Republicans Seek End to House COVID-19 Curbs
House Commerce Committee ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and other top Republicans urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Tuesday to end proxy voting and other changes instituted last year in response to…
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COVID-19, amid recent changes in Centers for Disease Control guidance. Lawmakers were expecting such changes to persist through much of 2021 (see 2102190049). Top House Republicans eye forcing a vote as soon as Wednesday to end a mask mandate and other precautions. “Follow the science, lead by example, and fully return to work,” the GOP leaders wrote. “More than 272 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered and at least 75 percent of members of Congress have been fully vaccinated.” Pelosi’s office didn’t comment.