GOP Congressman Caught Sleeping During Hearing On Bill To Kick Millions Off Medicaid

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Source: Huff Post

May 21, 2025, 12:32 PM EDT


Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) once criticized former President Joe Biden’s administration for 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 legislation could kick millions of people off of Medicaid and curb eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps around 42 million Americans buy food each month, while extending the tax cuts Trump signed into law in 2017. Republicans had 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. Fernández posted the footage at 2:16 a.m., suggesting Norman only made it through a little over an hour before falling asleep. It was the second time in a week that a Republican member of Congress dozed off during a hearing related to Trump’s consequential bill.

“HE DOESN’T CARE,” wrote one user on X in 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.”

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ralph-norman-caught-sleeping-big-beautiful-bill-hearing_n_682dd368e4b09b7e5013882f

[Skittles]

1. JFC STOP CALLING IT A BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

STOP FLUFFING TRUMP FOR ONE FUCKING MINUTE

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2. I agree 100%

I hate that the media have decided to cave and go with repeating that ridiculous name over and over. It's a horror show bill designed to transfer wealth from the bottom to the very top.

[Skittles]

3. I HATE that they are legitimizing his delusions

I am SICK OF IT!!!

[BumRushDaShow]

6. I just heard on the radio earlier this morning

a possible reason for the name - apparently the House GOP has named their monstrosity something along the lines of "The Big Beautiful Bill Act" or some such nonsense (this was a CBS radio report). So this might be why they keep repeating that idiocy.

ETA - I just confirmed it (and it just passed the House this morning within the past hour) -

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

[Skittles]

7. it is just fucking disgusting beyond belief

just a big fucking joke to them

[IronLionZion]

4. He's anti-woke

[Karasu]

5. He needs to have this thrown in his face for the rest of his life.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

8. He might as well sleep. His vote is known, discussion is irrelevant.