Pelosi Mandates Masks in House After Lawmaker Contracts Covid
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making masks mandatory for all lawmakers while in the chamber after Texas Republican Representative Louis Gohmert, who was frequently seen walking the halls of the Capitol without a mask, said that he tested positive for Covid-19.
“Members and staff will be required to wear masks at all time in the hall of the House except that members may remove their masks temporarily when recognized,” Pelosi said on the House floor. “The chair wishes to further inform members and staff that they will not be permitted to enter the hall of the House without wearing a mask.”