The political divides over COVID-19 have been even more palpable in the Capitol than they were in last year’s session, says Utah Rep. Carol Spackman Moss.
while Utah grapples with record case counts and among the nation’s worst infection rates.
“We have appropriate measures in place to ensure the House can conduct the people’s business,” Alexa Roberts, a House GOP spokesperson, wrote in a response to the Tribune. “At this point, we have addressed questions related to our COVID protocols and are now focused on our policy priorities.” “So it is reasonable to think that one in 10 people walking around the Capitol are positive,” he said.State lawmakers last year began the annual, 45-day session amid the looming threat that a COVID-19 outbreak could derail their work — and in preparation,Legislators had to take biweekly rapid tests if they wanted to attend meetings in person, and House representatives were required to wear masks unless they were speaking or eating. Staff members and the public had to cover their faces, too.
Legislative leaders haven’t issued any masking rule and, to the contrary, most Republican lawmakers have eschewed face coverings.
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