Rep. Mace to Newsmax: Congress Mask Mandate Sign of 'Authoritarian Regime'
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Monday that the mask mandate on the House side of the U.S. Capitol, including fines and possible arrests, is ''an authoritarian regime.''
''This is an authoritarian regime right now,'' Mace said on
''Stinchfield.'' ''At this point, when I heard when I walked into my office on the hill on Thursday morning, and heard that [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi had directed the Capitol Hill Police to arrest staffers and anyone visiting the Capitol who was not wearing a mask, I lost it, and members of Congress who were not wearing a mask were supposed to be reported to the police. This is insanity, and it's Nancy Pelosi gone wild.''
Mace, 43, said that she has been vaccinated, and had COVID-19 before that and recovered, and is trying to be reasonable by still wearing her mask while on the House floor when more than 400 other members are present.
'I was wearing a mask before I got vaccinated. But we are pushing back now, and I don't mind wearing a mask in the chamber when there are 400 or 500 people, you, know, in there,'' Mace said. ''I'm reasonable about it, but what we shouldn't be doing is threatening people to arrest them if they don't wear a mask, or if they're not vaccinated. That is a choice that you should make and consultation with your physician and your family. There are parents that may want to hold off on getting their kids vaccinated. They should, by all means, be given the freedom to choose and do that.''
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Monday that the mask mandate on the House side of the U.S. Capitol, including fines and possible arrests, ''is an authoritarian regime.''
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"Oh I am so hard pressed wearing a mask for a few hours."