Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the CapitolCruz joined GOP colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., in ditching face coveringsFox News, Apr 16, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he’s not wearing a mask at the Capitol anymore, since he’s vaccinated against Covid-19.
Cruz joined his Republican colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., in ditching face coverings.
In the House, members and aides are required to wear masks, but the Senate has no such rule.
"At this point, I’ve been vaccinated. Everybody working in the Senate has been vaccinated," Cruz told CNN.
A reporter told Cruz that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends vaccinated people wear masks in public. "CDC has said in small groups, particularly with people who were vaccinated don't need to wear masks," he responded.
Cruz and other lawmakers were offered priority access to a vaccine in December and Congressional staff were made eligible later on.
Some Capitol staffers and reporters have not yet received both rounds of their vaccine. One reporter asked Cruz to put a mask on while he gave a press conference last month. "Uh, yeah, when I'm talking in front of the TV cameras I'm not going to wear a mask," Cruz told the reporter. "And all of us have been immunized, so..."
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