Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.) on Tuesday became the latest member of Congress to test positive for COVID-19 amid a nationwide spike in cases as well as among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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The Georgia Republican said in a statement that he did not have any symptoms and would continue to work remotely while quarantining.
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Allen is at least the 11th lawmaker in the last 12 days alone to have tested positive for the virus. Like several other colleagues who received test results indicating they had COVID-19 in recent days, Allen was in Washington, D.C., last week and cast numerous votes on the House floor.
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Was he wearing a mask?
Two other House members, Reps. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), both announced Sunday that they also tested positive. Those twin announcements came after six other House members tested positive in recent days: Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.), Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.), Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Don Young (R-Alaska).
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) received a positive test result on Friday, the day she campaigned with Vice President Pence, though two subsequent COVID-19 tests came back negative and her campaign said Monday that she would return to the campaign trail ahead of the Jan. 5 runoff election.
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Two other lawmakers, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), tested positive last week.
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The Democratic-led House has implemented a proxy voting system for lawmakers who cannot vote in person during the pandemic and the chamber been requiring masks on the floor since late July.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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