Imagine a doctor or nurse saying this in the middle of this crisis. Of course it's safer for everyone to stay home. But we elected these people to serve.pic.twitter.com/IkA9U8LzIA
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Imagine a doctor or nurse saying this in the middle of this crisis. Of course it's safer for everyone to stay home. But we elected these people to serve.pic.twitter.com/IkA9U8LzIA
The congressional leadership in both houses is in their late seventies or eighties, and they are trying to save their skins instead of do their job.
Harder to tell which ones are infected with COVID-19 if they don’t have to show up to work. 
One effect is that when the GOP engages "the House", they deal with Pelosi and chosen proxies exclusively -- as with bailout 2. Other reps are out of play, and can't float bills of their own. Not sure this is *why* she shut down the House, but it was her move.
Failing to plan is planning to fail? They're allowing themselves to be held hostage to rules they are entirely in charge of. If they have to physically meet to.change the rules -- they should have done that last month. This was predictable & in fact several members did.
It's Pelosi's call at the moment, and she's personally dragging her feet. https://thehill.com/homenews/house/492077-pelosi-rejects-remote-voting-amid-coronavirus-scare-again …
social distancing? there are plenty of congressfolk working hard from a distance, although I'm sure there are others hiding behind their websites...
A theory: Enough of them were falling ill or had definite exposure that they believed a significant percentage of them would be forced to quarantine or would soon end up hospitalized. They feared the national turmoil of a crippled congress.
they are fully interested in holding us hostage.
It was easier than passing an actual "enabling act" and accomplishes most of the same thing.
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