Sen. Cassidy: Mask Mandates Should Be Issued by Local Officials, Not Govs, WH
District of Columbia, Louisiana | August 8, 2021
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said Sunday face mask mandates should be strictly the domain of local officials — and not governors or the White House.
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cassidy pushed back at the stance of Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has issued an executive order aimed at blocking school boards from requiring students to wear masks.
“I’m a conservative,” said Cassidy, who is also a medical doctor. “You govern best when you govern closest to the people being governed,” he asserted….
(Excerpts from Newsmax)