UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 25: Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., talks with the media after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol, February 25, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) WASHINGTON - A senior Republican lawmaker apologized late Tuesday for using an expletive when Democratic Rep.
Joyce Beatty asked him to put his mask on while in the Capitol.The confrontation was just the latest dust-up in the House over mask-wearing, which many Republicans have refused to do.Earlier Tuesday, Beatty, D-Ohio, ran into Rep.
Hal Rogers, R-Ky., outside her congressional office. Rogers, who has served in Congress since 1981, was maskless when they entered an elevator.RELATED: Virginia Supreme Court dismisses challenge of Gov.
Glenn Youngkin's school mask orderBeatty asked him to put on his mask and Rogers begrudgingly agreed, she said in an interview with The Associated Press shortly after it happened.Rep.