{"id":1384556,"date":"2022-03-16T11:40:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T15:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1384556"},"modified":"2022-03-16T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T19:51:04","slug":"white-house-resuming-public-tours-capitol-plans-under-review-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-resuming-public-tours-capitol-plans-under-review-too\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Resuming Public Tours; Capitol Plans Under Review, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-resuming-public-tours-capitol-plans-under-review-too%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1384556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/White-House.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The White House is planning to re-open to the public after being closed for nearly two years, and the Capitol may open up again, too, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration announced Tuesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/15\/the-white-house-announces-2022-public-tours\/\">White House<\/a> would open to public tours beginning on April 15. Tours would initially be available from 8AM to 12:30PM on Fridays and Saturdays, excluding Federal holidays or other circumstances, including official events. Tours will be free to the public, but must be submitted by a member of Congress and their Congressional Tour Coordinator. Tours must also be scheduled within a window of between 21 and 90 days in advance.<\/p>\n<p>The White House is also following continuing guidance on COVID-19 protocols. \u201cThe White House will continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation with guidance based on recommendations from the CDC, and other public health officials and medical experts, and reserves the right to adjust availability of the public tours as necessary to adhere to the latest health guidance. Within the 10 days prior to the public tour, anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, has had any COVID-19 symptoms, or been in close contact with someone confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19, should stay home. Face masks will be available when entering the White House complex for those who choose to wear them,\u201d the announcement said.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of the Capitol is also being planned. Fox News Congressional reporter Chad Pergram said on Twitter that the Capitol Police still needed to agree to a reopening. \u201cFox is told the USCP must still agree to implement the semi-reopening of the Capitol,\u201d Pergram tweeted. \u201cHere is the general proposal which must be signed off. The number of official visitors to the Capitol or offices will grow to 15 from 9.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1) Fox is told the USCP must still agree to implement the semi-reopening of the Capitol. Here is the general proposal which must be signed off.<\/p>\n<p>The number of official visitors to the Capitol or offices will grow to 15 from 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1503480793926098949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStaff-led tours are currently, technically prohibited \u2013 although you see them around the building from time to time. Those would be capped at 15 persons. The student group groups would operate between 10 am et-and 2 pm et, Monday through Friday,\u201d Pergram added. \u201cThey would also re-open the US Botanic Garden, located at the foot of Capitol Hill on the House side.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2) Staff-led tours are currently, technically prohibited \u2013 although you see them around the building from time to time. Those would be capped at 15 persons.<br \/>The student group groups would operate between 10 am et-and 2 pm et, Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1503480795540901896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">3) They would also re-open the US Botanic Garden, located at the foot of Capitol Hill on the House side.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadPergram\/status\/1503480797214519297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/598169-officials-weigh-phased-reopening-of-capitol-starting-in-late-march?rl=1\">The Hill<\/a> reported further that those tours would be allowed to begin again on March 28, as part of a phased re-opening plan for the People\u2019s House. The decision follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/washington-d-c-ending-vaccine-mandate-tuesday-indoor-mask-requirement-in-coming-weeks\">loosening of COVID-19 restrictions<\/a> in the District of Columbia, as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-mask-requirement-dropped-ahead-of-bidens-state-of-the-union-address\">Capitol physician<\/a> dropping the mask requirement for the House of Representatives, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cdc-updates-mask-guidance\">CDC<\/a> loosening mask guidance overall. A growing number of bipartisan members of Congress have been calling for the Capitol to be reopened recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis place belongs to the people; they should be able to be here,\u201d Democratic Michigan Representative Dan Kildee told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/democrats-gop-agree-reopen-us-capitol-public-rcna15625\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see the Capitol open safely to tourists again,\u201d Democratic Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, added. \u201cIt is time that the U.S. Capitol open once again to visitors,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/597928-capitol-marks-two-years-since-closing-to-public-from-covid-19\">Eleanor Holmes-Norton<\/a>, D.C.\u2019s non-voting representative, added, via The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it may be reasonable to make certain accommodations to ensure the health and safety of members, staff, and visitors, current conditions no longer justify a blanket prohibition on the public\u2019s access to Capitol Hill,\u201d Republican Alabama Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/people-capitol-washington-dc-tommy-tuberville\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> said in an op-ed for Fox News back in December. \u201cIt\u2019s time to find a way to let the people back in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe proudly consider this a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. But to truly serve the people, we must make this institution accessible to the public,\u201d a group of <a href=\"https:\/\/stefanik.house.gov\/press-releases?ID=D6BFD755-EE5A-4594-AA96-A621C8441789\">Republican leaders<\/a> in the House wrote in a March 3 statement. Today, we stand united as House Republicans to deliver a clear message to Speaker Pelosi \u2013 reopen the People\u2019s House today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House is planning to re-open to the public after being closed for nearly two years, and the Capitol may open up again, too, according to reports.The Biden administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1384556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1384556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1384556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1384556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}