Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) want to see a “mask-wearing mandate” as part of the next coronavirus relief package that Congress passes.
“Our goal is going to be, you know, to work towards including it inside of the coronavirus relief package,” Markey said during a news conference on Friday about the Encouraging Masks for All Act.
“We think this is kind of common sense.”
Congressional leaders and the White House are currently negotiating another coronavirus relief bill.
“Making this mask-wearing mandate a part of that pandemic relief is an imperative; it’s a moral imperative,” Blumenthal said at the news conference.
“And frankly, a political imperative,” he added, “because the solution to this pandemic requires a comprehensive strategy, including mask-wearing, physical distancing, hand-washing, even as we move into a stage in addressing the pandemic that will enable more and more people to have vaccine. But this pandemic relief package is a good down payment. It’s a next step, and the mask-wearing mandate should be a part of it.”
The Democrats are clueless! More people than ever are wearing masks and practicing social distancing. All they want to do is control Our Lives. How about passing some relief bills you lazy POS
I want a defund congress in the covid bill..shut it down
I would be happy to wear a mask 24/7/365 for a full years if all of these liberal idiots would wear a plastic trash bag tied off over their head for just an hour–and only once in their lifetime. It must include some defective DNA like pelosi, biden, schiff/schitt, just to name about .001% of those who should wear it.