Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and 26 of their Senate colleagues to introduce a resolution in support of re-opening the U.S. Capitol Building and Senate office buildings to public visitation under pre-COVID policies.
“With businesses and schools back open, it is past time to let the people back into the People’s House by reopening the Capitol to the public. After two years of fighting COVID-19, the American people have shown that they are ready for life to go on and the Senate should follow suit,” Grassley said.
The Capitol and Senate office buildings have remained largely closed to the public for nearly two years, despite that most of America long ago re-opened for gatherings and regular business. This closure has restricted lawmakers’ ability to welcome constituents to their offices and to arrange for tours of the Capitol.
The resolution provides that the Senate: (1) recognizes the importance of reopening the U.S. Capitol and Senate office buildings to public participation in the legislative process; and (2) supports returning to the pre-COVID public visitation policies for areas within Senate jurisdiction.
Along with Hagerty and Grassley, the resolution is cosponsored by Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Jim Risch (R-Ind.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).
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