Posted on 05/14/2025 10:00:06 AM PDT by Morgana
Three lawmakers have been outed for falling asleep in Congress during an overnight hearing 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.
Another clip shows Republican Rep. Blake Moore from Utah being gently shaken awake by another lawmaker after he failed to respond to a question.
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.
Meanwhile, Schakowsky, 80, was caught snoozing in the bottom corner of a video feed showing another lawmaker speaking just inches away.
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.
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They can’t do damage if sleeping
Poor muffins...they work so hard. How can anyone blame them for catnapping. [/s]
Only the best and brightest
To be fair...Dingell is my age, and I would never make it through an all-nighter, especially one where it was stupidamendmentafterstupidamendmentafterstupidamendment.
The old ones I get but why is a 44 yr old taking a snooze
Too many speedballs.
Must have been a late night partying and planning their next theft.
Is Debbie hitting the sauce while Congress is in session? I thought that practice ended when Ted Kennedy died.
That’s what I would like to see, the other things I would like to see is the person testifying before congress saying to the congresswoman who are asleep, at least you can be awake if I have to testify.
This only adds to the perception that members of congress don’t really do the work, but rather the interns and aides are the ones actually performing. One bit of evidence: Hirono, Waters, and other drones reading questions during oversight or confirmation hearings, make it obvious they don’t know the material, and they’re not the only ones doing this.
Before I retired there was a woman in my office who was kind enough to assist me.
It was her job to sit next to me in every (always very boring) meeting and kick me if I started to fall asleep!
Must be a slow news day.
I don’t understand what people expect of the human part of our Congress critters. Whether or not we agree with their politics, they are human beings who will eventually fall asleep after hours of listening to other Congress critters droning on and on in legalese. We don’t have to comment on every little faux pax, do we? After all, the nappers already know how they’re going to vote.
Exactly.
Your tax dollar at work.
Another clear demonstration that it is not democrats alone who have no respect for us, the constitution, or the nation.
In my world if you’re caught sleeping on the job, you no longer have a job!!!
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