As House members scramble to make their way back to the Capitol to vote on the Senate-passed Trump policy megabill, several have said their flights were canceled due to inclement weather — which could create an attendance problem when the measure comes up for a final vote as early as Wednesday.
Wisconsin Democrat Mark Pocan posted a video on X: a video on X: “Hi, I am at the airport in Madison and my flight just got canceled due to thunderstorms going to D.C. So, I am driving to Chicago hoping to get one of the first flights 6 a.m. tomorrow. This is part of the glamorous life of Congress.”
Mark Pocan speaks onstage during the Wisconsin Democrats 2025 Convention at Chula Vista Resort, June 14, 2025, in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
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Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi said he’s hosting a pop-up Zoom town hall from his car as he drives to D.C. since his flight was canceled. “My flight was canceled, so I’m hosting a pop-up Zoom town hall from the car as I drive to D.C. to vote NO on Trump’s “Large Lousy Law,” a budget that guts Medicaid & slashes our safety net to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest,” he said in a post on X.
South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace said in a post on X: “Both my flights to DC, one for tonight and one for early tomorrow morning have been canceled by the airline. sigh Scrambling to find a way to get to DC in time to vote for the Big Beautiful Bill.”
Her fellow South Carolina Republican Russell Fry posted a video on X of him in the car heading back to D.C.
“I am not going to chance being stuck in Myrtle Beach for this historic opportunity,” he said. I am getting in the car right now. We are just leaving town and we are gonna drive all the way through until we get to Washington, DC tonight. The moment is too important to sit around and wait in an airport. Let’s go deliver on President Trump’s agenda… I am going to have one big, beautiful road trip,” he said.
-ABC News’ Lauren Peller and Lalee Ibssa
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