Congress meets pandemic with masked faces, heavy emotions
In this image from video, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., gestures to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., as they speak on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)

In this image from video, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., gestures to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., as they speak on the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2020. (House Television via AP)

Apr. 23, 2020 12:04 PM EDT
Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, waves to another lawmaker as he walks to the House Chamber for votes on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, waves to another lawmaker as he walks to the House Chamber for votes on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 04:13 PM EDT
A bust of President Abraham Lincoln is visible behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. as she arrives on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

A bust of President Abraham Lincoln is visible behind House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. as she arrives on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 10:39 AM EDT
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., second from right, walks off of the House floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., second from right, walks off of the House floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 11:48 AM EDT
Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., puts on his mask as he walks towards the House Chamber on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., puts on his mask as he walks towards the House Chamber on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. The House is expected to vote on a nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 05:53 PM EDT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. walks to the House Chamber to vote on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. walks to the House Chamber to vote on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 05:48 PM EDT
The words "Thank you, Nancy" are written across the top of the mask worn by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., as the House votes on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The words "Thank you, Nancy" are written across the top of the mask worn by Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., as the House votes on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 05:44 PM EDT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. walks to the House Chamber to vote on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. walks to the House Chamber to vote on the nearly $500 billion Coronavirus relief bill on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 23, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Apr. 23, 2020 05:45 PM EDT