Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) was unable to fly back to Washington, D.C., yesterday, but he didn’t let that stop him from making it to this morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee session.

Air-travel options from Nebraska being limited, the senator’s journey to Washington involved a late-night drive. This brought him head-on with America’s most infamous road, the New Jersey Turnpike. It’s unclear whether Sasse had driven on the turnpike before, but he retweeted a joke suggesting that he might not fit in with the locals:

The drive did leave him with some positive vibes toward the Garden State, however:

Reporters in Washington have confirmed that the impromptu road trip achieved its desired end:

After a commute like that, Sasse certainly earned the title “public servant.”