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Rep. Eric Swalwell calls for a nationwide mask mandate: 'You're protecting others'
Fox News ^ | 07/04/2020 | Julia Musto

Posted on 07/05/2020 3:24:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Democratic California Congressman Eric Swalwell said Saturday that he agrees there should likely be a nationwide mask mandate amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview on “Cavuto LIVE” with host Neil Cavuto, Swalwell noted case and hospitalization rates in his home state — like much of the South — are increasing at an alarming rate following reopening phases.

“Well, you know, we are seeing about a 56 percent increase in hospitalizations in California. In my area, about 200 cases each day in Alameda County — one of the largest counties in Northern California,” he stated. “And, it’s not that we’re increasing the testing. Of course, we’re increasing the testing…The rate of people testing positive is going up, and that’s what’s most concerning.”

Swalwell noted that while there is a marked increase in infections of America’s youth, the risk is “much higher” when “you put young people with their parents or grandparents over a holiday weekend.” […]

“The most important [thing] is to follow the science. And, [in] the calls I’ve been on with the governor [he says that] he’s going to let the science dictate this,” Swalwell explained. “And, you saw a number of counties open up in California for in-room dining, for bars, for hair salons and nail salons, and then have had to roll it back. And so, we really are evolving, Neil.”

The best way to combat the spread, according to Swalwell, is masking up.

“And, if we wear a mask and then keep investing in the testing, tracing, and treatment, we can come out of this,” he told Cavuto. …

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: cavuto; coronavirus; covid19; kungflu; maskmandate; moogoogaipandemic; swalwell; wuhanvirus
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1 posted on 07/05/2020 3:24:07 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
You're protecting others.

Yeah. From each other's bad breath. Nothing more.

2 posted on 07/05/2020 3:32:22 AM PDT by Tonytitan
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To: Olog-hai

If a state has a mask requirement and people aren’t obeying it, why does he think they’ll obey a Federal rule?


3 posted on 07/05/2020 3:40:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Having a good memory means you never have to think of anything original to say.)
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To: Olog-hai

Strong enough to protect from your farts?


4 posted on 07/05/2020 3:47:42 AM PDT by MuttTheHoople (What if the Lord sen9t COVID-19 to immunize the world from something more deadly?)
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To: Tax-chick

The whole point is to find out who won’t obey it and make them public enemies who can be silenced or eliminated.

Surveys have indicated that conservatives and Trump supporters are much less likely to voluntarily wear a gag..I mean, a mask...than others.


5 posted on 07/05/2020 3:49:46 AM PDT by livius
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To: Olog-hai

Must keep the Corona paranoia as high as possible until the election to discourage voting in person at the polls.

Vote-by-mail corruption is a key element to steal the election for ol’ Sniffer Joe and his handlers.


6 posted on 07/05/2020 3:51:05 AM PDT by spiderpig (Does whatever a SpiderPig does)
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To: Olog-hai

A cloth mask is about as effective at stopping the virus as a chain link fence is in stopping a dust storm..

Masks are nothing but a sign of your obedience to tyranny..


7 posted on 07/05/2020 3:51:21 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Olog-hai

This uptick in infections was all caused by protests and riots. Because people thought it was ok to protest and riot in close proximity, they also did not practice social distance while they were in between protests during daily activity.


8 posted on 07/05/2020 3:51:57 AM PDT by greenishness
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To: Olog-hai

https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/masks-dont-work-covid-a-review-of-science-relevant-to-covide-19-social-policy


9 posted on 07/05/2020 3:53:21 AM PDT by MIDad23
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To: Olog-hai

I absolutely insist that Eric Swalwell wear a mask at all times.


10 posted on 07/05/2020 3:55:05 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: Olog-hai

This is the same totalitarian fascist who suggested that law-abiding firearms owners could be ‘nuked’ by the federal government if need be. I don’t take anything he says as valid.


11 posted on 07/05/2020 3:55:29 AM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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To: Tonytitan

That fartin’ machine, Swalwell. Yea, I’ll wear a mask.


12 posted on 07/05/2020 3:58:10 AM PDT by healy61
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To: Olog-hai

Eric won’t be able to Swallowell if he has a mask on.


13 posted on 07/05/2020 3:59:49 AM PDT by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: Olog-hai

What’s he gonna do if we don’t agree - fart at us?


14 posted on 07/05/2020 4:00:32 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Olog-hai

It should be a mandate that Fartwell wear a mask on his cracker ass, and a gag in his mouth 24 hours a day.

Hideous dude’s got quite the maw. Looks like he gargles with golf balls.


15 posted on 07/05/2020 4:05:55 AM PDT by Quentin Quarantino
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To: Olog-hai

Why don’t these central planners consider ways to maintain our own immune systems and SUGGESTING things to improve that? Are cloth face masks more or less effective than a healthy immune system?


16 posted on 07/05/2020 4:07:38 AM PDT by MulberryDraw (I'm sick of ANTIFA. Sick of Socialist democrats.)
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To: MuttTheHoople

There’s no mask strong enough to protect anyone from the fart he ripped last November on live television.


17 posted on 07/05/2020 4:12:29 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Fire Fauci)
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To: Tonytitan

Swalwell need to wear this mask with a ball gag underneath.

18 posted on 07/05/2020 4:12:30 AM PDT by Theophilus (Mask America Great Again)
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To: Olog-hai

like i would ever listen to ES, such a liar.


19 posted on 07/05/2020 4:12:30 AM PDT by avital2
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To: Tonytitan

Swalwell need to wear this mask with a ball gag underneath.

20 posted on 07/05/2020 4:25:41 AM PDT by Theophilus (Mask America Great Again)
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