At least six GOP lawmakers previously faced fines of $5,000 for refusing to comply with the security measures implemented following the attacks.
In a twist last February, a group of Republican lawmakers sitting on the Committee on House Administration tried to fine then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi herself $5,000 for allegedly skirting past the security checkpoint. Similar rounds of bickering continued throughout the rest of the year. A new
proposed by the incoming GOP house would eliminate fines for members who fail to comply with the screenings or “unscientific” mask mandates. Several Republican lawmakers, including gun-toting Colorado representative Lauren Boebert, who was herself“I think they [the metal detectors] should be removed from the Capitol, filled with Tannerite and blown up,” Boebertreporter. Boebert wouldn’t answer one way or another when asked if she intended to bring her firearm into work. “They [other lawmakers] should not feel unsafe,” Boebert added.
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