house. the official account for house republicans even tweeting this out as they are in session, quote, no mask saturday. cnn s brian tong has more. reporter: a symbol of open revolt. republicans in the house of representatives staging a symbolic mask-free walk to the senate where masks are not required. they re battling a new rule saying house members have to wear masks inside chambers. gop congresswoman marjorie taylor green tweeted her own video of the protest. in her video, she writes on twitter, quote, crossing back into speaker mask hole s land of covid referring to nancy pelosi, that was just one display. this institution is a sham and we should adjourn and shut this place down. reporter: texas republican congressman chip roy led unsuccessful vote to shut down the house over the new mask rules. we have a crisis at our border, and we re playing footsie with mask mandates in
and it is especially vitriolic in the house of representatives. so much name calling and finger pointing across the aisle. a symbol of open revolt. republicans in the house of representatives today staging a symbolic mask-free walk to the senate, where masks are not required. they re battling a new rule saying house members have to wear masks inside chambers. gop congresswoman margeorie taylor greene tweeted, sayi ing- this institution is a sham! and we should adjourn and shut this place down. [ applause ] reporter: congressman chip roy, led an unsuccessful vote to shut down the mask. we have a crisis at our border, and we re playing footsie with mask mandates in the people s house.