Posted on 07/28/2009 5:14:57 PM PDT by lovesdogs
WASHINGTON -- Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer, the top administrative official for the chamber, says that six teenage Senate pages have "turned up with flu-like symptoms," though there is no hard evidence yet that the pages have contracted the H1N1 virus.
Gainer described the symptoms as "mild," including a runny nose and a sore throat. He indicated that there was "no panic" in the Senate.
At this stage, doctors do not test to determine whether it is the H1N1 flu, Gainer said, adding that's consistent with national policy.
Four of the pages are roommates and have been restricted to their dorm room on Capitol Hill. The other two reside in metropolitan Washington and are commuters. Those pages have been advised to stay home.
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I do not wish any one sick so they should all go home NOW (before the end of the week) with no voting on any thing else. They have done enough to make us all sick.
Wishful thinking, but I would LOVE it if the Senate went home early for recess, leaving Health Care and Sonia rotting on the vine.
Any day congress is not in session is a day we keep more of our liberty. —Mark Levin
Understand they bought all of this flu vaccine which the Govt wants to use on us even though it hasn’t been tested yet. So how about we line all Federal employees up, tell them to drop their drawers and use them for the guinea pigs - starting with BO!
To really be on the safe side maybe Jan 2013?
The following story is not good. Two healthy adults with no pre-existing health conditions. A brother (19) and a sister (26) have both died in Indiana. My heart and prayers go out to the family.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090728/NEWS01/307280003/Mother+loses+children+to+swine+flu
Excellent! Jan 2013 it is!
I had the same thought,,they should recess tomorrow and get the heck out of DC and spare us their insanity for a month.
MAYBE an epidemic would shut down DC for a bit?
Hate to admit it, but my first thought was, I hope the Dems and the press don't use this as a distraction while they sneak a late night vote through on 0bamaCare "hellth-care"
“GIVE THEM OBAMACARE!!!!”
I want Obama to have Obamacare. He’s already said he wouldn’t want it for HIS family. Let him, his family, his mother-in-law, extended family, and members of Congress and the Senate and their staffs ALL have Obama care for the next three-plus years.
Then Obamacare can be considered for the rest of us.
Well if they pass this I plan to make a point of lobbying the next congress and as many as it takes to do just that. No fair they inflict something like this on us without having to live by the same rules!
Please. Those who make the rules will NEVER live by those rules themselves.
Lock them in joint session and have a swine flu party!
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