7 GOP lawmakers in Maine lose committee posts after police confrontation over mask rules
Seven Republican lawmakers in the Maine House of Representatives lost their committee posts on Monday after they were recorded entering a legislative building without masks despite rules requiring them.
According to The Associated Press, the seven conservative lawmakers lost their committee assignments on Monday over the issue.
The incident that led to the lawmakers losing their assignments was recorded in footage posted to Facebook by GOP state Rep. Laurel Libby. In the footage, she and six other conservative lawmakers could be seen walking into the state house in a group moments before being stopped by an officer.
"In order to be in the legislative space, your leadership said that you need to wear a mask, so we are asking that you wear a mask," the officer says in the video.
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