34 GOP Lawmakers Press Pelosi to Lift House Mask Mandate in Light of New CDC Guidance
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) led a group of 34 Republican lawmakers urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to end pandemic-related restrictions on the House floor, including staggered voting and mask-wearing.
In a letter (pdf) on Friday, Gibbs and his GOP colleagues called on Pelosi to end COVID-19-related restrictions on House operations, referencing a Thursday announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saying that vaccinated individuals generally no longer need to wear masks in any settings, indoor or outdoor.
Gibbs said in a statement that “it is time to set an example for the American people” and urged Pelosi to “follow the science, stop the mask-erpiece theatre.”
Republicans led by Ohio’s Bob Gibbs protest Nancy Pelosi’s masking requirements
Updated 11:59 AM;
Today 11:59 AM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., adjusts her face mask as she speaks to the media, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP
Facebook Share
WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to keep masking and physical distancing requirements on the House of Representatives floor despite new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance that fully vaccinated Americans can forgo those precautions has upset Holmes County GOP Rep. Bob Gibbs, who sent Pelosi a letter on Thursday night to protest the policy.