Dr. Lucky Tran Oct 26, 2023

I know there's a lot going on, but the Senate just passed a reckless amendment that would prohibit the enforcement of mask mandates on public transportation at the federal level for the next fiscal year.

Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban:
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO
Brown (D-OH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Manchin (D-WV)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)

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@luckytran I'm surprised at least by Brown, Klobuchar and Tester's votes here. Have they stated their reasons for voting 'no' ?

I see this pull quote from Brown here:

Brown, who along with Vance represents Ohio, told Cleveland.com that he supported the amendment because "the pandemic's over."

"I've got no problems with it," Brown said. "I don't think there should be mask mandates."

https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-vote-ban-mask-mandate-jd-vance-1838224

Full List of Democrats Who Voted to Ban Mask Mandates

A Senate amendment introduced by J.D. Vance blocks federal funding from going towards mask enforcement on multiple forms of public transportation.

Newsweek
Oct 26, 2023 at 11:07pmWeb