Metal Detectors were being Installed at several Entrances to the House Chamber on Tuesday.
Timothy Blodgett, the House’s Acting Sergent at Arms, the Chamber’s Top Law Enforcement Official in Charge of Lawmaker Safety, sent a Memo to Members of Congress about the Installation of several Magnetometers, like Metal Detector at Airports, outside “selected entrances to the Chamber,” Blodgett said.
“To ensure compliance with the Capitol Police Board regulations concerning firearms and incendiary devices, as well as to provide a safe and secure environment in which to conduct legislative business, effective immediately, all persons, including Members, are required to undergo security screening when entering the House Chamber,” Blodgett wrote.
He added that those who Refuse to go through Ccreening, would Not be Permitted access to the House floor.
In the memo, Blodgett also reminds Llawmakers that Firearms are Not allowed to Leave a Member’s Office and Lawmakers are “required to wear masks when entering and while in the chamber.” He adds that those Not Wearing a Face Covering, “will not be admitted to the Floor and Members who fail to wear a mask will be removed from the Floor.”
The House is Gearing-Up to Vote Jan. 12th on a Measure that would both Call for the Vice President to invoke the 25 Amendment and also include Fines for Senators who do Not wear masks.
Three Lawmakers have Tested Positive for COVID-19 since they were held, on Wednesday, in a Safe Room with Fellow Lawmakers. Many Democrats have Blamed their Republican Colleagues due to their Refusal to wear Masks during the hours-long Storming of the Capitol.
House Reps. Anthony Brown (D-MD, 4th District), and Debby Dingell (D-MI, 12th District), jointly proposed Legislation that would Fine any House Member of Congress who Refuses to Wear a Mask on Capitol grounds $1,000 for the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic. “It is not brave to refuse to wear a mask, it is selfish, stupid, and shameful behavior that puts lives at risk,” Dingell said in a Press Release. “We’re done playing games. Either have some common sense and wear a damn mask or pay a fine. It’s not that complicated.”
Mask-Wearing and other Preventative Measures have become a Partisan Flashpoint over the Course of the Pandemic, with some on the Right seeing Personal and Collective Public Health measures as Infringing on their Civil Liberties. Others, including some Members of Congress, have spread Conspiracy Theories about the Virus’ Lethality and very Existence.
“No Member of Congress should be able to ignore the rules or put others at risk without penalty,” Brown said. “As the people’s representatives it is critical that we set an example for the rest of the country. If Members jeopardize the safety of others, they should face fines.”
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