Rep. Matt Gaetz Defends Wearing Gas Mask, Says Congress at Risk for Coronavirus

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 6, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) wore a gas mask Wednesday as he voted on a bill that would dedicate billions of dollars to combating the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States.

Gaetz posted a photo of himself on Twitter wearing the mask while he was looking at a document.