GOP House Staffers on Mask Mandate: ‘lol no’
29th July 2021
‘For all House Office Buildings, the Hall of the House and House Committee Meetings, wearing of a well-fitted, medical grade, filtration face mask is required when an individual is in an interior space and other individuals are present,’ said Dr Brian Monahan in a memo released Tuesday. In order to enter the House chamber, lawmakers and their staff will be required to wear face coverings. Those who fail to do so will be subject to fines. The rule does not apply to the Senate side — which some have speculated is due to a higher vaccination rate and lower headcount. Instead Monahan only ‘suggested’ that ‘well-fitted, medical-grade filtration’ be worn on the Senate side of the building.
Cockburn spoke with Republican House staffers who plan to defy all face-covering requirements.
‘I’m not following it. And the physically healthy Republican staffers who do are mentally broken. Pelosi now controls their face too. Sad,’ said one Capitol Hill communications director. Another staffer told Cockburn, ‘Absolutely not. This is political theater.’
At last, some Republicans with spines.