Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) kindly trolled Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Tuesday over the latter being stuck for 27 hours on I-95 last week due to heavy snow and ice.
During a Senate hearing featuring Anthony Fauci, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky and other senior U.S. health officials, Burr gave Kaine an orange, Dr. Pepper, and a blanket. Kaine said he had an orange and a Dr. Pepper while stuck in the traffic.
Before his opening remarks in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, Burr, the committee’s ranking member, said:
I hope the chair will indulge with me for just a second since this is a hearing on preparation. I want to help my good friend Sen. Kaine as he gets ready for his weekly travels. And I want to make sure that he’s got an orange for his car. That he’s got a Dr. Pepper. And I provided a Lumbee blanket to make sure that these are three things you’ve got in your car regardless of what you run into on I-95. And I’ll have my staff bring them over to you.”
Kaine laughed throughout Burr’s remarks.
The committee’s chair, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), told Burr, “I hope you provide those for everyone. As we used to say to our kids in the classroom, ‘Do you have a piece of gum for everyone?’” This elicited laughter in the room.
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Kaine took the moment in stride.
“Thank you. It’s sad when a career in the Senate’s most notable highlight is my long commute,” said Kaine, with the items Burr gave him in front of him.
Watch above, via CSPAN.