Rep. Lauren Boebert is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to "End the charade" and allow congressmembers to speak on the House floor without masks, according to a letter first obtained by Breitbart News.
Boebert in her letter, dated April 30, points to President Joe Biden's speech he gave in the House chamber Wednesday to a joint session of Congress during which he did not wear a mask, while Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris, who sat behind him, did wear masks.
In December, Pelosi tightened her coronavirus rules by requiring congressmembers to wear masks when they give floor speeches in the House chamber, and the speaker has set a $500 fine for anyone who violates the requirement as well as a $2,500 fine for a second offense.
"Your own rules state that speakers on the House Floor must wear a mask for the duration of their speech or face a $500 fine you allowed President Biden to speak for over an hour with his mask off."
"I am calling on you to, as you say, 'follow the science' and allow members to speak without masks from the lectern, and for members of the public to be allowed to return to the House Gallery," Boebert continues.
"If President Biden was able to speak for an hour without a mask, it's time to allow the general body to do the same. It's time to end the charade."
"Americans should be allowed back in the People's House, and members should be allowed to speak without a mask if they choose to do so."
Saturday, May 1, 2021
Boebert Demands Pelosi Let House Members Speak Without Masks: 'Biden Was Able To'
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