July 29, 2021
A group of House Republicans, still enraged over the chamber s reinstated mask mandate, attempted to make a point Thursday by walking to the Senate in protest.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said members came to the Senate side for a taste of freedom, reports
Roll Call s Chris Cioffi. The upper chamber s mask policy is still largely voluntary for now, per
The group planned to be in the chamber when Sen. Mike Lee delivered a speech about House rules on wearing masks. pic.twitter.com/aFSMUUO15I Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) July 29, 2021
GOP Massie: says the House GOP members are over here “for a taste of freedom.” “You don’t have to wear a mask on the Senate side.”Massie said they have the same attending physician, but he’s given different directives to each chamber. Here’s video of them asking to enter. pic.twitter.com/A79S38d9UE Chris Cioffi (@ReporterCioffi) July 29, 2021
Thomas-massier-ky
Royr-texas
Lauren-boebertr-colo
Chris-cioffi
Centers-for-disease
Capitol-police
House-republicans
Thomas-massie
Roll-call
Lauren-boebert
House-speaker-nancy-pelosi
House-minority-leader-kevin-mccarthy