House GOP moves ahead with indoor dinner for freshman members after Democrats altered theirs amid co

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Source: CNN

House Republicans have moved ahead with dinner for freshman members in the Capitol Sunday night amid a coronavirus surge following Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy saying Saturday morning his team would discuss their plans for the dinner after Hill Democrats changed their own plans.

McCarthy's office did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.

"But what we did beforehand, we had the medical doctor come in, we put a new vent system in there," the California Republican told Fox News on Saturday. "It's a one-time dinner at the Statuary Hall, and we've taken all of the precautions, following the CDC and others of what you can and how you can meet together, and that's what we're trying to do, is to secure the safety of every individual."

McCarthy's comments echoed those made on Friday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who at first defended the Democrats' own new-member indoor dinner scheduled for Friday night. The dinner was later modified after backlash on social media that showed Statuary Hall filled with tables with hardly any social distancing.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-gop-moves-ahead-with-indoor-dinner-for-freshman-members-after-democrats-altered-theirs-amid-coronavirus-concerns/ar-BB1b0atQ?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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COVIDIOTs

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Fuck them....they are the opposite of a strong union.

Why did the Republicans go to Moscow in 2017 on July 4th?

[onecaliberal]

2. That!

[left-of-center2012]

3. Let them infect each other

I'll send thoughts and prayers.

[Rebl2]

9. I won't

[torius]

4. How 'bout quarantines for dessert nt

[progree]

5. "It's a one-time dinner" -- don't I wish, the Last Supper /nt

[lettucebe]

6. They always seem to fall for the hijinks

It's a bit like watching Tom & Jerry. Why they caved is the question? They followed the protocols, and it was fine. Tell them to F off, but no, they decide to not do it, then of course the repugnunts do it themselves?

Every time they try to "shame" dems for not wearing masks, etc. they need to be put in their place.

[machoneman]

11. Nope! More like Wiley coyote and the Roadrunner! The coyote always, always gets the short end.

What's really stupid here is McCarthy's desire to one-up Nancy and 'own the libs', so to speak. Aside from being foolish, he easily could have rented a large ballroom with sufficient spacing to protect his own GOP members. But no, it seems he'd rather rub Nancy's nose in this issue and instead risk the well being of his own ilk.

Sad as what does this gain them, now that the election is over?

Stupid, stupid, stupid!

[Thekaspervote]

7. The freshman I would most like to see affected, the greene qanon idiot!!

[iluvtennis]

8. Just absurb

[NurseJackie]

10. I expect that we'll have many unexpected vacancies and special elections coming our way soon.