‘This Institution Is a Sham!’: Rep. Chip Roy Slams House Mask Mandate
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is taking issue with the House’s newly reinstated mask mandate. In a speech on the House floor on Wednesday, the Texas Congressman said, “Here on the People’s House…We can’t come to the floor, I…
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is taking issue with the House’s newly reinstated mask mandate.
In a speech on the House floor on Wednesday, the Texas Congressman said, “Here on the People’s House…We can’t come to the floor, I can’t execute my Constitutional duty, unless I wear a mask.”
“Well, which is it? Vaccines or masks? Do the vaccines work, or they don’t work? Do the masks work, or they don’t work? I’d like to know which it is. I’d like Dr. Fauci to come down and answer a single question about natural immunity. If you’ve been infected with the virus, do you have immunity? Or are they just gonna go around poking people, saying you must take a vaccine. ‘Oh, but sorry, the vaccine doesn’t work, you must wear a mask,'” he continued.
Finally, Roy said, “This institution is a sham! And we should adjourn and shut this place down.”
His comments won a smattering of applause.
However, his call for the House to adjourn was rejected in a voice vote.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Wednesday morning that the chamber would once again require lawmakers to wear masks.
The new mask mandate comes as COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, with the number of daily new infections reaching numbers not seen since February. On Tuesday, the country recorded