[5], McAdams co-sponsored the left-wing Climate Action Now Act in March 2019. Besides McAdams, Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, R-Fla., has also tested positive, and a number of other House members have said they are self-quarantining because they had contact with someone who tested positive. Having all of these absent members “does place a limit on the ability of Congress to get stuff done right now,” McAdams told "TODAY." [3] In addition, he has received an "A+" rating from Planned Parenthood in 2019[4] and currently only a "D" from the Susan B. Anthony List. “What I've been told by the House physician is that anyone who had close contact with me from Friday onward should be concerned and should probably take precautions,” McAdams said in an interview on NBC’s “TODAY” show. WASHINGTON — Rep. Ben McAdams, D-Utah, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, said Thursday that it feels like the "worst cold I've ever had" and that any members of Congress who had close contact with him since Friday should be concerned. His birth name is Benjamin Michael McAdams.
His doctor didn’t think his symptoms — a temperature of 100 and a cough — justified getting tested for COVID-19. Washington, DC Office 130 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3011; Utah Office 9067 S. … But then he took a “turn for the worse” from Monday night into Tuesday, when he had a temperature of 103 and his lungs were really constricted, he said. Benjamin Michael McAdams is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. Representative from Utah's 4th congressional district since 2019. [8], McAdams voted against the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. Ben McAdams was born on December 5, 1974, in West Bountiful, Utah. stay connected. Ben McAdams is an American politician whose is serving as the U.S. Representative from Utah's 4th congressional district since 2019. [13], McAdams voted in favor of the implementation of the USMCA. He is the only Democratic member of Utah's congressional delegation, and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. This page was last modified on 6 June 2020, at 23:19. [1], Despite having campaigned as supposedly being pro-life,[2] McAdams is a noted Abortion Betrayal who voted in 2011 as a state senator against allowing health care providers be granted the right to refuse performing abortions and in 2012 against a required 72-hour waiting period bill. Download a photo of Congressman Ben McAdams. [15], It was announced on March 23, 2020 that McAdams had been hospitalized over a coronavirus infection, experiencing a severe shortness in breathing. Benjamin Michael "Ben" McAdams (born December 5, 1974, age 45) is a liberal Democrat politician serving as the current U.S. representative from Utah's 4th district, having previously been the mayor of Salt Lake County, and a state senator before that. Rep. Ben McAdams: Coronavirus feels like 'the worst cold I've ever had', Trump signs $100 billion relief bill as coronavirus spreads to Capitol Hill. [7], Rep. McAdams voted on July 16, 2019 along with all House Democrats in condemning Donald Trump's supposedly "racist" comments. [14], Rep. McAdams broke from his party line in February 2020 in voting against a Democrat-led bill to limit President Trump's executive powers after the latter had successfully led the killing of the terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani. Washington, D.C.—Congressman Ben McAdams voted today for a bipartisan package that helps to build a clean energy economy, supports job growth, and addresses climate change. McAdams is fluent in Portuguese and conversant in Spanish.
The Utah Democrat said he started feeling sick Saturday afternoon, but only mildly so. [9], Rep. McAdams voted along with his party line for H.R.3, a Democrat bill aimed at lowering drug prices under the false assumption that such can easily be accomplished if only greater regulations were put on pharmaceutical companies.