The Pandemic Makes It Harder for Journalists to Cover Congress—and Trillion-Dollar Relief Bills
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Zach C. Cohen | Washington Post
Sen. Dan Sullivan stepped out of his car on a Monday in April for a quick visit to the Capitol Building. The Alaska Republican took off his windbreaker and saw me standing on a nearby curb, phone at the ready to record his answers to my questions on small-business loan funding. "Uh-oh, the press!" he exclaimed in jest.
Only one other congressional reporter besides me was there, I assured him. Tasked with describing to colleagues and readers sheltering at home the business of government during a global pandemic, we quizzed Sullivan about ongoing bill negotiations. But we did so while breathing through white masks and trying, sometimes unsuccessfully, to stay out of arm’s reach, for his safety as well as ours.
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