Republicans pitch return to 'normalcy' in efforts to roll back COVID precautions.
On Capitol Hill, Republicans are increasingly turning their attention toward slashing government-mandated pandemic precautions. GOP Leader Mitch McConnell has been at the forefront of the charge, giving multiple speeches this month declaring the pandemic"endemic" and noting that many Americans are eager to return to their lives unencumbered by pandemic-related restrictions.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., filed a challenge to existing vaccine mandates imposed by the Biden administration using a procedural tool called the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn rules created by federal agencies and only requires 51 votes to pass the Senate. Challenges to federal rules made with this tool must be brought to a vote.
Thune and Boozman are challenging a rule from the Department of Health and Human Services that requires young children in Head Start programs, which are funded by the federal government, to always wear masks, even during outdoor play. GOP-led pushback on pandemic restrictions will likely consume Senate floor time as early as Thursday.
“It ought to be a choice of the parents whether a child should be vaccinated, and it shouldn’t be a government bureaucrat forcing kids to be vaccinated,” Cruz told ABC News Wednesday.A Lee amendment that bans federal funds from being used to implement any remaining federal mask mandates is also expected to receive a vote.
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