LIMA, OH (WLIO) - An Ohio Senator wants to stop growing hysteria about possible federal mask mandates, as the number of COVID cases continues to rise.
J.D. Vance explained the "Freedom to Breathe Act" that he helped introduce. The legislation would prohibit any federal official, including the President, from issuing mask mandates applying to domestic air travel, public transit systems, or primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.
"I'm in particularly worried about two classes of our citizens. One, our kids, we know we made a lot of mistakes. I'm not mad about the mistakes of two years ago. I'm not going to point the finger and cast blame, what I will say is that we've learned a lot. We've learned that mask mandates cause a lot of learning disabilities, a lot of speech problems. Let's not repeat the mistakes of the past let's not force that on our kids. And then of course I'm also worried about airline passengers," stated Senator J.D. Vance, (R) Ohio.
The U.S. Air Marshal Association endorsed Senator Vance's legislation earlier this month. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not brought the legislation to the floor for a vote. You can read the legislation at https://www.vance.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ERN23A3322.pdf
