Nancy Pelosi Spokesman Calls Kevin McCarthy ‘Desperate’ for Ordering the Capitol Reopened

As control of the House remains in flux after the midterm elections, the Republican and Democratic leaders are openly fighting over fully reopening the building to the public for the first time since the COVID shutdown started in March 2020.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is calling for the entire U.S. Capitol Complex to be fully reopened to the public on Jan. 3, when he presumes Republicans will take control. A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) described McCarthy’s directive as “intimidation” and “nothing more than a desperate attempt to distract from the unmitigated disaster that was his party’s performance in the midterm election.”…}