During Tuesday’s “America’s Newsroom” on Fox News Channel, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) discussed the precautions being taken by members of Congress amid the spread of the coronavirus.
Scalise said Congress should take precautions, but emphasized the importance of continuing to work and “doing the people’s business” rather than shutting down because multiple members are self-quarantining after they came in contact with someone who later tested positive for coronavirus.
“First of all, we need to continue doing the people’s business, and that’s what you are seeing here at the Capitol,” Scalise stated. “Clearly, everybody has to take necessary precautions and you are hearing a unified message coming out from all officials from Vice President Pence to health officials letting people know you’ve got to wash your hands on a regular basis.”
He continued, “Even in an active flu season, you would take those kinds of precautions. But with coronavirus, we still don’t have a vaccine — we’re working to get one. You saw Congress come together last week to pass overwhelmingly a bill to make sure the president has all the tools he needs as he is addressing this outbreak. Let’s just make sure that we’re taking proper precautions, but in the meantime, we’ve still got work to do, we need to keep doing it.”
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