Top Republicans in the lower chamber on Wednesday called on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, to reopen the Capitol for public visitor access.
Ranking member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. James Comer, accused the speaker of using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to “assert control over every aspect of American life.”
“Your closure has continued despite safe and effective vaccines, treatments, and testing being widely available to most of the population for almost a year,” a letter signed by 23 ranking Republican members said.
“Why are you unnecessarily keeping the People’s House closed?” they questioned.
The Capitol was originally shut down to public access at the onslaught of the pandemic in March 2020.
The closure coincided with nationwide shutdowns, including access to the White House, all Smithsonian museums and even national parks.
But the lawmakers pointed out that since the first lockdown nearly two years ago, nearly 81% of Americans ages 12 and up have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine – a sentiment echoed by President Biden in his address to the nation.
Biden vowed the nation would not see more shutdowns as concerns have increased regarding the effectiveness of the vaccine in fending off the omicron variant.
“Vaccinated people who get COVID may get ill, but they’re protected from severe illness and death,” Biden added in his plea with unvaccinated Americans to get shots in their arms.
Answering to question whether the U.S. would see more shutdowns, he said, “Absolutely no.”
“More than 200 million Americans have been fully vaccinated,” the president explained. “In March of 2020, no one was fully vaccinated.”
Lawmakers urged Pelosi to allow the Capitol to reopen to the public in coordination with national parks and Smithsonian museums – particularly during the holiday season.
“Speaker Pelosi’s refusal to reopen the U.S. Capitol complex goes against science and restricts Americans from visiting the People’s House and petitioning their elected officials,” Comer said in a statement to Fox News.
“It’s past time for Speaker Pelosi to let go of the bah-humbug attitude and reopen the Capitol to the American people.”
But Pelosi’s office said reopening the Capitol to public access is not a matter the speaker has control over.
U GUYS ARE ALL PATHETIC….
Why Martha Stewart jailed for insider trading and Nancy Pelosi says insider trading is free market place and further denies not know the rules of the game.
There are many inconsistencies surrounding facts and Nancy Pelosi’s versions regarding almost every aspect of government. Taking even the smallest rights to build a mountain of socialist agenda turning our country, our heritage, our future into a country unrecognizable, changed forever. Pelosi and henchman appear to promote small things but they lay the foundation for more devistating acts against the American public. Capital access, “insurrection”, coercing fellow House and Senate members to manipulate and vote against the American people just a beginning. Why is this allowed to continue?
Yes! I would love to know that answer myself!
Good question!
Yes it’s time for the people to take back their house! Tyranny is unacceptable!!
Well put!
Well written post. I agree 100% with you. She closed it but can’t open the House. She doesn’t know how to lie. She believes everything she says. She will die and spend eternity in hell.
We would all like to know
Yes, she is disrespectful to her Republican colleagues, and she wants to rule with an iron fist. She also was very disrespectful to former President Trump, that should not be the norm Republican don’t do that to their Democratic colleagues, why is that the Democrats do that to fellow Republican.
They are globalists working for satan.
They are the minions for the globalist who worship Satan.
Politicians are just greedy little league demons always out for number #1.
The true beast has many guises and is not known by most. Hopefully the turn around the next bend will lead us to a better view of said beast.
I second that they are working for Satan. Their agenda along with Biden and most all other Democrats is the new world order. This is their agenda .
They are the minions for the globalist who worship Satan.
Politicians are just greedy little league demons always out for number #1.
The true beast has many guises and is not known by most. Hopefully the turn around the next bend will lead us to a better view of said beast.
Nancy Pelosi, (and the rest of them) are truly dispikable sad excuses for human beings! They are all vile!
They need to go, so the trashing of our great country can finally come to a screeching halt! They all need to be charged, and imprisoned for their crimes against humanity, and our country. It’s called treason, and it’s still a very serious crime! They don’t get a free pass, also…. who does she think she is with the stock market free trading? It’s NOT ok, just ask Martha Stewart!
I can think of 100 worse things Pelosi has done and should be in jail by now so this story isnt saying shit! If she hasn’t been arrested for the crimes she has committed over the last 3 decades she surely wont find trouble over this k-8 story.