{"id":1399653,"date":"2022-03-25T05:14:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1399653"},"modified":"2022-03-25T05:14:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T09:14:45","slug":"airline-ceos-urge-biden-to-sunset-mask-mandate-senate-also-votes-to-end-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/airline-ceos-urge-biden-to-sunset-mask-mandate-senate-also-votes-to-end-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Airline CEOs Urge Biden To \u2018Sunset\u2019 Mask Mandate, Senate Also Votes To End It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fairline-ceos-urge-biden-to-sunset-mask-mandate-senate-also-votes-to-end-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1399653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/C01A93EC-6DFD-4466-961A-C22EDFEF99A2-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>As mask mandates are dropped across the country, one of the few places left where a face covering is still required is in the air. On Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cMorning Wire,\u201d Georgia Howe and John Bickley speak with The Daily Wire\u2019s Cabot Phillips about a group of airline CEOs who are urging the federal government to finally lift the mandate.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration extended the mask mandate earlier this month, which is now set to expire on April 18.<\/p>\n<p>After noting that this kind of unity among competing businesses is a rare phenomenon, Phillips said that the \u201cCEOs of Delta, American, United, Alaska \u2026 and more signed a joint letter to the White House\u201d saying that it\u2019s time to sunset the mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow is the time for the Administration to sunset federal transportation travel restrictions \u2014 including the international pre-departure testing requirement and the federal mask mandate \u2014 that are no longer aligned with the realities of the current epidemiological environment,\u201d wrote the CEOs.<\/p>\n<p>The letter also pointed out the hypocrisy in requiring masks for air travel while simultaneously allowing people to gather maskless in other public spaces such as restaurants and sporting events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe letter cited the fact that their employees are being put in a tough position by enforcing a mandate that few passengers, or the employees themselves, feel is necessary at this point,\u201d Phillips added. \u201cThey also cited the thousands of in-flight incidents that have been reported because of altercations over masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bickley then asked Phillips about a recent vote in the Senate regarding the travel mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips responded, stating that Sen. Rand Paul\u2019s (R-KY) bill to overturn the mandate, which was introduced on March 15, received bipartisan support. \u201cIt actually passed with a 57-40 vote, including 8 Democrats,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cIt\u2019s worth noting four of those Democrats who broke with their party are up for re-election this November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singular Republican to vote against Paul\u2019s bill was Mitt Romney of Utah \u2014 and despite the remarkable bipartisanship on display, the White House vowed that President Biden would veto the bill if it arrived at his desk.<\/p>\n<p>Though the Biden administration hasn\u2019t addressed the letter from the CEOs, \u201cthey said they\u2019d consult with the CDC and other pertinent agencies to make a decision when the time was right,\u201d said Phillips, but that was weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>With all 50 states having axed indoor mask mandates, and polling indicating growing distaste for the measures, it will be difficult for the administration to continue to justify requiring masks on airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve also talked about how the Democrat message has shifted on COVID as public sentiment has changed, and President Biden is no exception. But in this case, his actions aren\u2019t really in line with his messaging,\u201d Phillips said, noting that the CEOs referenced Biden\u2019s State of the Union line that \u201cCOVID-19 need no longer control our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s episode of \u201cMorning Wire,\u201d and all episodes of \u201cMorning Wire,\u201d can be listened to <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/sc\/podcast\/morning-wire\/id1576594336\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">Become a member now and join our mission<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mask mandates are dropped across the country, one of the few places left where a face covering is still required is in the air. 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