"While the Rules Committee is reviewing the rules, reporters should continue to operate as they were operating yesterday." When asked if there would be any actual changes to press rules, Shelby said, "I would hope not." "Senate Rules Committee and [Senate Sergeant at Arms] trying to SHUT DOWN press access in halls. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, the ranking member on the Senate Rules Committee, expressed her disapproval of the directive on Twitter. "As ranking member of the Senate Rules Committee I call on the majority to allow reporting in the Capitol to proceed as usual," Klobuchar tweeted.

Source: CNN June 13, 2017 16:57 UTC