The nation’s top expert continues to warn of the seriousness of the pandemic as the White House attempts to discredit him and US cases surge
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that “some people in the country tried to politicize” mask-wearing.
“Believe me, the coronavirus is not involved in American politics,” he said.
McConnell, who has consistently promoted the importance of facial coverings in recent months, added, “but we have an obligation as individuals to try to protect ourselves and protect others.”
On the next coronavirus package: McConnell told reporters that “no bill will pass the Senate without liability protection for everyone related to the coronavirus.”
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that, “We think there is a path to talk about protecting businesses and workers and customers who come in, and that is our OSHA provision.”
She continued, “But, again, let’s hear what everybody has to say. But don’t say, ‘You all have to go back to work even if it isn’t safe. And by the way, we are removing all responsibility from the employer.’ I mean, that is just – no.”
McConnell on Monday also repeated he “can’t predict” that this stimulus bill will pass unanimously due to the proximity to the presidential election, but said “somehow, someway, we’ll work our way through that and do one last package,” at a news conference in Corbin, Kentucky.
