New deputy Marjorie Taylor Greene and another new Republican member of the House were involved in a dispute over coronavirus masks when the 117th Congress first met on Sunday, reported journalist Jake Sherman.
Greene and the unidentified Republican showed up to tell employees they wouldn’t put on masks, Sherman reported.
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Republican and Democratic officials ended in a “strident dispute,” said Sherman.
Greene was quick to respond to the report.
“Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi changed the COVID rules because she is desperate to hold on to the hammer. Nobody can attack me for masks, when Pelosi is sending Democrats to the floor with positive COVID tests to vote for her for president, “wrote Greene on Twitter in an apparent reference to MP Gwen Moore, D-Wis., Who will have been allowed to vote in plenary after announcing on December 28 that she tested positive for coronavirus.
“Well, I actually have a mask,” Greene continued, posting a picture of her wearing a face mask with the slogan “Trump Won”.
The House will vote on Monday for a new “rules package” to start the new Congress, which will include a remote voting option. But in the Chamber, you cannot transfer the rules from the 116th Congress to the 117th Congress.
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That’s why everyone has to show up at noon on Sunday.
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Under normal circumstances, all 435 elected members of the House would flock to the House to vote electronically and register their presence. But during the coronavirus, the Chamber will summon members to the chambers in seven groups of about 72 people. The first tranche begins with Rep. Alma Adams, DN.C., and goes to Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas. The seventh and final group runs from Rep. Joe Wilson, RS.C., to Rep. Lee Zeldin, RN.Y.
Chad Pergram of Fox News contributed to this report.