Posted on 11/25/2020 12:35:11 PM PST by PROCON
U.S. Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced legislation Wednesday aimed to bring mask mandates to the entire U.S., saying that “overwhelming scientific evidence” has shown that masks reduce the spread of Covid-19, which is now taking a grim toll on the country at levels never before seen.
-The bill would set aside $5 billion in federal funding that would then be given to states and local governments in the form of grants.
-Money would be withheld from states that do not have a mask mandate in place.
-Funding would be contingent upon mandates that require face coverings in public, “including in each place of business,” with some common exceptions, like outdoor spaces where social distancing is of ease, children under the age of two and the eating of food.
-The bill is called the ‘‘Encouraging Masks for All Act of 2020.’’
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Here we go with 'overwhelming scientific evidence' again.
“overwhelming scientific evidence”
Show me.
I have my own scientists I listen to. There are differing opinions, or don’t they know that? Btw, who gets the money?
Dems wouldn’t know a fact if it bit them in the bu__.
“Implementing totalitarian communism in 2020” bill
-The bill would set aside $5 billion in federal funding that would then be given to states and local governments in the form of grants....
And we know where that 5 billion will go :)
To hell with both of them.
Getting REALLY annoyed being told what to do.
I didn’t like it much when I was a kid.
“Overwhelming scientific evidence” is a lie; the evidence is mixed, and some studies say masks do little good. In my state, we’ve had a mask mandate for seven months, and Covid-19 cases are higher than ever.
Every state with a mask mandate has rising cases. I guess the science is fake.
They are itching to shut down the country and blame it on Trump.
Whatever else you can (and should) say about the communists, they rarely waste time in pursuit of final victory or the fruits of final victory...
At .003 microns, the Wuhan CCP Virus goes right thru any mask made, even paint shop respirators.
There is NO Scientific Evidence and there never has been.
From the CDC: The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history. It was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Although there is not universal consensus regarding where the virus originated, it spread worldwide during 1918-1919. In the United States, it was first identified in military personnel in spring 1918. It is estimated that about 500 million people or one-third of the world’s population became infected with this virus. The number of deaths was estimated to be at least 50 million worldwide with about 675,000 occurring in the United States.
Back then the population was about 103 million. Multiply 675,000 by 3 to get over two million to be proportional to today's population.
run hard on this in GA. get reverend commie and the penis-with-ears on the record for a nationwide mask mandate.
hell, we’ll run a margin that’s fraud proof.
Inslee just loves the tyranny he wields over we peons.
I see no evidence that masks help. In fact, since Evers mandated wearing mask in public buildings, the number of cases went through the roof in WI.
Totally unconstitutional.
The ugly witch Whitmer of MI kept repeating for months in her annoying nasal, back of the throat whine “Unlike the Republicans and Trump, we are following science.” Then refused tso ever allow anyone to see the “sceience” data. Refused repeatedly.
I have now heard 1) the cloth of the mask splits the molecules into smaller ones, thus allowing faster spread of the breath droplets outward from the mask. and 2) a study of mask group versus non-mask group in some country showed a 0.3% improvement over no mask-—statistically insignificant.
Absolutely unconstitutional.
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