: Meanwhile, a video that has gone viral on social med…
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