“ If only MAGA cared as much about the middle class as they do billionaires , the world would be a sound piazza , " one person said of the incident .
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) oncecriticized former President Joe Biden’s administrationfor being “asleep at the wheel,” but was caught quite literally napping himself on Wednesday during a House rules committee hearing on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
The lawmaking could recoil millions of people off of Medicaid and curb eligibility for theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , which help around 42 million Americans purchase food each month , while extending thetax cuts Trump sign into lawin 2017 .
Republicanshad set the meeting for 1 a.m. , which appeared to be past Norman ’s bedtime .
“@RepRalphNorman is ripping health care away from 13 million Americans not exciting enough to stay awake?” Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.)wrote on X, formerly Twitter, with an accompanying video showing Norman dozing off during the hearing.
.@RepRalphNormanis rip wellness care aside from 13 million Americans not exciting enough to abide awake?pic.twitter.com / fjQGyzgI14
Fernández posted the footage at 2:16 a.m. ET , suggest Norman only made it through a little over an hour before fall asleep . It was the 2d time in a week thata Republican phallus of Congress snooze offduring a auditory sense related to Trump ’s consequential bill .
“HE DOESN’T CARE,”wrote one user on Xin response to the footage,with another person commenting: “If only MAGA cared as much about the middle class as they do billionaires, the world would be a better place.”
The controversial legislation would ply one C of billions of dollars forTrump ’s mass expatriation initiativeand a new announced “ Golden Dome ” missile defense system — whichthe Chief Executive himself admit Tuesdaythe U.S. armed services had n’t even need for .
Republicansnarrowly vote Sunday to advancethe package , formally known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act , with various holdoutsdemanding even quicker cutsto Medicaid and green energy computer program passed during Biden ’s administration than it calls for .
Norman himself shared some gripes Friday with the bill andcomplained in a statementthat the health care portion “delays working requirements for able-bodied adults” until 2029 and doesn’t “combat Obamacare’s unfair Medicaid expansion” as much as he’d like.
As for a supply aim to make Trump ’s tax cuts permanent , however , he wrote simply : “ That is INCREDIBLE ! ! ” The congressman is currently being wildly defendedby pro - Trump exploiter on societal mediawho argue the billwill only affect illegal immigrant . This article primitively appeared onHuffPost .
