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. New…
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.
New York Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a moderate New York Republican who has been serving in Congress since 2021, missed the consequential vote after the House had been debating the president’s landmark tax and spending bill overnight. The president’s budget bill passed the House early Thursday morning with just one vote to spare in a vote of 215-214, with House Freedom Caucus chair Andy Harris voting present.
Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky voted against the bill incorporating a major chunk of the president’s legislative agenda, citing concerns about the deficit impact of the bill.
A spokesperson for Garbarino said the centrist Long Island Republican supported Trump’s landmark bill, but “inadvertently” skipped the vote after briefly stepping out of the House chamber.
“After sitting through proceedings all night, the Congressman briefly stepped out and inadvertently missed the vote,” a spokesperson for Garbarino said in a statement obtained by Politico. “He was present throughout the lead-up to the legislation’s consideration and fully intended to support it. This is one of many reasons why governing should happen in the light of day — not in the dead of night.”