Posted on 10/02/2014 3:50:19 PM PDT by jimbo123
Sen. Ted Cruz is pressuring the government to clamp down on air travel from West Africa.
Citing the Liberian patient being treated in Dallas for Ebola, Cruz, R-Texas, wrote the Federal Aviation Administration demanding assurance that the FAA is “doing everything within its authority to prevent the spread of this infectious disease.”
Public health authorities have insisted that a travel ban is unnecessary and potentially counterproductive. CDC director Tom Frieden reiterated the point this afternoon. But he and others also concede that screening in Liberia and other nations where Ebola is raging cannot detect or deter every infected traveler — especially those without symptoms.
FAA issued temporary flight restrictions on Israel when rockets were falling near Ben Gurion Airport. But it’s unclear whether this or some other agency — such as CDC or Customs — would have authority to block flights and travelers from West Africa.
“Given the severity of this virus and the fact that its spread to Texas has been associated with travel, it is imperative that the FAA take every available precaution in preventing additional cases from arriving in the United States,” Cruz wrote FAA administrator Michael Huerta in a letter the senator’s office shared with the news media. “As you may be aware, several African nations have already restricted or banned air travel to countries with confirmed cases of the Ebola virus. British Airways, Emirates Airlines and Kenya Airways have also suspended flights due to the rising death toll and deteriorating public health situation in Ebola-stricken countries.”
Cruz’s letter asks for details of any steps FAA intends to take “to limit or suspend air travel to countries that have experienced a significant Ebola outbreak.”
(Excerpt) Read more at trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com ...
What “authority” did Mr. Obama and Secretary Kerry use to shut down travel to Israel? Maybe use that same authority?
Ted Cruz: 2nd Shadow President 2012-Present
Sarah Palin: 1st Shadow President 2009-2012
On the authority that the American people don’t want ebola here.
I’m sick of experts telling us why its OK when our constitution doesn’t say anything about “expert” opinions overriding the will of the voters.
Correction: Ted Cruz, shadow president. Sarah Palin, shadow vice president/energy secretary. John Bolton, shadow secretary of state. Allen West, shadow secretary of the Army. Michele Bachmann, shadow IRS director. Bobby Jindal, shadow health & human services secretary, etc., etc.
Rescind all visas for the three Ebola countries.
FAA is wrong agency
DHS and specifically CBP should request, based on CDC recommendation
They undoubtedly have a protocol...which Hussein overrode because the cases are coming from the saintly nation of Liberia, inhabited only by the Victims of Evil America
At least we have one elected sane person in our government speaking out for the protection of us all.
Go Ted Cruz!
Absolutely, like right now!
Dallas morning news wants to know by what authority Cruz has to protect the us
The Dallas morning news would rather be the center of this thing. The hotbed than allow Cruz to look like he is good in any way
This is horrible. These liberals are disgusting. But biblically disgusting
By the authority of common sense
And manhood
The US surgeon General has the authority to ban entry by people that have been in hot zones. This one just refuses to do it.
I wrote Cruz, Cornyn, and my Congressman today. The latter responded within hours, saying that he is currently discussing with colleagues about how to legislate a ban. I am glad Cruz is on board.
England and several countries have banned flight from those countries -
Lying you no whats -
no problem banning flights from/to Israel for purely political reasons...
Wonder if we’ll have elections in Nov ?
God bless Ted Cruz.
Way to go Cruz!
We should restrict flights there to critical missions and automatically quarantine all return flights with extra care. We USED to have a less goofy policy:
PRESIDENT EBOLA: In 2010 Obama Administration Scrapped CDC Quarantine Regulations Aimed At Ebola
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3210681/posts
“The CDC had proposed the regulations in 2005 under the administration of George W. Bush, reported USA Today in 2010.”
[Other Ebola threads posted at bottom of Digging Deep ...]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2636478/posts?page=150#150
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