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Congress is aging and in need of new blood. It becomes painfully obvious when are leaders are falling asleep on the job.
Some would say Joe Biden should be put out to pasture. He has become a raving lunatic and divides both parties republican and democrat. He recently fell asleep at a COP26 summit.
At 75 years old, longtime New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Democrat, is far from being the oldest member of Congress, but he's certainly well past his prime.
A Democratic staffer told the New York Post that Nadler, who serves as chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee, has earned a nickname from his peers: "Rock-A-Bye Baby."
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It is apparently a well-kept secret that the abrasive congressman falls asleep during meetings - frequently.
Citing a Zoom meeting of House Democratic committee chairs earlier in the year, the aide, who participated in the planning session, said Nadler fell asleep. No one woke him up; the discussion simply continued without him.
The staffer said, "It's just a known thing."
The Post reported there have been concerns among his colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, that Nadler "has slowed down considerably."
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, an outspoken Republican member of the Judiciary committee, told the Post, "Staff regularly have to wake him up during hearings."
One House Democrat said, "I don't think it's like Dianne Feinstein," referring to the 89-year-old Democratic senator from California, whose cognitive decline is well-known, according to the report. However, "You can just tell he's not... as engaged with others."
If I ever fell asleep on the job I would have been reprimanded for such actions.
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