Lauren Boebert’s Mic Cut Off on House Floor After She Ignored 5 Warnings of Going Over Time
thewrap.comInflation Reduction Act — which was ultimately passed in the House 220-207 and in the Senate 51-50 without any Republican votes — when she ignored repeated updates from the chair that her time on the floor had expired. “Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result,” Boebert said in her speech. “That makes the supporters of this legislation, by definition, insane.
Reckless spending in this town is what causes inflation. You are sacrificing American families at the altar of climate change.” The chair noted that “The gentlewoman’s time has expired,” and ultimately repeated themselves a total of five times, including banging the gavel in an attempt to get Boebert’s attention.
But the Colorado representative persisted despite the procedural warnings. When her microphone was shut off, she continued by shouting her speech.
Boebert claimed the legislation “does the exact opposite of what American need right now” and labeled it as “just another con game by the Democrats.” Although she was even provided another 30 seconds by a fellow GOP member, she once again ran over her allotted time.
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