In an appeal she paired with a fundraising request, Congresswoman Katherine Clark on Tuesday called for people across the U.S. to wear masks when in public places. "It's unbelievable that we don't have a better handle on COVID-19 by now. We're months into this. We've suffered inconsolable loss after inconsolable loss. We've scrambled to help our communities stay afloat as the Trump administration ignored and politicized the crisis," Clark wrote, including a link to a mask mandate petition sponsored by groups that support Democrats. "We need to safely get people back to work, our kids back to school and our lives back to normal. But we can’t do that until we stop the spread. That's why I'm calling for a nationwide mask mandate in public places." Clark is unopposed in the Sept. 1 Democratic primary and set to face Republican Caroline Colarusso of Stoneham in November. - Michael P. Norton 12:27 PM Tue
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