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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced legislation to repeal the current mask mandate on American public transportation. Shortly after Joe Biden became president, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that it’s a federal crime to use public transportation without a mask.
The CDC was able to do this thanks to a 1944 law, the Public Health Service Act.
In a press release, Paul revealed his plan to propose the Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021. Later this week, Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona will introduce companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Co-sponsors of the Senate version of the bill are Republican Senators Mike Braun of Indiana, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Roger Marshall of Kansas, and Roger Wicker of Mississippi.
Today, Paul tweeted that the legislation will “put a stop to this nanny state mandate of requiring masks on public transportation.” In addition to being a senator, Paul is a doctor who is both pro-life and pro-family.
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