As most states start doing with with their COVID-19 mask mandates, loony Kate Brown in Oregon is considering making Oregon’s mask mandate PERMENATE! You loons elected this hag, twice, so it this happens, don’t expect any sympathy. The current provision expires May 4th.
Oregon’s top health administrator is considering a permanent masking rule as other states continue to reverse restrictive COVID-19 regulations.
Michael Wood, administrator of the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Department, has floated a proposal to keep masking requirements in place until “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.” Wood said that the new “permanent” rule is needed to keep the current regulations from expiring, according to The Associated Press.
The proposal has sparked opposition from the state’s Republican lawmakers. State Sen. Kim Thatcher ripped Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s administration for floating the proposal and throwing additional uncertainty at business owners.
“When will masks be unnecessary? What scientific studies do these mandates rely on, particularly now that the vaccine is days away from being available to everyone?” Thatcher said. “Businesses have had to play ‘mask cop’ for the better part of a year now. They deserve some certainty on when they will no longer be threatened with fines.”
Wood said he plans to make a decision on the new mandate before the current provision expires on May 4.