{"id":142548,"date":"2020-03-12T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/lawmakers-mull-closing-us-capitol-to-tourists-over-coronavirus\/"},"modified":"2020-03-12T13:40:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T13:40:41","slug":"lawmakers-mull-closing-us-capitol-to-tourists-over-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/lawmakers-mull-closing-us-capitol-to-tourists-over-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers Mull Closing US Capitol to Tourists Over Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers are mulling closing the U.S. Capitol in Washington to tourists amid a rapidly increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country.<\/p>\n

Officials in Washington state and New York imposed drastic new measures this week to try to curb the spread of COVID-19, the disease the virus causes. The case count in America was around 1,000, with 31 deaths, Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told lawmakers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A top Democrat in the House of Representatives said lawmakers will consider closing the Capitol.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe havent yet come to grips with whether or not we ought to close down the Capitol in terms of visitors,\u201d House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters, according to Reuters. \u201cBut that certainly is something that well have to consider and that may be a step we need to take \u2026 were going to be talking about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

A slew of lawmakers are part of the groups labeled most at-risk of the virus, or those who are elderly or have underlying health conditions, including the 80-year-old Hoyer.<\/p>\n

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), 86, told reporters<\/a> on Wednesday that she wants the Capitol closed to visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIm worried about the fact that we need to close this place down. I really believe that now,\u201d she told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n

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Feinstein said she wanted the Capitol closed for meetings but that lawmakers should be allowed to go into their offices if they want.<\/p>\n

\u201cIve got constituents by the hundreds that come across the country and I dont think they should right now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), 79, told reporters last week that there were no plans to close the Capitol building to tourists or members of Congress, but that technology is available to have members from Congress and other offices work from home. \u201cWe cant vote from home, however,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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