A Fox Newsreport states that Vice President Kamala Harris requires negative COVID-19 testing from Senators and their friends if they want to participate in a photo-op at the swearing-in ceremony. One Senator refuses.
“We look forward in welcoming your Senator to the ceremonial reenactment of incoming and newly reelected Senators in The Old Senate Chamber on January 3, 2023,” Harris’ director for legislative affairs, Grisella Martinez, wrote in an email sent to Senate offices.
“As you are aware, White House COVID-19 protocols require that anyone over two-years of age who will interact with the Vice President take a medically-administered antigen test within 24 hours prior to interaction, and receive a negative result,” she continued. This policy is applicable regardless of your vaccination status.
Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin has refused to attend the photo-op and will not be there with his family.
From Fox News
Mullin stated that COVID is only for people who are in the bubble and that his family still has things to do in Oklahoma, like going to school or competing in a wrestling tournament. He didn’t want any false positives on COVID tests to make things more complicated when he returned to Oklahoma.
Mullin said, “I don’t really care about taking a picture of Kamala Harris,”
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