Jared Golden wants the feds to drop ‘unnecessary’ mask mandate for fishermen

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 3, 2021

U.S. Rep. Jared Golden wants the U.S. government to drop an “unnecessary” mask mandate for commercial fishermen. In a letter dated June 2, Golden told U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky and Adm. Karl Schultz of the U.S. Coast Guard that his office has fielded numerous complaints about Maine fishermen being stopped and warned for not wearing masks aboard their boats. That comes only weeks after the CDC largely lifted its indoor mask guidance for Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19.