The administration hasn’t said if it will still end transportation mask mandates next week. “It is our belief that these inconsistent decisions further erode public trust in the Federal government, especially when transportation operators have taken significant steps to keep passengers safe.”ĬASES RISING: Washington (and not just Gridiron Dinner attendees) is seeing an uptick in Covid cases, though local officials have said they do not plan to reimpose mask mandates. “We believe the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA’s) extension of the transportation mask mandate last month ran counter to your public health agency’s announcement that most Americans could forego wearing a mask indoors,” wrote House Transportation and Infrastructure ranking member Sam Graves (R-Mo.), Senate Commerce ranking member Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), House T&I Aviation Subcommittee ranking member Garret Graves (R-La.) and Senate Commerce Aviation Subcommittee ranking member Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Expect the letter-writing, bill-filing and speechifying to continue until the administration relents. Last week saw new legislation introduced to that end, and the latest pressure is a letter from the top congressional Republicans with oversight over airlines.

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