“We can no longer tolerate Members coming to the floor or gathering in the halls of Congress without doing the bare minimum to protect those around them,' Schneider said. Schneider, like Jayapal, slammed their colleagues for not wearing masks and called for action. Parker, Chicago Advance to WNBA Semis, Beat New York 90-72 He noted that he planned to take any votes, including a potential impeachment vote against President Donald Trump, by proxy this week. Schneider said he was not yet experiencing symptoms and has been isolating from his wife 'as much as possible' within their home in suburban Deerfield since returning from Washington, D.C. 'Today, I am now in strict isolation, worried that I have risked my wife’s health and angry at the selfishness and arrogance of the anti-maskers who put their own contempt and disregard for decency ahead of the health and safety of their colleagues and our staff,' Schneider said.

Pramila Jayapal, of Washington - both Democrats. Bonnie Watson Coleman, of New Jersey, and Rep. He is the third member of the House to announce that he has tested positive in the wake of the lockdown, after Rep. Schneider, who represents Illinois' 10th District, said he was tested for COVID-19 Monday at the advice of the House's attending physician and received his positive result Tuesday morning. even when politely asked by their colleagues,' he continued, pointing to a video posted online by Punchbowl News showing several House Republicans refusing to wear masks. 'Several Republican lawmakers in the room adamantly refused to wear a mask. “Last Wednesday, after narrowly escaping a violent mob incited by the President of the United States to attack the Capitol and its occupants, I was forced to spend several hours in a secure but confined location with dozens of other Members of Congress,' Schneider said. Brad Schneider, a Democrat from Illinois, said Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 following a lockdown with other members of Congress during the deadly riot at the U.S. Participants in the rehearsal for Biden's inauguration were held in the Capitol rotunda and other indoor areas, according to a Reuters witness. 'This accounts for smoke that many have seen.'

'There were no injuries,' the department said. The city's fire department posted on Twitter that firefighters put out a fire outside near the Capitol complex. The Capitol Police earlier said that as a precautionary measure its acting chief shut down the complex, which consists of the Capitol, its grounds and several buildings. 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump, some calling for the death of Republican Vice President Mike Pence as he presided over the certification of Democrat Biden's November election victory. There is no threat to the public,' the US Secret Service said on Twitter. 'Out of an abundance of caution the US Capitol complex was temporarily shutdown. The Capitol Police in a statement said the lockdown was lifted and the fire nearby was contained. The US Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

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