‘Mr. Moore … Mr. Moore’: Rep. Blake Moore Falls Asleep During Voting, Then Takes A Bow

A clip from C-SPAN shows Republican Rep. Blake Moore of Utah being woken up early Wednesday morning to cast his vote for an amendment during a House Ways and Means Committee markup vote.

The video shows the camera panning over representatives as each is called to cast their vote at 4:57 a.m. Eastern Time, according to C-SPAN Director for Communications Howard Mortman. Eventually, the camera and the man calling the votes make their way to Moore.

“Mr. Moore … Mr. Moore,” the vote counter says as Moore sits sleeping, slumped in his chair. After a few seconds, Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota can be seen waking Moore up.

It’s 4:57am ET … there’s another vote during the House Ways and Means markup … and they have to wake Rep. Blake Moore pic.twitter.com/Z2XlhiMtve

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) May 14, 2025

Moore wakes, laughing with the rest of the room before voting no on the proposal. He then performs a sitting bow before fixing his tie as the call for votes moves on and the camera pans away. The Republican congressman is wearing what appears to be a sling on his left shoulder.

Moore was not alone. Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan was also caught sleeping during a hearing, according to footage posted by Editor-in-Chief of the Washington Reporter Matthew Foldi.

WATCH:@RepDebDingell is asleep in a hearing room pic.twitter.com/AhVaGiFjcf

— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) May 14, 2025

C-SPAN’s full video of the Ways and Means Committee markup debate is over 17 hours long. Moore issued a statement on the matter to Newsweek. “I may have needed a quick power nap, but Ways and Means Republicans powered through an 18-hour markup to deliver a tax bill that better serves American families, workers, and businesses. Many thanks to Congresswoman Fischbach for keeping me on track,” he said.

Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia posted at what he said was 11 hours into the markup, writing that the Democrats “offered amendments to protect your health care, stop Trump’s trade war, and expand the Child Tax Credit,” and that the Republicans voted them all down. (RELATED: CONDA: Trump’s Last-Minute Tax Proposal Could Unleash The American Economy)

When Moore was awake, he said the standard deduction and the Child Tax Credit are “the largest provisions in the bill,” adding that the bill passed Wednesday morning “is not a bill for billionaire relief.”

Dingell has been participating in House Energy and Commerce Committee full committee markups since yesterday, according to footage on the committee’s YouTube channel.