'It's Embarrassing': Arizona Congressman Sleeps Through Key Spending Bill Vote
- The House of Representatives passed President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025, in Washington after an all-night session.
- The narrow 215-214 vote came amid intense negotiations focused on lifting the SALT deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for households earning up to $500,000.
- Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York fell asleep shortly before the final vote, missing an opportunity to cast a supporting vote he intended to make.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson joked about his frustration with Andrew Garbarino for missing the vote, saying he wanted to “strangle” him, though he emphasized Garbarino is a close friend, underscoring just how narrow the margin was.
- The bill now proceeds to the Senate where its fate is uncertain amid skepticism from some Republicans and concerns raised about Medicaid funding cuts.
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David Schweikert LAUGHS About Falling Asleep During Vote To Gut Health Care, Food Assistance For Arizonans
“Apparently they didn’t need me!” A real profile in courage, David Schweikert LAUGHED while admitting to falling asleep at work and missing a vote to rip health care and food assistance away from hundreds of thousands of Arizonans. Schweikert has repeatedly confirmed that he would have voted YES on the GOP Tax Scam had he not… fallen asleep on the job. WATCH Schweikert: I wake up and it’s three minutes. I race there. I walk in the door and the…
House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill — 2 GOP Defectors, 1 Falls Asleep - News Addicts
The House of Representatives passed the most critical bill of Trump’s legislative agenda earlier this morning. The vote was 215-214. Two Republicans, Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Warren Davidson of Ohio, voted no, along with all the Democrats. One Republican, Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York, fell asleep and missed the vote. He would […] The post House Passes Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” Bill — 2 GOP Defectors, 1 Falls Asleep appeared first …
N.Y. Rep. Andrew Garbarino slept through "big, beautiful bill" vote that passed by just 1 vote, speaker says
The House passed President Trump's domestic policy bill by just one vote, in part because Rep. Andrew Garbarino, who would've voted to support it, was asleep at the time, House Speaker Mike Johnson said.
New York GOP Congressman Missed ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Vote Because He ‘Fell Asleep’
The one-seat majority that voted to pass President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill” Thursday would have had additional room to clear the chamber if one House Republican had not been sleeping during the vote. Garbarino, a moderate New York Republican who has been serving in Congress since 2021, missed the consequential vote after the House had been […] New York GOP Congressman Missed ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Vote Because He ‘Fell Asleep’
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