Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, my amendment prohibits the funds from being appropriated by this Act for being used to enforce any COVID-19 mask mandates. Policies involving mandatory masks implementation are not about safety nor are they about science. Mask mandates are, at their core, about control. Dr. Tom Jefferson, a leading epidemiologist who coauthored what The New York Times opinion section called the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis of scientific studies conducted on the efficacy of masks for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, found that there was no evidence that masks made any difference. He found that wearing a mask in public places makes little or no difference in the number of infections. For my colleagues and friends on the other side who do privately believe that masks or a mask mandate should be in place, I would say that unfortunately mask mandates include all masks. Yet, the gold standard, N95 masks, have been proven ineffective. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.”