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    Rep. Ayanna Pressley's husband, in U.S. Capitol during riot, tests positive for COVID-19

    2021-01-13

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    By Hanna Park

    (BOSTON) Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said her husband has tested positive for COVID-19 following last week’s lockdown at the U.S. Capitol.

    Conan Harris joined Pressley for her swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol throughout the Jan. 6 attack when supporters of President Donald Trump breached the building. Dozens of lawmakers were rushed to a confined location for hours.

    The Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement that Harris received a positive test Tuesday evening while Pressley received a negative result, according to The Associated Press. Harris has mild symptoms and remains in isolation, along with Pressley and staff who were in close contact.

    “As my colleagues and I sought shelter from the white supremacist mob that violently attacked our seat of government, we were greeted by a different threat — one posed by my callous Republican colleagues who, in this crowded and confined space, repeatedly refused to wear masks when offered,” Pressley said in a statement, urging a stricter mask mandate for lawmakers.

    Three House Democrats announced that they have tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that the riot has turned into a super-spreader event.

    House Democrats have also introduced a bill that would force lawmakers who refuse to wear a mask in the Capitol complex to pay a $1,000 fine.

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