As the U.S. Senate dug in for a critical vote series on President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda, one Democratic senator had something else on his mind — missing out on a family vacation.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), a freshman whose tenure has already raised eyebrows, complained openly Monday that the process of voting on Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” was interfering with his personal leisure plans.

“Oh my God, I just want to go home. I’ve already … I’ve missed our entire trip to the beach,” Fetterman told reporters, according to The Hill.

Fetterman added that by the time he finished at the Capitol, his family would have already returned from their beach vacation. And while he acknowledged that the bill is on track to pass, he dismissed the long deliberations as pointless.

“There’s no drama,” he said. “The only interesting votes are going to be on the margin.”

He took a shot at the late-night legislative session, griping: “I don’t think it’s really helpful to put people here until some ungodly hour.”

Fetterman ultimately voted ‘no’ on the bill — a move that didn’t surprise conservatives, though it did earn him a backhanded compliment from President Trump last week, who described him as “the most sensible” Democrat in the Senate.

Despite his apparent burnout, lawmakers had plenty to do. Voting on amendments began around 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday and was expected to stretch well into the night or early Tuesday. The intense schedule followed the late-Friday release of the bill — a 940-page reform package — which required senators and staff to work through the weekend reading, reviewing, and preparing for what could be one of the most consequential votes of Trump’s second term.

Not all of Fetterman’s fellow Democrats were impressed with his complaints.

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), also from Pennsylvania, blasted Fetterman for his attitude.

“If you are here, you are damned lucky and privileged to be here. You should want to be here, and if you don’t want to be here, leave,” Boyle said during an interview with The Bulwark.

Boyle recounted explaining the stakes to his 11-year-old daughter, claiming that “this week will determine whether or not millions and millions of Americans get to keep their health care.”

“She’s only 11, she got that,” he added.

Boyle said this moment should be treated with gravity: “That should be the attitude, frankly, of every Democratic member of the House and Senate.”

Yet much of the delay and chaos surrounding the vote came from Democrats themselves — particularly Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

In a petty procedural stunt, Schumer raised a point of order to strip the bill of its official name — “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — claiming the title violated the Byrd Rule, part of the 1974 Congressional Budget Act. While Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), presiding over the chamber, agreed that the wording must be removed, the maneuver only succeeded in dragging out the legislative process.

Before that, Schumer had also forced Senate staff to read the entire 940-page bill aloud, a delay tactic that pushed voting into the early hours of the week.

In the end, the votes are expected to clear the path for Trump’s signature bill — a transformative package touching everything from immigration to energy policy — while Democrats squabble over titles and air grievances about missed beach days.