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Marathon markups kept House members busy as a “Big Beautiful Bill” enacting tax, budget and border policies materialized.

Efforts included a 16-and-a-half-hour meeting with the Energy and Commerce Committee, during which Florida lawmakers from both sides of the aisle took significant stances of support or resistance to the legislation.

“For me, this has been 37 hours of straight Committee markup while six months pregnant with baby Peanut (mamas and mamas-to-be are tough as nails!),” posted Rep. Kat Cammack , a Gainesville Republican, with one of several video updates. “Definitely not complaining — I love the deliberative, ‘regular order’ process and giving Americans a behind-the-scenes look at what’s happening in their nation’s capital.”

For some members, the proce

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