Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican from the state of Arizona, recently made an appearance on conservative-leaning news network Newsmax where he stated that the current mask mandate being enforced through fines by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a symbolic representative of “neo-fascism.”
“They deny the science … This is all about control,” Biggs said during his interview on the Greg Kelly Reports program. “This has brought up what I called a neo-fascist authoritarianism to Congress and the White House. We’ve since seen power centralized in Washington, D.C. And they’ve used this epidemic to basically irrigate power to the center. And make us all less free. And the mask is a sign of that, and it’s part of the tyranny in the House of Representatives that Nancy Pelosi represents.”
via Newsmax:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on May 13 that “fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules, and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.”
Although federal mandates under the guidance of the CDC, such as attending a session in the House of Representatives, would require mask wearing, Biggs thinks his colleagues are overdoing it.
“I’ve seen people wear double masks when they’re 15 feet away from anybody else in the chamber. That’s fear and it’s symbolic of control,” Biggs went on to say.
If a member of Congress attends a session without wearing a mask, they are subjected to a $500 fine. However, a second offense carries a much steeper fine of $2,500.
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