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Pelosi Mandates Masks in US House of Representatives

Katherine Gypson

   CAPITOL HILL - The U.S. House of Representatives begins a new mandated
   face mask policy Thursday, following an order from House Speaker Nancy
   Pelosi,who was facing increasing pressure to address safety concerns in
   one of the nation's most high-profile office complexes.
   FILE - Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert studies notes during a
   House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, July
   28, 2020.

   Gohmertsaid in an interview with CNN last month he did not wear a mask
   because he was being tested regularly for the coronavirus.

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