{"id":954312,"date":"2021-11-02T15:29:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T19:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=954312"},"modified":"2021-11-02T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T19:29:39","slug":"marjorie-taylor-greene-racks-up-48000-in-fines-from-mask-mandate-issues-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marjorie-taylor-greene-racks-up-48000-in-fines-from-mask-mandate-issues-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Marjorie Taylor Greene Racks Up $48,000 In Fines From Mask Mandate; Issues Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmarjorie-taylor-greene-racks-up-48000-in-fines-from-mask-mandate-issues-statement%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=954312&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--><p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has racked up nearly $50,000 in fines for not complying with the House Chamber\u2019s mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>According to the House Ethics Committee, Greene has been fined at least seven times for refusing to comply with the mask mandate. She has been \u201cdocumented\u201d nearly two dozen times for bucking the mandate, said a letter dated Oct. 28 from the House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker, The Washington Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/greene-acquires-nearly-50-000-in-fines-for-not-following-house-mask-mandate\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have been observed not wearing a mask on July 29, August 2, September 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and October 1, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 27, and have been asked by a member of my staff to wear a mask while in the Hall of the House of Representatives on each occasion unless recognized to speak by the chair,\u201d wrote Walker.<\/p>\n<p>Greene, however, remains adamant that she will not comply with the mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue my stand on the House floor against authoritarian Democrat mandates because I don\u2019t want the American people to stand alone,\u201d the Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/greene-acquires-nearly-50-000-in-fines-for-not-following-house-mask-mandate\">said<\/a> in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Greene, also on Monday, accused rule-makers of inconsistency on when masks are required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrat members don\u2019t wear masks in the members gym when they work out. None of us do &amp; no one should,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy do I get fined for not wearing a mask when I\u2019m sitting in a chair on the House floor the same as people eating unmasked at a restaurant?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrat members don\u2019t wear masks in the members gym when they work out.<\/p>\n<p>None of us do &amp; no one should.<\/p>\n<p>Why do I get fined for not wearing a mask when I\u2019m sitting in a chair on the House floor the same as people eating unmasked at a restaurant? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s8MhR2un6N\">https:\/\/t.co\/s8MhR2un6N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/1455545230304948230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusa9.com\/article\/news\/verify\/mask-mandate-house-of-representatives-nancy-pelosi-fact-check\/65-4908cc57-41b8-424d-9e1d-914a4d3275e5\">According<\/a> to WUSA9, the masking mandate was doled out by the Attending Physician of the Capitol, and apparently, representatives and visitors can be arrested for not obeying:<\/p>\n<p><em>U.S. Capitol Police have the ability to arrest visitors and staffers who refuse to comply with the rule, but say \u201cthere is no reason it should ever come to someone being arrested. For Members of Congress and staffers who are with them that won\u2019t comply, Capitol Police will report the incident to the House Sergeant at Arms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/house-republicans-spar-pelosi-over-return-mask-requirements-n1275440\">called out<\/a> Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for the mask mandate. In turn, she called<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has racked up nearly $50,000 in fines for not complying with the House Chamber\u2019s mask mandate.According to the House Ethics Committee, Greene has been fined at least seven times for refusing to comply with the mask mandate. She has been \u201cdocumented\u201d nearly two dozen times for bucking the mandate, said a letter dated Oct. 28 from the House Sergeant-at-Arms William Walker, The Washington Examiner reported.\u201cYou have been observed not wearing a mask on July 29, August 2, September 20, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, and October 1, 12, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, and 27, and have been asked by a member of my staff to wear a mask while in the Hall of the House of Representatives on each occasion unless recognized to speak by the chair,\u201d wrote Walker.Greene, however, remains adamant that she will not comply with the mask mandate.\u201cI will continue my stand on the House floor against authoritarian Democrat mandates because I don\u2019t want the American people to stand alone,\u201d the Republican said in a statement Monday.Greene, also on Monday, accused rule-makers of inconsistency on when masks are required.\u201cDemocrat members don\u2019t wear masks in the members gym when they work out. None of us do &#038; no one should,\u201d she stated.\u201cWhy do I get fined for not wearing a mask when I\u2019m sitting in a chair on the House floor the same as people eating unmasked at a restaurant?\u201dDemocrat members don\u2019t wear masks in the members gym when they work out.None of us do &#038; no one should.Why do I get fined for not wearing a mask when I\u2019m sitting in a chair on the House floor the same as people eating unmasked at a restaurant? https:\/\/t.co\/s8MhR2un6N\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) November 2, 2021According to WUSA9, the masking mandate was doled out by the Attending Physician of the Capitol, and apparently, representatives and visitors can be arrested for not obeying:U.S. Capitol Police have the ability to arrest visitors and staffers who refuse to comply with the rule, but say \u201cthere is no reason it should ever come to someone being arrested. For Members of Congress and staffers who are with them that won\u2019t comply, Capitol Police will report the incident to the House Sergeant at Arms.\u201dEarlier this year, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called out Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for the mask mandate. In turn, she called the mandate the \u201cpurview of the Capitol physician,\u201d and said she\u2019d \u201chonor\u201d the rule.\u201cThere is no discussion about \u2018should we do it, should we not\u2019 for one reason or another,\u201d Pelosi said, WUSA9 reported. \u201cIt\u2019s the decision of the Capitol physician, who is following the guidance of the CDC about the masks.\u201dOther Republicans have blasted the Democrat for her apparent support of the mandate.\u201cI cannot fathom a circumstance in which it\u2019s ever appropriate to arrest another human being for not wearing a mask\u2014 COVID or no COVID,\u201d Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said during a Senate session.Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted, \u201cIf you dare walk in the hallway without a mask, I Speaker Pelosi will arrest you. I will put you in jail, I will fine you.\u2019 That is an absolute and complete abuse of power.\u201dNancy Pelosi is drunk on power.The mask orders she is mandating are abusive and unprecedented. pic.twitter.com\/HuFRq447Dg\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) July 29, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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