Republican congressman with coronavirus refused to wear mask in Capitol
Rep. Tom Rice, a South Carolina Republican, announced on Monday that he, his wife, and his son had been infected with the coronavirus. But just two weeks ago, Rice appeared on the House floor in Washington without a face covering.
The conservative congressman said he was able to maintain 6 feet of distance from everyone on Capitol Hill and didn’t need to wear a mask.
EXCEPT THAT THE VIRUS TRAVELS THROUGH THE AIR UP TO 14 FEET
Rice said he came down with relatively mild symptoms of the virus on June 7 and that his son suffered from “a high fever and really bad cough.”
Rep. Tom Rice said in an interview that he has no regrets about not wearing a mask on the House floor. “My understanding is that a mask doesn’t really protect you as much as it protects other people. I don’t think it would have made much of a difference.”