House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced on Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19. “This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19, and I am experiencing mild symptoms,” the 82-year-old congressman said in a statement. “Thankfully, I am fully vaccinated and already received my booster shot.” He continued, “I’m very grateful to the researchers, scientists, and medical experts who worked hard to develop the COVID-19 vaccines and to all the extraordinarry public health workers and volunteers in our communities who have tirelessly worked to get shots into arms.” Hoyer said he will be working from home for the upcoming week during his isolation period and will be using proxy voting to “protect the safety” of other congress members at the Capitol. Proxy voting was approved in May 2020 in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and involves a lawmaker authorizing another lawmaker to vote on their behalf. House Minority Leader …