‘Long overdue’: Pelosi says US should have mandatory face mask policy

Published June 28, 2020 2:52pm ET



House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed the idea of mandating the use of face masks across the country to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The California Democrat told ABC This Week on Sunday that there should “definitely” be a federal policy mandating face mask usage in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations on facial coverings.

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