Three Democratic Congressmen Test Positive For COVID-19 After Seeking Refuge From Republicans Who Refuse To Wear Masks

Washington DC – Three Democratic congressmen tested positive for COVID-19 after the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill, when they had to seek refuge from Republican colleagues who refused to wear masks, according to what they denounced.

“Several Republican lawmakers in the room flatly refused to wear a mask, as shown in (a Punchbowl video), even when their colleagues politely asked them to”said Democratic Congressman Brad Schneider (Illinois).

Several Republican lawmakers in the room adamantly refused to wear a mask, as shown in the Punchbowl News video, even when their colleagues politely asked for it. https://t.co/4VS8mPn6Uf

– Representative Brad Schneider (@RepSchneider) January 12, 2021

Congressmen Pramila Jayapal (Washington) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (New Jersey) also announced that they had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Watson Coleman, 75, is a cancer survivor.

I just received a positive COVID-19 test result after being locked up in a secure room in the Capitol, where several Republicans not only cruelly refused to wear a mask, but recklessly scoffed at colleagues and staff who offered them one. Https://t.co / wVmgroKsdf

– Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) January 12, 2021

Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Debbie Dingell (Michigan) proposed that members of Congress who refuse to wear masks should be fined $ 1,000 as long as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “It is not an act of courage to refuse to wear a mask, it is selfish, stupid and shameful behavior that endangers lives,” said Dingell.

Schneider said members should not be tolerated “coming to the floor or meeting in the halls of Congress without doing the least thing to protect those around them.” Jayapal also advocated fines against congressmen who refuse to wear masks.

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