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Pelosi mandates masks in House chamber after Gohmert tests positive for Covid-19
July 30, 2020
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday she would require all House members and aides to wear masks on the floor after Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert — who was often in the chamber interacting with colleagues and refusing to wear a face-covering — tested positive for coronavirus.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/pelosi-mask-mandate-capitol/index.html
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