Fri Mar 11, 2022 – 3:03 pm EST
WASHINGTON (LifeSiteNews) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) intends to force a vote on ending the Biden administration’s continued mandate to wear masks on planes and public transportation, which the administration announced Thursday it is extending for another month.
Citing the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it “will extend the security directive for mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs for one month, through April 18th,” Fox News reports. “During that time, CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor. This revised framework will be based on the COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science. We will communicate any updates publicly if and/or when they change.”
The announcement follows 92 congressional Republicans writing the TSA to express that they “believe TSA’s mask mandate should be allowed to expire later this month,” citing “strong declines in COVID-19 cases and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance eliminating indoor
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