N.Y. Rep. Andrew Garbarino slept through "big, beautiful bill" vote, speaker says

Tentative woody successful spot that would rise SALT headdress from $10,000 to $40,000

Tentative woody successful spot that would rise SALT headdress from $10,000 to $40,000 02:09

The House passed President Trump's domestic argumentation bill, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, by conscionable 1 vote successful the aboriginal greeting hours Thursday aft an all-night session. 

The ballot was that adjacent successful portion due to the fact that Rep. Andrew Garbarino, a New York Republican who would've voted to enactment it, was dormant astatine the time, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. 

"Andrew Garbarino did not marque it successful time. He fell dormant successful the back. No kidding, I know. I'm going to conscionable strangle him, but then, he's my beloved friend," Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said successful a property conference.

Garbarino, who represents New York's 2nd District connected Long Island, did not contradict being asleep. 

"I americium arrogant to person been the starring dependable connected Long Island during negotiations connected this cardinal reconciliation bill. I fought to assistance the headdress connected SALT and guarantee hardworking Long Island families spot the benefits of this important legislation. I was moments distant from the House floor, to ballot 'yes,' erstwhile the ballot was closed. While I americium frustrated that the ballot was closed earlier I was capable to formed my vote, I americium arrogant of the enactment we accomplished to present immense results for Long Island," Garbarino said successful a statement. 

As portion of the bill, the headdress connected national deductions for authorities and section taxes, oregon SALT, would beryllium lifted from $10,000 to $40,000 per household for incomes up to $500,000. The contented was a cardinal portion of negotiations, with blue-state Republicans similar Garbarino pressing for a hike to the cap, which was enactment successful spot during Mr. Trump's archetypal term.

Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona besides didn't ballot connected the bill. Johnson said helium "was going to ballot and slipped his paper successful close astatine the past minute."

The measurement passed the location successful a 215-214 vote. Every Democrat opposed it. 

"It was truly 217, okay?" Johnson joked aft the vote, citing Schweikert and Garbarino.

Johnson praised Garbarino on societal media Thursday, saying helium "played an indispensable relation successful negotiations ... and is simply a superior crushed we were capable to unafraid the woody which allowed america to walk our nation-shaping authorities this morning. Andrew is highly regarded by maine and each our Members arsenic 1 of the astir trusted, reliable, and talented colleagues successful the House, and if it were not for his unsocial contributions and tireless efforts, we simply would not person achieved what we person successful this Congress."

The measurement present heads to the Senate, wherever its destiny is unclear arsenic immoderate Republicans person expressed skepticism.