The House of Representatives has identified itself as a non- essential service

April 29, 2020

By Andrea Widburg

The original plan in Washington, D.C., was for both the Senate and the House to reconvene on May 4. News broke on Tuesday, though, that the House will not be returning to work. It turns out that so many members of the House panicked at the thought of working once more for the American people that House majority leader Steny Hoyer was forced to announce that the House would remain closed next week (emphasis added):

We made a judgment that we will not come back next week but that we hope to come back very soon," Hoyer told reporters on a press call.

Hoyer said he and Pelosi made the decision to halt plans to return after consulting Monday evening with the Capitol's attending physician, who warned that lawmakers could be at risk given the still-rising number of coronavirus cases in the Washington, D.C. area. Nearly 4,000 people have tested positive in D.C., as of Monday, plus thousands more in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs.

"We had no choice. If the Capitol physician recommends that we not come back, then we have to take that guidance," Pelosi told reporters on a separate call Tuesday afternoon.

Pelosi's statement that "we had no choice" is a load of bull manure. All over America, people have been making choices to keep the country functional: health care workers, truckers, factory workers, store clerks, sanitation workers, and many more. The list is endless.

Writing at Disrn, Adam Ford took a moving, really very important, look at the choices American people make:

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Poster Comment:

So the people's House is a non-essential service. Does that mean we should boycott all those bums when they try to pass things that impinge on our liberties?