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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 02:30 PM Feb 2021

Sen. Ted Cruz questions AG nominee Merrick Garland. After Mexico trip, should he quarantine?


Christal Hayes and Nicholas Wu
USA TODAY

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz got comfortable in his seat behind a wooden dais Monday morning, ready to question Merrick Garland for what is expected to be a contentious confirmation hearing for attorney general.

The Texas senator was fresh off a trip to Mexico that was cut short after he was fiercely criticized for leaving his state in the middle of a crisis. Taking off the Texas flag face mask that he donned in the airport as he returned Thursday to his home state — where millions were still without power and water after a brutal winter storm — Cruz peppered President Joe Biden's nominee with questions about whether politics would sway the Justice Department.

Questions about Cruz's trip have continued to circulate on social media after photographs showed him handing out bottled water to Texans over the weekend. Some questioned whether he should be quarantining after leaving the country.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends getting tested for COVID-19 three to five days after traveling and staying home for seven days to quarantine, even if you test negative after a trip. It ranks Mexico as having a "very high" level of COVID-19, meaning travelers should avoid the country because of the risks posed by COVID-19 spread.

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Sen. Ted Cruz questions AG nominee Merrick Garland. After Mexico trip, should he quarantine? (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2021 OP
I think I saw where his wife and daughters were told they would have to quarantine. Frustratedlady Feb 2021 #1
He needed to find a reason to get out of TX bottomofthehill Feb 2021 #2
I bet most of the senators have both Tree Lady Feb 2021 #3
Of course he should be quarantined, regardless of test results. crickets Feb 2021 #4

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
1. I think I saw where his wife and daughters were told they would have to quarantine.
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 02:34 PM
Feb 2021

He could have at least gone virtual, rather than spew his vapors around the room. We sure don't want M. Garland to be exposed to the virus.

bottomofthehill

(8,261 posts)
2. He needed to find a reason to get out of TX
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 02:48 PM
Feb 2021

This was as good a reason as any. Why go virtual and stick around doing real work when you can come back to DC and be treated like God by your adoring asskissing staff

Tree Lady

(11,370 posts)
3. I bet most of the senators have both
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 03:41 PM
Feb 2021

Doses of vaccine if they wanted it. At least dems should be safe and Merrick looks old enough to get his too.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
4. Of course he should be quarantined, regardless of test results.
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 04:24 PM
Feb 2021

But that would be asking the likes of Ted Cruz to do the right thing. Ha!

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