Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on an issue critical to this Chamber setting an example for the rest of the country. Yesterday, the CDC issued guidance that fully vaccinated individuals can resume indoor activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing. I am pleased to see the Centers for Disease Control following the science and recommending that fully vaccinated individuals can go without masks indoors. As Members of Congress, we should not only encourage constituents to get vaccinated, we should be showing them what a return to normal looks like and follow the science. According to the Speaker, roughly 75 percent of our Members have received COVID-19 vaccinations, and, therefore, should have the choice to go without masks. Americans are looking for hope, and we are not showing it. Just as I implored on April 22, I am, again, calling on the Speaker and Attending Physician to lift the rules and fines that require fully vaccinated Members of Congress to wear masks in the House Chamber. Even The New York Times today said that the Centers for Disease Control is finally catching up to the science and so should the House. We must be the leaders we were elected to be, follow the science, and have the choice to go without a mask. I am going to be that leader, and I choose no mask. ____________________”