To: Glenn Petersen who wrote (6637 ) 8/1/2020 4:16:29 PM From: Glenn Petersen Respond to Rep. Raul Grijalva tests positive for Covid-19 The Arizona Democrat's positive test comes after a hearing where he had contact with Rep. Louie Gohmert. ANTHONY ADRAGNA "While I cannot blame anyone directly for this, this week has shown that there are some Members of Congress who fail to take this crisis seriously," he said in a statement. "Stopping the spread of a deadly virus should not be a partisan issue." aggressive clearing of Black Lives Matter protestors from Lafayette Park on June 1. Gohmert had two rounds of questions at the session, notably asking whether a major in the D.C. National Guard who testified that he witnessed "deeply disturbing" events only appeared for political reasons.frequently refusing to do so while on Capitol Hill.Jody Hice (R-Ga.), who served as the top Republican at the hearing, said he had been cleared to leave quarantine. He said he had three “brief interactions” with Gohmert but “the Attending Physician believes those encounters did not meet the standard of risk to merit a quarantine.”politico.com
