Posted on 04/16/2021 6:33:17 PM PDT by conservative98
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he’s not wearing a mask at the Capitol anymore, since he’s vaccinated against Covid-19.
Cruz joined his Republican colleagues Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Ky., in ditching face coverings.
In the House, members and aides are required to wear masks, but the Senate has no such rule.
"At this point, I’ve been vaccinated. Everybody working in the Senate has been vaccinated," Cruz told CNN.
A reporter told Cruz that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends vaccinated people wear masks in public. "CDC has said in small groups, particularly with people who were vaccinated don't need to wear masks," he responded.
Cruz and other lawmakers were offered priority access to a vaccine in December and Congressional staff were made eligible later on.
Some Capitol staffers and reporters have not yet received both rounds of their vaccine. One reporter asked Cruz to put a mask on while he gave a press conference last month. "Uh, yeah, when I'm talking in front of the TV cameras I'm not going to wear a mask," Cruz told the reporter. "And all of us have been immunized, so..."
The reporter said that him doing so would make everyone feel more "comfortable."
You're welcome to step away if you like. The whole point of a vaccine ... CDC guidance is what we're following," he added.
Whether to wear a mask after vaccination has broken out into a political debate. Republicans say encouraging masks and distancing after vaccination disincentivizes getting the jab, while Democrats say the vaccine doesn’t provide 100% immunity, especially in the face of variants.
"If you have immunity, you’re wearing a mask to give comfort to others. You’re not wearing a mask because of any science," Paul told Dr. Anthony Fauci
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We defy you!
Does Ted Cruz REALLY want to draw some attention?
Recommend he sketch a ‘swastik a’ symbol on a mask, keep the mask in his pocket, and pull it out when challenged and place it on his arm and ask the challenger: “Is this better?”
Roger Marshall - throw that mask away
Tweet it to him.
The reporter said that him doing so would make everyone feel more “comfortable.”
You’re welcome to step away if you like. The whole point of a vaccine ... CDC guidance is what we’re following,” he added
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He is MUCH more polite (PC) than I
My response
“You invaded MY space, so step off”
My landlord-neighbor had a mask on last time he stopped by.
I told him if he insisted on wearing the mask then he is just wasting his time ‘stopping’ by.
I have a feeling he was ‘ordered’ to wear it as his wife knows my position on masks/shots etc etc etc
“So, if you are uncomfortable being around me, you know the solution and wearing the mask is NOT an option”
Good for them! We’ve all got to do this.
I tell the Karens, “My body, my choice.” And they burn with anger. But it shuts them up!
Good. We the people will have to take back our liberty.
I rise to a point of order..
Roger Marshall is a freshman Senator from Kansas, not Kentucky.
Roger Marshall is from Kansas and he is still a certified Dr. so.....
It’s about time!
All Conservatives in Congress should ditch those ridiculous face diapers.
Good step but would’ve been better had he not hung his reason on being vaccinated.
When asked if I want a mask, when entering a store, I politely decline. If asked why, I simply reply because I am a free American citizen. So far no one has pressed beyond that.
The mask is a lie.
Fauci changed his mind on mask effectiveness 3 times last year.
IS THAT SCIENTIFIC?
Until they sell a mask that says on the label “Approved by the FDA to save the world from viruses” I’m not having it.
Roger Marshall is R-KS, not R-KY.
I will not wear a mask to make someone else feel comfortable.
I will not live in bondage to someone else’s fear and paranoia.
Their “feelings” are not enough justification for mask wearing.
He’s right if you have been vaccinated act like it.
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