House Votes To Kill Travel Vax Mandate For Foreign Travelers
By Daniel Chaitin
The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to block the requirement that foreign travelers have proof of COVID vaccination to fly into the United States.
Seven Democrats joined with the GOP majority to pass the legislation 227-201, sending the bill to the Democrat-led Senate where it faces long odds.
Still, the vote represents a triumph for Republicans who oppose the rules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which stipulate adult visitors who seek to enter the United States by air need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before boarding a flight to enter the country.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who introduced the bill, argued the CDC requirement is baffling because immigrants are crossing the southern border without being governed by such regulations. “Where’s the logic in that?” he said.