COVID is rising, so Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) responded by proclaiming that masking didn’t work, the COVID uptick isn’t any massive deal, and he tried to cross a invoice banning masks mandates.
Video of Vance:
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) introduces the “Freedom to Breathe Act” to ban masks mandates for the following 15 months. He says “necessary masking was a failure” and that the uptick in COVID instances is “nothing to fret about.” pic.twitter.com/2OYN8d2US6
— Heartland Sign (@HeartlandSignal) September 7, 2023
Vance, “It’s not simply that masks, in response to randomized managed research, do no good. It’s that they will actively trigger hurt…We can not return to the failed insurance policies of the COVID pandemic. Vance’s invoice would have banned the usage of taxpayer {dollars} for masks mandates and would have banned mandates for masks on public transportation.
Sen. Vance tried to cross his invoice by way of unanimous consent, however Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) objected:
1) Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has blocked a unanimous consent request from Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) to name to the ground and instantly cross a invoice to bar federal masks mandates on flights, mass transit and in colleges.
To cross his invoice, Vance wanted all 100 senators to agree.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) September 7, 2023
COVID infections are on the rise, so the Senate Republican reply is to ensure that the American individuals can’t shield themselves. Payments banning masks mandates are massive authorities in motion. Sen. Vance believes that politicians in Washington, not those that serve in native communities ought to get to resolve for everybody.
MAGA Republicans, like JD Vance, have been incorrect on COVID from day one, and though this was a long-shot effort to cross a foul invoice that Democrats have been by no means going to let cross, Vance’s laws reveals that if Republicans are returned to energy, the general public well being will likely be in jeopardy.
