Anxiety in an aging Congress as coronavirus marches across U.S.

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: NBC

Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus, and there is growing pressure on leadership to take steps to protect lawmakers — even potentially recessing for a period of weeks — two Democratic congressional sources said Sunday.

Multiple sources said anxiety was on the rise among lawmakers as more cases are reported and the virus spreads.

Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., said he will close his office in Washington and will self-quarantine at home in Arizona for 14 days after he came into "extended" contact with a person who is hospitalized with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. They came into contact at the recent Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Gosar said.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced late Sunday that he will stay home in Texas this week because he had a brief interaction with a person attending CPAC who has tested positive.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/anxiety-aging-congress-spreads-along-coronavirus-n1152851

[gopiscrap]

1. that'll make trump blow his top

[captain jack]

2. "I don't want to downplay anything. Worry about the effect on human beings, for heaven's sake...

...But I’m just saying, let’s not overreact. In many ways, America should stay at work,” Kudlow said.

[Skittles]

3. so the repukes believe in Trump, who is sabatoging efforts to protect the public

yet they want to protect themselves

TYPICAL REPUKE BEHAVIOR

[TDale313]

12. Not surprising.

Totally in character.

[Cousin Dupree]

4. Maybe this will wake these do-nothing bastards up. They're so worried about themselves but

don’t give two shits about us.

[pecosbob]

5. My take is most corona-hoaxers are Republicans

one might think about staying away from gatherings of said delusional people. Coronavirus will become the door-prize at Trump rallies...

[RockRaven]

6. They will stay home over concern for themselves, but not stay at work in DC to force Trump

to actually do effective things and stop doing non-effective things.

Thanks Congressional Shit-Heels!!!

[AlexSFCA]

7. they only care when it happens to them

Let Karma do its job this time.

[benld74]

8. Possibly infected in Maryland

One flys to Texas to self quarantine
Another to AZ for the same

Aren’t they possibly spreading with their travel?
I mean, quarantine in place would be best for everyone

[Javaman]

25. naaaaa, they flew on private jets. they are repukes after alll...

they don't do coach fare.

[MontanaMama]

9. Wait,

I thought this was a hoax?

[PSPS]

10. Safety for me, but not for thee

[PatrickforO]

11. You've gotta be shitting me!

Oh my God.

Let's get this straight:

1. In 2017 they pass a giant tax cut for billionaire parasites.

2. In 2018, the Trump administration FIRES the entire US Pandemic Team to FINANCE this tax cut.

3. Now, the Republican shills for the billionaire parasites are going to 'recess' when we need all hands on deck?

To save their own miserable skins while the rest of America suffers?

[BigmanPigman]

17. Check, check, check.

You got it right.

[Lock him up.]

22. Maybe their gawd sent them the virus to punish them...

for betraying their oath of office

[bdamomma]

33. exactly

but how many innocent people must suffer for these traitors.

[howardmappel]

13. Every one of these assholes should be asked if they aren't over-reacting to a HOAX

[UpInArms]

14. Mitch can announce the senate closure

He has refused to to the people’s work for years now ..

I hope he never comes back

[Dem2theMax]

16. This should go over well in America.

They're going to take care of themselves, but the hell with the rest of us.

How I hope everyone really pays attention to this. And I sure hope Bloomberg uses his money to make sure everyone hears about it.

[BigmanPigman]

18. That is not how the politicians and the media in red states will spin it.

[Dem2theMax]

21. You know I know that! ;-)

I don't want a whole lot of people getting sick, but I think that's exactly what's going to happen. And this just might open up a few eyeballs. One can hope.

I realize we are dealing with a multitude of future Darwin Award winners, but my gosh, somebody in that gene pool has to have a brain. Maybe? Am I hoping too much?

Should I just go back to eating lots of chocolate ice cream?

[Warpy]

19. Good. Maybe all those old boys will reflect on why national health

has been such a low priority for such a long time, especially now that the gravy train is off the rails.

I have no sympathy for a single one of those selfish SOBs. I hope this really has them spooked.

[Jamastiene]

27. What is so ironic is that Congress gets basically socialized medicine.

They don't mind having it that way, for them. For us, they want us to pay.

[Warpy]

28. It's right out of Douglas Adams

I'm thinking of the enlightened society that got rid of all its useless worers and hangers-on like middle managers and telephone sanitizers, only to be wiped out completely by a virus spread on telephones.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

30. My advice: stay away from payphones. NT

[Warpy]

31. There are still pay phones?

I miss them and I hate having to pay a monthly fee for a cell phone because they disappeared.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

32. New York City, but you'd better hurry. I don't know how many are actually working. NT

[Aussie105]

20. Gotta laugh!

Sure, go self quarantine for two weeks.

At the end of the two weeks, walk out the front door. By then every second person you meet will have viruses they'd like to share with you.

Now, self quarantine until the pandemic tapers off and a vaccine is developed, might work better. Say, 12 to 18 months?

It's a pandemic. Going to go on for a very long time.

Anyone want to lay bets on how many new members of congress will be needed to fill the gaps of the recently departed once the pandemic ends?

[Denis Enko]

23. Hey, "Grim Reaper" McConnell, Guess What?

He doesn't like impersonators!

[bdamomma]

34. Welcome to DU

if there was another person to suffer for their sick deeds other than tRump, would be Moscow Mitch.

[MissMillie]

24. Well, given that it is an election year

and the entire HOR is campaigning... so is 1/3 of the Senate.... yeah, I imagine some people are nervous.

[Jamastiene]

26. They should put everyone who went to CPAC in quarantine....

together.

They shouldn't let them travel all over the country, spreading it further. Quarantine them all together "in place."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

29. I hope Susan Collins doesn't sustain a furrowed brow. NT

[RealityChik]

35. or find this information "troubling"!

That toxic word, "troubling" should be banned fro use by and worthy of expulsion from congress!

[Ford_Prefect]

36. The GOP is so very incompetent at making leadership decisions.

They have no constructive plans of any kind, and none in their ranks have leadership abilities. They only know how to bow and scrape to the highest bidder.

They know how to demolish and interfere with working systems but have no clue at all how to make anything work or solve problems that do not include the term NO!