Pelosi announces change to House floor mask rules
By Cristina Marcos - 05/11/21 03:44 PM EDT
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that rules requiring all lawmakers and staff to wear masks on the House floor will be relaxed slightly: lawmakers can now remove them while recognized to speak during debate.
Pelosi said the change is in accordance with updated guidance from the Capitol's attending physician.
"To be clear, members and staff must wear masks in the hall of the House at all times, except that a member may remove their mask when recognized by the chair. In addition, members presiding as chair may remove their mask when speaking," Pelosi said while opening the House session for the day.
The change returns the House to a previous stance on mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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