House Republicans stage protest in Capitol over new Covid mask rules Friday, 30 July 2021 12:35 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 30 July 2021 12:52 AM ] Republican congressmen and staffers protest the new mask mandate in the House chamber, July 29, 2021. (Photo via Fox News)
House Republicans have staged a protest against the latest Covid-19 protocols in Congress, put in place amid a surge in new infections in Washington, D.C., and around the country. Nearly 40 maskless GOP lawmakers Thursday walked across the Capitol and onto the Senate after the Capitol physician decided to reinstate a mask mandate in the lower chamber but not in the upper chamber.