It is often said that Congress is a microcosm of society.That’s only amplified during coronavirus. As COVID-19 burns through the country, it’s burning through the Capitol as well.
You’ve heard about fights over masks at the grocery store? Try the floor of the United States Senate. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, tangled verbally recently with Sen.
Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, over wearing masks in the Senate chamber. Brown was about to give a speech before the Senate and Sullivan was presiding from the dais.
Brown, wearing a mask as he spoke near the rear of the chamber, requested that Sullivan “please wear a mask as he speaks.” Sullivan boiled.