GOP lawmakers eye return to Capitol in protest of pandemic shutdown
Nearly two dozen House Republicans are contemplating returning to Washington next week regardless of whether they’re called back for a vote — a direct protest of Democratic leadership’s plans to keep lawmakers away from the Capitol amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sick of being sidelined while the health crisis rages and the economy crumbles, a group of roughly 20 House Republicans started communicating via text message this week to vent their frustrations and discuss coming back to D.C. on Monday when the chamber was originally scheduled to reconvene, according to multiple lawmakers familiar with the idea.
The thinking among this group is that if hospital staff, first responders and grocery store employees are working, so should lawmakers — and they worry about the optics if they are away from the Capitol for an extended period of time.
“Members want to come back and make it clear they’re at work,” said one GOP lawmaker involved in the discussions. “Why are we sitting here at home and reading about what’s going on?”
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Bring in Rand Paul for a pep talk.
He can represent the Senate.
