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Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Nancy Mace's overnight 'party bus' antics in pink PJs to rush back for vote on Trump's Big Beautiful Bill
House lawmakers have rushed back to Washington to vote on President Donald Trump 's sweeping domestic agenda taking planes, trains and even a party bus to make it in time. The Senate passed the president's marquee legislative package dubbed the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' on Tuesday setting up the House for a last-second vote on the multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending package before Independence Day on Friday. Trump has repeatedly prodded Congress to pass the bill before then so he can have a signing ceremony at the White House on the federal holiday, but as bad weather snarled Washington's airports, many had their flights canceled. Refusing to let the inclement weather derail her travel plans, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., decided to ride in style for the overnight drive from her district to D.C. Mace, 47, and her staff posted videos of their half-day journey aboard a decked-out sprinter van with LED lights and plush leather seats. The clips of the impromptu road trip show Mace donning pink heart pajamas while traveling from the Palmetto State to Capitol Hill with her team and her dog named Liberty. 'I'm here to save my country, so come hell or high water, I was gonna get here on time,' she told the Daily Mail just after her arrival. 'We got here five minutes before the first vote.' On the journey Mace and her staffers made stops at road trip staples Wawa and Waffle House. A video posted by the congresswoman's team shows Mace carrying her dog into Wawa and purchasing three Redbull for the overnight voyage. She wanted to keep their driver, a constituent, fueled and alert for the 12-hour ride. When she needed to refuel herself, the South Carolina lawmaker ordered a stop at Waffle House for some breakfast chocolate pie. 'Their chocolate pie is the best,' she admitted, but she was soon disappointed because 'they ran out' of her favorite treat. 'So I had chocolate chip waffles and I had hash browns, and we made sure that they had fresh coffee available,' she told the Daily Mail. It was unclear whether the congresswoman originally had a flight into D.C. that was canceled, as was the case for scores of lawmakers trying to get back in time to vote on Trump's agenda. Fellow South Carolina Republican Rep. Russell Frye, for example, opted to drive to the Capitol from Myrtle Beach after his flight was canceled on Tuesday. Other lawmakers had more harrowing journeys, like Illinois Democrat Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was forced to drive 14 hours from Chicago to D.C. after his flight was canceled. We made it. Drove overnight from IL to vote NO on this Large Lousy Law. — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) July 2, 2025 Both sides of the aisle felt the urgency to return to Capitol Hill to vote for or against Trump's mega-bill, which includes no tax on tips or overtime, funding for border security, reforms to Medicaid and SNAP and many other provisions. Nobody wants to talk about growth, which will be the primary reason that the Big, Beautiful Bill will be one of the most successful pieces of legislation ever passed,' the president posted on social media Wednesday. 'Our Country will make a fortune this year, more than any of our competitors, but only if the Big, Beautiful Bill is passed!' And Trump is personally lobbying on-the-fence lawmakers to get in line and support his agenda. The president has planned meetings at the White House on Wednesday to sway lawmakers who are considering voting against the sweeping, nearly 900-page measure. Following the meeting, the House is expected to take a procedural vote to advance the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Bloomberg
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Iran Strike Overreach of Trump Authority: Rep. Balint
Rep. Becca Balint (D) Vermont shares her thoughts on whether or not members of Congress should still push through with a vote on a war powers resolution even if President Trump states he no longer intends any additional military attack against Iran. She also talks about if she believes the conflict between the US and Iran is over or not. Representative Balint speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's 'Balance of Power.' (Source: Bloomberg)
