POLITICO Playbook: A peek inside the Playbook inbox: Boiling over with rage

[Nevilledog]

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2020/07/30/a-peek-inside-the-playbook-inbox-boiling-over-with-rage-489926

PEOPLE IN THE CAPITOL ARE SICK AND TIRED.

QUITE LITERALLY.

SICK: THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS -- the legislature for the most powerful country on Planet Earth -- has been allowing lawmakers to come into the Capitol without being tested for the deadly coronavirus. This week, a quirky Republican -- Rep. LOUIE GOHMERT of Texas -- walked in infected with the coronavirus, got in close proximity to a powerful member of the president’s Cabinet and found out he was positive only because he was slated to travel to the Lone Star State with President DONALD TRUMP. Otherwise, since the institution has no testing policy, he would’ve walked around the complex, and may have infected colleagues with whom he crossed paths.

TIRED: PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE BUILDING -- legislative aides, chiefs of staff, press assistants, members of Congress, career workers and maintenance men and women -- are furious with an institution that does not have uniform rules or masking requirements, does not mandate testing and is run with minimal oversight.

PEOPLE FEEL UNSAFE and uncomfortable at work.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, after GOHMERT was found to have had Covid-19 after romping around the Capitol, Speaker NANCY PELOSI announced that lawmakers must wear masks in the House portion of the Capitol complex -- office buildings included.

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[abqtommy]

1. Nancy made a good start with the masking mandate but let's see more effective oversight too!

And mandates/oversight that apply to EVERYONE involved!