Posted on 03/16/2022 3:10:03 AM PDT by RandFan
The Senate on Tuesday voted to nix a requirement to wear masks on public transportation as the country rolls back coronavirus rules and restrictions.
Senators voted 57-40 on the resolution, which would reduce Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements that most people wear masks on public transportation, including trains, airplanes and buses.
The bill was introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet (Colo.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), Jon Tester (Mont.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.) and Maggie Hassan (N.H.) each voted for it.
Hassan, Kelly, Bennet and Cortez Masto are up for reelection in November. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who is not, was the only GOP senator to vote against the resolution.
Despite the win for Paul, the resolution is likely to hit a wall in the House. It would also need to overcome a likely veto by President Biden.
“We have it within our power today to ensure the American people that we are irreversibly going back to normal,” Paul said during a floor speech.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who has talked about having long-term coronavirus symptoms, urged his colleagues to work with the CDC.
“I would urge my colleagues strongly to stand with smart economic policy and wise public health policy,” Kaine said.
The vote comes after Republicans were also able to pass resolutions earlier this year to nix the coronavirus public health emergency and the vaccine requirement for public health workers. Both have yet to pass the House.
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I can't believe it.....
Rand actually won a vote in the U.S. Senate. That is rare.
Kudos to him!
Kudos to Rand, but this is a non-starter. Even if it somehow makes it through the House, Biden will veto it with his morning pudding.
Let Biden go on record as wanting COVID restrictions to continue. Only the truly stupid want to portray that stance to voters.
Keep the Dems “on record” supporting and wanting to continue the madness of masks.
Oh by the way note how a$$hole MITT was the only GOPer to vote against it.
Purely on spite no doubt.
Interesting how the two at risk Dem senators, Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (W.Va.), voted for unmasking. Are the other Rat senators up for reelection?
Now, if they would just get rid of the TSA...
Romney voted against the bill.
I believe they’re all up for election, yes.
Out of spite no doubt. He hates Rand.
It looks like this is a strategy by the Dems to hold the Senate.
Pelosi is locking these bills up on the House side, so they will never see the light of day.
Meanwhile, the Senate votes to end switching clocks, ending mask mandates, etc....giving the appearance they are deserving of re-election.
Don’t fall for it, folks.
Rand will keep bringing it up in and it’ll pass eventually when GOP controls things
He still brings bills up he introduced in 2010
Americans don’t care. I think they’re phoning it in with Biden. It’s obvious to anyone paying attention that Biden is non compos mentis. The left is cheering on their idiot leader, because they want the puppetmasters to succeed. Biden’s not going anywhere for another 2+ years.
So your helmet and face shield fit better to protect you from the deviants.
Romney/Kinzinger 2024
And the AFA - American Flight Attendants Union - the Radical Leftist Flight Attendants will demand that Brain Dead Biden veto this Bill.
Insane to keep masking people. The Democrats aren’t following the science. By the way, where the heck is Fauci? He’s more scarce than Democrat common sense.
Yes, that is the best we can hope for at the moment.
Such a law couldn’t avoid setting a legal precedent saying that congress has powers previously ascribed to the CDC.
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