Republicans Introduce Bill to End COVID Vaccine Mandate for Truckers Crossing US-Canada Border
Epoch Times , Bio and Archives--February 16, 2023
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A group of Republican senators on Feb. 15 introduced a bill to end the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for international travelers, which they say is disrupting the flow of goods at the U.S.-Canada border by blocking unvaccinated truckers.
The legislation (pdf), called the “Travel Freedom Act,” is sponsored by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Mike Braun (R-Ind.). It specifically targets air travel vaccination requirements for non-immigrant foreigners set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as the vaccination requirements from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for land and ferry travels between the United States and Canada. ---More...
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