Two top Republican lawmakers have called for Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser to rescind her order that requires anyone aged 12 or older to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter many businesses in the nation’s capital.
“By requiring anyone over the age of twelve to present proof of vaccination to enter most indoor establishments in the District, students who are not vaccinated will be prohibited from eating at restaurants, meeting indoors for conferences, enjoying entertainment venues, and more,” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the House Subcommittee on the Environment, wrote (pdf) in a Jan. 10 letter to Bowser, a Democrat.
