Tue Dec 20, 2022 – 4:45 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — The governors of half of all U.S. states called on the Biden administration Monday to finally revoke the ongoing state of emergency declared roughly three years ago in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. President Joe Biden had extended the nationwide COVID-19 emergency to January 2023 in October, then in November extended it again until April 2023.
In a December 19 letter, the governors pointed out that “the emergency phase of the pandemic is behind us,” and that “nearly three years” have passed since the federal government declared the public health emergency.
The letter was led by New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and signed by another 24 governors, including Ron DeSantis of Florida, Greg Abbott of Texas, Kristi Noem of North Dakota, and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia.
“It is time we move on from the pandemic and get back to life as normal,” said Gov. @ChrisSununu.
25 US governors are urging President Biden to end the #COVID19 public health emergency, which has remained in place despite a drop in COVID-19 metrics. https://t.co/l4jOfA7zgq
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) December 19, 2022
The governors noted that Biden himself already
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