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'Mr. Moore...Mr. Moore?': Lawmakers caught sleeping during committee meetings
- During an all-night U.S. House Ways and Means Committee hearing starting around 2:30 p.m. On May 14, 2025, Representative Blake Moore of Utah fell asleep and had to be shaken awake to vote on an amendment.
- The lengthy session, centered around revising a Republican budget reconciliation proposal, led to exhaustion among lawmakers, with additional reports of members dozing off during a separate Energy and Commerce committee meeting that extended beyond 20 hours.
- Representatives Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and Debbie Dingell of Michigan each appeared to doze off briefly during the Energy and Commerce meeting, which aimed to debate budget bill amendments that included potential Medicaid changes.
- Dingell shared on X that she had been awake for 31 hours continuously working against Republican efforts to weaken Medicaid, while Schakowsky described the long session—lasting over a full day—as an intense effort alongside her peers to ensure continued access to healthcare for all citizens.
- These events highlight intense legislative fatigue during extended budget negotiations and suggest increasing challenges for lawmakers to maintain focus during marathon committee sessions amid high-stakes policy debates.
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Nap-itol Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses
Congressional panels worked through all hours of the day (and night) this week, with some members struggling to stay awake, marking up their versions of Republicans’ “big, beautiful” budget bill. Meanwhile, high schoolers asked about President Donald Trump’s hue and lawmakers talked about the president’s big, beautiful gift from Qatar, impeachment charges and more. The post Nap-itol Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses appeared first on Roll Ca…
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…
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