WASHINGTON (AP) Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we're moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked "certainly helps the flow of conversation.”
Washington adjusts to new mask guidance
First lady Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like we re moving forward.
By DARLENE SUPERVILLEAssociated Press
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WASHINGTON Jill Biden says finally going mask-free feels like “we’re moving forward.” A Republican senator says going unmasked “certainly helps the flow of conversation.”
But the conversation on the House floor on Friday approached sniping as lawmakers objected to being required to keep masking up until all 435 of them get their COVID-19 shots.
Vice President Kamala Harris listens as President Biden speaks on updated guidance on face mask mandates and COVID-19 response, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
Former staffer sues Rep. Doug Lamborn, alleging minimal COVID protocols and retaliation
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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. Lamborn on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, joined the state s newest member of Congress, Republican Lauren Boebert, in saying he will vote against certifying Democrat Joe Biden s presidential election victory in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6. (House Television via AP, File)
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DENVER â A former staffer of Congressman Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday claiming the congressman took âa reckless and dangerous approachâ to COVID-19 and fired him for calling for more protections against the virus â something Lambornâs office denies.
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Former congressional staffer Brandon Pope alleges in a lawsuit filed May 13 that his former boss, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, took a reckless and dangerous approach to the coronavirus, leading to several employees becoming infected, and that Lamborn has breached congressional ethics on numerous occasions, including using his office to benefit his family personally.
Pope also alleges in the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that he was fired in December in retaliation for having expressed concern about Lamborn s policies that didn t protect employees from the virus, some of whom were immunocompromised or lived with family members at high risk.
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