Some House members are going to great lengths to make it back to to Washington for a vote on the Republican megabill after severe weather canceled dozens of flights.
President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson are pushing to advance the Senate-approved version of Republicans’ agenda bill before July 4 – setting up a condensed timeframe for a House vote.
Many members had already returned to their districts and are now scrambling to return. But over 200 flights into Reagan National Airport were either cancelled or delayed Tuesday, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware.
Members in some cases are opting for a long road trip back into town before 9 a.m. Wednesday, the earliest voting is expected to begin.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) hosted a virtual town hall at the beginning of what he said was a 14-hour drive from his suburban Chicago home to Washington.
“We got some gas money, we got some snacks, and away we go,” he said in the town hall. “My GPS says I’m going to be there just in time.”
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she’s planning to drive from Charleston, South Carolina to the capital – nearly an eight-hour drive, according to a screenshot of her GPS that she shared on social media.
Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) is planning to drive through the night back to Washington, he said in a video posted to X.
“The moment is too important to sit around and wait at an airport,” Fry said while driving from Myrtle Beach, SC.
