Tensions boil over one day after new COVID-19 masking rules are mandated in the House of Representatives. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:46 PM EDT July 29, 2021
WASHINGTON When the House of Representatives gaveled into session Thursday, virtually all staffers and members who were visible on camera as they entered the chamber were wearing masks. It comes one day after Capitol Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reinstated a mask mandate. Look, the attending physician of the United States Capitol, the top doctor for Congress asked us to put on masks when we come to a chamber with 435 people, said Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio). I hate these things. It s terrible having to put this back on. And we do it because the top doctor asked us to.
By Clay Travis and Buck Sexton
Jul 29, 2021
BUCK: Clay and I are about to dive into all of this with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who joins us on the line. Great to have you, Congressman. How are you doing?
LEADER MCCARTHY: I’m doing well. Congratulations, you two, on the show.
BUCK: Thank you very much. We appreciate it. So we just had the breaking news about the D.C. mask mandate. We’ve been talking a lot about Speaker Pelosi’s mask rule and the possibility of fines or maybe even arrests. Minority Leader, what are you going to do about this?
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President Joe Biden holds a face mask as he announces from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2021, that millions of federal workers must show proof they’ve received a coronavirus vaccine or submit to regular testing and stringent social distancing, masking and travel restrictions in an order to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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President Joe Biden is giving federal workers an ultimatum prove they’ve been vaccinated or face strict masking and testing requirements in the workplace, The Associated Press reported.