It’s the trollish MAGA slice of the caucus that’s championing this, but for once they have Pelosi at a disadvantage. Why, precisely, are House members still being asked to mask up on the floor? The CDC’s new guidance says that vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks, even indoors. According to CNN, every last Democrat in the House and Senate has been vaxxed. If everyone in the chamber unmasks, the only people who are at risk are unvaccinated Republicans.
Why does Pelosi care what they do?
Are there some immunocompromised members we don’t know about, maybe, and she’s looking to protect them for the moment by still requiring masks? If so, when does she plan on lifting the mask rule?
We’ve had enough. We are refusing to wear our masks on the floor during this vote in spite of Pelosi’s threat to take $500 from each of us.
Her rule is not based on science. All you need to know is the mask rule has only ever applied to members when they can be seen on TV !
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 18, 2021
Follow the science: “The CDC’s new guidance says that vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks, even indoors.”
h/t Glenn