Three lawmakers have been outed for falling asleep in Congress during an overnight bill markup at Capitol Hill, sparking outrage online.
Video shows the hilarious moment Democrat Reps Debbie Dingell from Michigan and Jan Schakowsky from Illinois took a nap on Wednesday morning.
{snip}
The snooze-fest came during a marathon hearing in Washington DC as lawmakers debated Donald Trump‘s ‘big, beautiful’ domestic policy bill.
Dingell, 71, was seen slumped in her seat completely unconscious while surrounded by three bottled drinks.
{snip}
Moore, 44, failed to respond to a question and needed waking up by a neighboring politician, as surrounding Congressmen laughed.
The mass cross-party nap prompted a flood of criticism online.
{snip}
‘Why are we paying any of them??’ another fumed.
‘This is why they never get anything done,’ one X user added.
{snip}
‘I will add that he was awake and texting our team just prior to the video!’ an aide for Moore added.
Dingell fired back that she was up for 31 hours straight.
‘Been up for 31 hours straight fighting Republicans trying to gut Medicaid. Closed my eyes to think about an America where everyone has access to quality, affordable health care,’ she wrote on X.
{snip}
The DC naptime came as several House committees pulled an all-nighter to dig into the details of what Trump has called ‘the big, beautiful bill’.
Proposals in the mammoth bill include tax cuts totaling $5 trillion, which would remove tax on tips, Social Security income and car loan interest.
{snip}
The bill advanced through the House last month when lawmakers voted 216-214 to start working on it.
Officially called THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL, the legislation is likely to linger in the House for a long time as even Republican politicians are bitterly divided over the details.
{snip}
The package has sparked the biggest official political debate over the taxes in almost a decade.
Congress has not wrestled with such a hefty package since 2018, when Republicans approved the Trump tax cuts – but also failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
The cost assessments in the latest bill are only preliminary, and they are expected to soar.
* Original Article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14711853/amp/Outrage-multiple-lawmakers-fall-ASLEEP-Congress.html?ito=smartnews
