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On the recordFebruary 8, 2022
I want to say a word on behalf of Stacey Abrams, who was the target of some rhetorical attacks over there. There is a picture of her without her mask on in front of a bunch of kids who did have their masks on, and it was being denounced by the speaker from North Carolina momentarily and also by the floor leader, who didn't have their masks on, standing in front of a whole group of people who did have their masks on. In other words, they were in exactly the same position Stacey Abrams was, because the rule of reason we have adopted according to medical advice, I think across the country, is where masks are recommended and indicated, people wear them unless they are speaking. To turn that into a political football to denounce a fellow public servant seems to be a little bit beneath the dignity of this body. But in any event, we are very excited about our postal reform legislation that we are moving through to guarantee excellent 6-day service to everybody, to have an online dashboard so we can all keep track of where the mail is in different parts of the country, and if there are problems, we can address them quickly. I am glad we have bipartisan legislation--at least I hope it is bipartisan--to keep the government open until March 11.…
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland
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govinfo.gov
Feb 8, 2022

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