Beatty took to Twitter to unleash a few messages detailing the clash as the two representatives headed to the House floor to cast their votes.

"Today, while heading to the House floor for votes, I respectfully asked my colleague @RepHalRogers to put on a mask while boarding the train. He then poked my back, demanding I get on the train. When I asked him not to touch me, he responded, “kiss my ass,” the representative tweeted.

"This is the kind of disrespect we have been fighting for years, and indicative of the larger issue we have with GOP Members flaunting health and safety mandates designed to keep us and our staff safe," she continued.

???? Today, while heading to the House floor for votes, I respectfully asked my colleague @RepHalRogers to put on a mask while boarding the train. He then poked my back, demanding I get on the train. When I asked him not to touch me, he responded, “kiss my ass.” (1/3)

— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) February 8, 2022

This is the kind of disrespect we have been fighting for years, and indicative of the larger issue we have with GOP Members flaunting health and safety mandates designed to keep us and our staff safe. (2/3)

— Joyce Beatty (@RepBeatty) February 8, 2022

By the afternoon, Rogers apologized to Beatty on the House floor and admitted to CNN's Manu Raju that his "words were not acceptable." Raju confirmed this in a tweet.

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