House Committee Finally Passes Legislation on Budget Reconciliation to Advance 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

Rebecca Downs / Townhall Tipsheet 

On Wednesday afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed their budget reconciliation bill, also known as their "big, beautiful bill." The vote took place along party lines of 30-24, after over 24 hours of committee meetings. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) even fell asleep, a move she tried to justify over X by calling out Republicans. 

Dingell responded to Townhall's video over X showing the congresswoman clearly asleep. "Been up for 31 hours straight fighting Republicans trying to gut Medicaid," she claimed as a way to justify her behavior. "Closed my eyes to think about an America where everyone has access to quality, affordable health care." The post is now a pinned post for Dingell's official X account. 

While Dingell may have fallen asleep and made excuses, Republicans on the Committee took to championing how they made it through the 26 hour meeting and 246 amendments filed in order to advance the bill. Read more, see Xs and video here.