Senate Democrats are criticizing Majority Leader McConnell’s decision to bring lawmakers back to Washington on Monday, as D.C. continues to grapple with the outbreak.
to come back to Washington on Tuesday after Dr. Brian Monahan, the physician who heads the Office of the Attending Physician, advised it not to.
“But once the Capitol physician told us it was not proper for us to do that, in the interests of not only members and staff, but the custodians, the people who maintain the Capitol, the press who cover us, the staff of the actual legislative chamber, there was no choice for us but to say we’ll put this off.”
The OAP memo encouraged senators attending committee meetings next week to wear face masks, assuring them that a face covering “will produce minimal reduction in sound when using a microphone."
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