Two top Republican lawmakers on Monday called for Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser to rescind her order that requires anyone 12 or older to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter many businesses in the nation’s capital. “By requiring anyone over the age of twelve to present proof of vaccination to enter most indoor establishments in the District, students who are not vaccinated will be prohibited from eating at restaurants, meeting indoors for conferences, enjoying entertainment venues, and more,” Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), the ranking member on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), the top Republican on the House Subcommittee on the Environment, wrote (pdf) to Bowser, a Democrat. “All Americans, especially our youth, should be welcomed to the District, but your sweeping mandate locks them out of their capital city,” they added. The lawmakers argued that because of the rise of the Omicron virus variant, …