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House Majority Whip James Clyburn to GOP House: Wear Masks or No Entry to Covid-19 Committee

April Ryan
July 2, 2020

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The select committee on Covid-19, chaired by House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), meetS in the House on Capitol Hill. Rep. Clyburn is serious about the issue of wearing masks to contain virus spread. He says if any Republicans refuse to wear masks, he will not let them in the committee meeting nor would they be recognized on the floor.

Clyburn believes he has found abuses and profiteering related to coronavirus. His job is to review expenditures and determine if money is being spent efficiently, effectively, and equitably.

Click ▶️ to listen to AURN Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan’s White House Report:

Committee Chairman Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., adjusts his protective face mask as he chairs a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on the response “The Administration Response to Ongoing Shortages of PPE and Critical Medical Supplies”, Thursday, July 2, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)

? Happening Now ?

Tune in as @COVIDOversight hosts our hearing today on the state of the National Stockpile of PPE. https://t.co/Q3hEmV3GAp
— James E. Clyburn (@WhipClyburn) July 2, 2020

April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan