Political Quotes

“I go back to the study, and it found that wearing a mask in public places makes little to no difference in the number of infections. For the folks on the other side who privately believe that masks work, it should be noted that mask mandates include any type of mask, even just your thin paper mask, but the study looked at N95 masks, the gold standard of masks. You know what they found? It didn't make any difference. Even if you pair mask mandates with other preventative measures, such as washing hands and social distancing, it found that none of it made a difference. Going on, Dr. Jefferson goes on to say that policymakers who imposed mask mandates on Americans were convinced by nonrandomized studies and flawed observations. On the other hand, Dr. Jefferson and his colleagues analyzed 18 randomized control trials before reaching their conclusion. They looked at science, not fear. They looked at science to seek a better outcome, not seek control. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”