by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Louie Gohmert, a 66-year-old GOP congressman from the 1st District of Texas, announced this morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Gohmert, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group which generally does not believe in overt pandemic precautions - like wearing face masks - was seen just yesterday traipsing all over the Capitol and in-and-out of the Judiciary Committee's interrogation of Attorney General William Barr without a face mask. He will presumably mask-up now that he has been identified as an active carrier of the disease.
Not only was Gohmert roaming around the Judiciary Committee meeting without a mask yesterday, he was also seen standing in a Capitol hallway talking with Barr, and neither of them were wearing masks during that exchange. A few other members of the committee, all Republicans, were chastised by committee chair Jerrald Nadler, a Democrat, for also not wearing masks during the meeting.
Presumably all of those who were flaunting their personal liberty yesterday will be self-isolating today.
So far eight members of Congress have been identified as having COVID-19, and one additional member has been categorized as "presumed" to have had COVID-19. One senator has also tested positive for the virus.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a 67-year-old Democrat from New York announced last March that a test revealed she had a "presumed" case of COVID-19. She self-isolated and has since recovered. Others in the House who have tested positive in addition to Velazquez and Gohmert include: Joe Cunningham (37), a Democrat from South Carolina, Mario Diaz-Balart (58), a Republican from Florida, Neal Dunn (67), a Republican (and a medical doctor) from Florida, Morgan Griffith (62), a Republican (and, like Gohmert, a member of the Freedom Caucus) from Virginia, Mike Kelly (71), a Republican from Pennsylvania, Ben McAdams (45), a Democrat from Utah, and Tom Rice (62), a Republican from South Carolina. Rand Paul (57), a Republican from Kentucky, is the lone member of the Senate who has so far tested positive for the virus.
While it is distressing to realize that this global pandemic has reached into the very heart of American government, it is a comfort to realize that none of these national leaders are burdened with heavy work schedules, and that they all have the peace of mind that comes with a good government health insurance policy.
May their recoveries be speedy and uneventful.
Citizen Journalist
Louie Gohmert, a 66-year-old GOP congressman from the 1st District of Texas, announced this morning that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Gohmert, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, a group which generally does not believe in overt pandemic precautions - like wearing face masks - was seen just yesterday traipsing all over the Capitol and in-and-out of the Judiciary Committee's interrogation of Attorney General William Barr without a face mask. He will presumably mask-up now that he has been identified as an active carrier of the disease.
Not only was Gohmert roaming around the Judiciary Committee meeting without a mask yesterday, he was also seen standing in a Capitol hallway talking with Barr, and neither of them were wearing masks during that exchange. A few other members of the committee, all Republicans, were chastised by committee chair Jerrald Nadler, a Democrat, for also not wearing masks during the meeting.
Presumably all of those who were flaunting their personal liberty yesterday will be self-isolating today.
So far eight members of Congress have been identified as having COVID-19, and one additional member has been categorized as "presumed" to have had COVID-19. One senator has also tested positive for the virus.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, a 67-year-old Democrat from New York announced last March that a test revealed she had a "presumed" case of COVID-19. She self-isolated and has since recovered. Others in the House who have tested positive in addition to Velazquez and Gohmert include: Joe Cunningham (37), a Democrat from South Carolina, Mario Diaz-Balart (58), a Republican from Florida, Neal Dunn (67), a Republican (and a medical doctor) from Florida, Morgan Griffith (62), a Republican (and, like Gohmert, a member of the Freedom Caucus) from Virginia, Mike Kelly (71), a Republican from Pennsylvania, Ben McAdams (45), a Democrat from Utah, and Tom Rice (62), a Republican from South Carolina. Rand Paul (57), a Republican from Kentucky, is the lone member of the Senate who has so far tested positive for the virus.
While it is distressing to realize that this global pandemic has reached into the very heart of American government, it is a comfort to realize that none of these national leaders are burdened with heavy work schedules, and that they all have the peace of mind that comes with a good government health insurance policy.
May their recoveries be speedy and uneventful.
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