Rep. Greene Hit With 4 More Fines Over House Mask Mandate, Total at Least $48,000

Rep. Greene Hit With 4 More Fines Over House Mask Mandate, Total at Least $48,000
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) talks to the media during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on July 20, 2021. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has been hit with four additional fines for defying mask rules on the House floor, bringing the total number of financial penalties the lawmaker has received to at least $48,000.
The House Ethics Committee said in a statement on Nov. 8 that on four occasions from Sept. 29 through Oct. 4, Greene refused to comply with House rules requiring that face masks be worn on the House floor.