Rep. Watson Coleman: I’m 75. I had cancer. I got covid-19 because my GOP colleagues dismiss facts.
1/17/21
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from The Washington Post,
1/12/21:
Bonnie Watson Coleman, a Democratic member of Congress from New Jersey, was taking every possible precaution while still representing her constituents.
Seventy-five years old and a recent chemotherapy patient, Watson Coleman understood the risks she faced in the pandemic. She voted by proxy when she could and kept as much distance from colleagues when she couldn’t.
Then came the Jan. 6 incursion into the Capitol. Watson Coleman found herself under threat not only from the Trump-incited mob but from Republican representatives who refused to wear masks.
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