Rep. Gaetz wore a gas mask to Wednesday's House vote on the $8.3B bill for emergency funding to help tackle coronavoris. Asked why he was wearing the mask, Gaetz said, 'Look, members of Congress are human petri dishes.'
Gaetz's decision was not in line with the administration's recommendations. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams"Seriously people — STOP BUYING MASKS! They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus."
Vice President Mike Pence, who's heading up the president's task force on the coronavirus, has also cautioned Americans not to wear masks if they're not sick. Gaetz was among the Republican lawmakers briefed on the virus by Pence before the vote. It's not clear how effective his protection was. Rep. Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, informed Gaetz he wasn't wearing the headgear properly and helped him fix it in what Gallego called a moment of"bipartisanship."Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Mich., wasn't as considerate."Mitchell did cover the air intake hole momentarily," Gaetz said.
Gaetz said he was allowed to wear the mask on the floor because"there are provisions in the House rules that permit medically necessary headgear." Asked if he planned on wearing it regularly, he said,"Great question." House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D.-Calif,, didn't sound amused when she heard about the stunt."I didn’t even know that he was doing that but they advised us not to wear masks," Pelosi said.Haley Talbot and Julie Tsirkin
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