Face masks appear on House floor – Roll Call

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Face masks appear on House floor

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By Jinitzail Hernández

Posted April 7, 2020 at 6:40pm

Rep. Brad Sherman gaveled in the House floor Tuesday with an accessory that hadn’t yet appeared from the chair’s position: a face mask.

More extreme social distancing and face masks were prevalent compared with Friday, the last day the House gaveled in.

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