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Pressley, Clark, Markey slam maskless colleagues as more lawmakers test positive for COVID after U.S. Capitol lockdown
1 month ago | By Boston Herald
Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are slamming Republican lawmakers who they say refused to wear masks as legislators sheltered together during the U.S. Capitol siege.
“The same HouseGOP Members who provoked the deadly mob on our Capitol also refused to wear masks as they sheltered with HouseDemocrats,” U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, the assistant House speaker, tweeted Tuesday. “They've put lives at risk again and again.”
The same HouseGOP Members who provoked the deadly mob on our Capitol also refused to wear masks as they sheltered with HouseDemocrats including RepBonnie...
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COVID fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positive
1 month ago | By Star Tribune
Within a span of about 24 hours, three House Democrats announced they tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that last week's insurrection at the Capitol has also turned into a super-spreader event threatening the health of lawmakers and their staffs.
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