The House and Senate are set to return to Washington on May 4, but a group of GOP lawmakers has discussed returning to the Capitol before then despite the country being largely shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rep. Brian Mast Brian Jeffrey MastSen. Rand Paul says he and his wife were 'attacked by an angry mob' after Trump speech Florida Republican apologizes after Facebook posts about sex, rape uncovered Most Black women since 2004 running for office this year MORE (R-Fla.) started to reach out to his fellow GOP lawmakers this week to gauge interest in the idea of coming back to Washington before May 4, Politico reported.

“I don’t deny there are risks as members of Congress in going there. But that’s what doing your duty is: There are risks, but you get the job done anyway,” Mast told the publication. “If you can’t say Congress is working at the urgency that our people need right now, then we need to return immediately.”

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Another GOP representative told Politico that around 20 Republican lawmakers were involved in the ongoing groups texts.

When asked about the idea in an interview, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Kevin Owen McCarthyTrump asked Chamber of Commerce to reconsider Democratic endorsements: report The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Trump's sharp words put CDC director on hot seat MORE (R-Calif.) didn't rule it out of possibility.