Republicans demand TSA allow COVID mask mandate to expire
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Republicans are demanding the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to end its mask mandate on March 18 — the date its mandate was set to expire when it was initially extended in August 2021.
"Given strong declines in COVID-19 cases and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) latest guidance eliminating indoor mask requirements for much of the population, we believe TSA’s mask mandate should be allowed to expire later this month," Republican Reps. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania and Doug LaMalfa of California wrote in a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital.
Ninety-two Republicans signed the letter in total, including House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York.