'Trump Admin. Insisted This Democratic Congressman Hold Hearings In Person. Now He Has COVID-19'

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'Trump administration insisted this Democratic congressman hold hearings in person. Now he has COVID-19,' By Jessica Sutherland, Daily Kos, Aug. 2, 2020, AlterNet.

Days after being forced to share air with a Texas congressman (and staunch anti-mask enthusiast)—who tested positive for COVID-19 the very next day—Democratic congressman Raúl Grijalva announced Saturday that he, too, has tested positive for the deadly virus.

WASHINGTON— Today, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva issued the following statement after testing positive for COVID-19:
“The Attending Physician of the Capitol informed me that I tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, I will be self-isolating in quarantine at his recommendation. I currently have no symptoms, feel fine, and hope to make a quick and speedy recovery.

“While I cannot blame anyone directly for this, this week has shown that there are some Members of Congress who fail to take this crisis seriously. Numerous Republican members routinely strut around the Capitol without a mask to selfishly make a political statement at the expense of their colleagues, staff, and their families. I’m pleased that Speaker Pelosi has mandated the use of masks at the Capitol to keep members and staff safe from those looking to score quick political points. Stopping the spread of a deadly virus should not be a partisan issue.
“I urge all of us to recognize the severity of this virus and follow the CDC guidance to keep our family, friends, and loved ones safe. We can all play a part in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.”

Unlike those working for Rep. Louie Gohmert, the aforementioned Texas congressman, the majority of Rep. Grijalva’s staff has been working remotely for months; thus, also unlike with Rep. Gohmert, no “in-person” reveal party of his COVID-19 test results was required. However, as The Washington Post’s Radley Balko points out, the hearing that brought the congressman (and others) together also wasn’t required....

*Read the Rest,
https://www.alternet.org/2020/08/trump-administration-insisted-this-democratic-congressman-hold-hearings-in-person-now-he-has-19/

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* "My father ignored medical expertise and now he has COVID," Rep. Louie Gohmert’s daughter says, TEXAS, 8/2/20.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The daughter of Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert has said that her father has COVID-19 because he “ignored medical expertise.” “This has been a heartbreaking battle because I love my dad and don’t want him to die,” said Rep. Gohmert’s daughter Caroline, a recording artist also known as BELLSAINT.

The 66-year-old politician was diagnosed ahead of a planned trip with President Donald Trump to the Permian Basin in Texas. The diagnosis forced him to cancel the trip. In an interview with KETK on Wednesday, Rep. Gohmert said he had no symptoms. On Friday, he tweeted that he was taking hydroxychloroquine, the controversial drug touted by President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19.

Prior to his diagnosis, Rep. Gohmert had been adamant about not wearing a mask around Capitol Hill. In a powerful statement posted on Twitter, his daughter Caroline said that “wearing a mask is a non-partisan issue.” “The advice of medical experts shouldn’t be politicized,” she wrote. “My father ignored medical expertise and now he has COVID.”...

More,
https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/my-father-ignored-medical-expertise-and-now-he-has-covid-rep-louie-gohmerts-daughter-says/

[In_The_Wind]

1. The Trump Administration should be charged with a crime if Raul Grijalva becomes seriously ill.

This total disregard for human life must be stopped one way or another.

[orleans]

4. completely agree! n/t

[oldsoftie]

5. But just like anyone else, you cant PROVE how or where you got it

[In_The_Wind]

8. Tracking may give the answer to how and where he was exposed to Covid-19.

If he was wearing a mask except for that meeting ...there is the answer.

[oldsoftie]

9. Oh, there are sure to be lawsuits on infections at some point. (not this one)

And its going to be a shitshow
Personal injury lawyer ads are already swamping the TV as it is. Wait till they ad Covid to it

[Guilded Lilly]

2. The Stupid aren't just arrogant, they are a serious threat...

And as long as The Stupid have power and no accountability,they will have the blame for serious destruction.

Deadly destruction.
They are terrorists in a class all their own.

[Traildogbob]

3. And the wicked witch Mitch

Is holding up any Covid assistance until a clause that resends any possible responsibility for businesses that allow Covid spread, even if by their negligence. I am certain that in that sweet little add on legislation, no member of congress, senate or any Trump admin can be sued. I recommend Dems add in any bill, any and all responsibility and suit’s apply directed and solely on McConnell, Meadows and Trump. Period.

[niyad]

6. Please do not insult witches, practitioners of earth-based spirituality. That

chinless, spineless, monstrous thing from KY has nothing to do with us.

[Traildogbob]

7. My sincere apologies

The wicket stays as his tag, but witches have no association with his kind of evil. Pretty sure Satan wants no references either. You keep on witching. Can y’all scrape up a spell on the GOP? Maybe rapture them somewhere off earth. Or just a truth serum. That would end em all for sure. Just imagine, they HAVE to answer every question 100 percent truthful. Or their ass triple in size with each lie.

[niyad]

10. But of course. I am certain that some of the potion-makers are working

on such things. One problem, of course, is, on whom would one test such a serum. But, people see working on every level possible to overcome the plague that is the cult of der drumpfenfuhrer.

[Traildogbob]

12. Loui Gubbermert

Tell him it’s a trump approved Covid cure. Besides, he is the liest of liers