During Monday’s Senate session, Ohio’s Sherrod Brown blasted Republicans for their wanton disregard for basic coronavirus protection measures and asked Alaskan Senator Dan Sullivan to wear a mask while presiding over the chamber.

Sen. Sherrod Brown: “I’d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks and people below him are — I can’t tell you what to do, but I know that the behavior is” —

Sen. Dan Sullivan: “I don’t wear a mask when I’m speaking, like most senators.”

Sen. Sherrod Brown: “Well, most senators” —

Sen. Dan Sullivan: “So, I’ll — but I don’t need your instruction, from” —

Sen. Sherrod Brown: “I know you don’t need my instruction, but there clearly isn’t much interest in this body in public health. We have a president who hasn’t shown up at the coronavirus task force meeting in months. We have a majority leader that calls us back here to vote on an unqualified nominee and, at the same time, to vote for judge after judge after judge, exposing all the people who can’t say anything, I understand, the people in front of you and the presiding officer, and expose all the staff here.”

In medical news, the FDA has authorized the first at-home coronavirus test. The nasal swab requires a prescription and can produce results in about half an hour.