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VIDEO: U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur ‘failed and failed and failed and failed to stay awake’

by Ohio.news on Jul 03, 2025

U.S. Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ superpower may be putting people to sleep, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. Kaptur “failed and failed and failed and failed to stay awake,” National Republican Congressional Committee National War Room Director Ben Petersen quipped in a post to X, alongside video of the congresswoman dozing off. Kaptur’s nap came as Jeffries took to the U.S. House floor, rambling on for hours to stall a vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill, which the U.S. House passed on Thursday afternoon. “Because he’s a boring moron that is grand standing and lying,” one user responded on...

VIDEO: U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur ‘failed and failed and failed and failed to stay awake’

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