Representative-elect Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, wears a "Trump Won" protective mask during the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Nancy Pelosi was elected House speaker as the new session of Congress began with a narrower Democratic majority that will present her with multiple challenges in what could be her final two-year term in the top post. Photographer: Erin Scott/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has incurred her third fine for going maskless on the House floor.
Greene, who has compared COVID-19 masking rules to the Holocaust, is no stranger to controversy.
But her recent disavowal of the House mask mandate has landed her in particularly hot waters. “I’m taking a stand on the House floor because I don’t want the people to stand alone,” said Greene on Monday.
After lifting the mask mandate in June, the House re-implemented it in July after the emergence of the contagious Delta variant much to Greene’s dismay.
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