General Discussion

“Just common sense dictates that there are sometimes safety reasons why you may need a mask,” Murphy told HuffPost. “But no, I think our position is very clear, that if you’re using a mask to obscure your identity in everyday law enforcement, that should be prohibited by law.”

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who also participated in the press conference, said Democrats were speaking to law enforcement experts about what the mask exceptions should be.

“You heard the leaders talk about narrow exceptions, et cetera, which will have to do with trying to get that information from our law enforcement people about, you know, if you’re dealing with a cartel,” she said. “This is to take a look at what those narrow exceptions should be, and that’s reasonable.”