Another GOP Senator Tests Positive

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 5: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the crossfire hurricane investigation" on Capitol Hill on August 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Erin Schaff - Pool/Getty Images)

GOP Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released a statement tonight saying he has tested positive for coronavirus.

Tillis met with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at his office this week and was at the White House for the announcement of her nomination.

Earlier on Friday, Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee announced he had tested positive for coronavirus.

Both Lee and Tillis sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee.