Republican lawmakers were outspoken about their opposition to the requirement.
D.C. bar The Big Board defied the requirement by not asking for proof of vaccination and drew support from GOP politicians as a result,including Sen. Rand Paul and Reps. Thomas Massie and Ronny Jackson , who were spotted at the bar before it was shut down by city authorities.
Nineteen House Republicans wrote a letter to Bowser asking her to rescind the mandate in January before it went into effect, Insidersignificant costs to the District, its residents, its economy, and Americans across the nation” who visit the city.90%. That’s the decrease in Covid-19 cases in Washington, D.C., since they peaked during the omicron surge, Bowser
Monday, and the city is now recording 21.8 daily cases per 100,000 people versus 218.9 a month ago. Hospitalizations have gone down by 95%.Washington, D.C., will also lift its indoor mask mandate on March 1, Bowser said, part of a broader trend of Democratic leaders
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