A group of Republican senators led by SenatorWicker are calling on the Biden administration to end the mask mandates on public transportation by the original deadline of March 18.
Wicker, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, increased his calls for President Joe Biden to end the federal mask requirements for airline passengers, with the support of other Senate Republicans at a press conference Tuesday."The current mandate was set to expire on March 18 ...
Wicker and his colleagues wrote a letter last week to the president following his State of the Union address, asking Biden to make good on his urges to return to normal after two years of pandemic restrictions. He continued his request on lines of conforming to common sense during the briefing. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas blasted the notion that the coronavirus can't spread when consuming airplane snacks such as soft drinks and peanuts, which airlines allow passengers to remove their masks to eat.
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