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Barrasso, Lummis Join Effort to Ban Federal Mask Mandates
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Ron Richter
U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both (R-WY), joined U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-Ohio) in introducing legislation to prevent federal mask mandates. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
The Freedom to Breathe Act would prevent the federal government from imposing mask mandates for domestic air travel, public transit systems, and in schools. The legislation would also prevent air carriers, public transit authorities, and all educational institutions from refusing service to those who choose not to wear face masks. On Thursday, Senate Democrats blocked the legislation from being passed unanimously on the Senate floor.
Senator Barrasso said the Freedom to Breathe Act is a commonsense step in protecting individual liberties and preserving states’ rights and that it is not the role of the federal government to mandate masks on airlines, transit authorities, or in schools. Barrasso added that the legislation ensures people in Wyoming and across the country aren’t forced to follow an impractical, unreasonable mask mandate.
Senator Lummis said if this administration is uninterested in defending citizen’s individual liberties and states’ rights from misguided and ineffective federal mask mandates, then it is up to Congress to preserve these sacred rights. Full text of the legislation can be found here.
mark steingass
September 8, 2023 at 5:35 pm
Some doctor…lol…Barrasso reminds me of a goofy degenerate beatnick character who appeared on WJW-TV back in the 1960’s one of his classic sayings on his TV show was “stay sick…turn blue” which fits right in with this effort to ban federal mask mandates…lol
Dennis Fox
September 8, 2023 at 5:51 pm
Freedom is a wonderful thing. Let’s “mandate” that the gov’t abide by the Constitution and stop trampling our Rights and Personal Liberty. Let Freedom Ring!
Fred Osborn
September 9, 2023 at 7:09 am
Why do you people elect these types?
Jolene Olson
September 9, 2023 at 9:44 am
Gee, I guess you forgot, Senator Barasso, that you are a doctor! I am an asthmatic and wearing a mask was uncomfortable for me but as an adult I made decisions such as limiting the amount of time I was in a store.
The result of what the two of you suggest is herd immunity. It’s simple, put on the dang mask and man up!
Dennis Fox
September 11, 2023 at 4:30 pm
It’s simple, make your own decisions about what’s best for you, as an adult, in a free country. Free Man or Woman up!