{"id":1410650,"date":"2022-03-30T14:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410650"},"modified":"2022-03-30T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:59:45","slug":"21-states-sue-cdc-other-federal-agencies-to-end-mask-mandates-on-public-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/21-states-sue-cdc-other-federal-agencies-to-end-mask-mandates-on-public-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"21 States Sue CDC, Other Federal Agencies To End Mask Mandates On Public Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2F21-states-sue-cdc-other-federal-agencies-to-end-mask-mandates-on-public-transportation%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=1410650&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\/GettyImages-1237512336.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Twenty-one states filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in an attempt to get the Biden administration to lift the mask mandate for public transportation, which was extended on March 10 despite numerous states and cities removing mask and vaccine requirements.<\/p>\n<p>NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/21-states-sue-end-mask-requirement-public-transportation-rcna22059?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=news_tab\">reported<\/a> that the lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and that it argues, as others have, that the federal requirement for masks on public transportation interferes with state laws banning the mandate and also oversteps the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has led the nation in standing up to misguided federal government policies and fighting back against heavy-handed mandates that have no scientific backing,\u201d Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) said in a press release. \u201cIf politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked, every U.S. citizen should have the right to fly unmasked. It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody added, \u201cIt\u2019s long past time to alleviate some of the pressure on travelers and those working in the travel industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit names as defendants the CDC, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration, and the leaders of each agency. The lawsuit aims to not only end the current mandate but ensure a permanent injunction against its enforcement, NBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>The states involved in the lawsuit are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit follows moves earlier this month by others trying to get the mask mandate lifted for public transportation. On March 15, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution that would end the mandate, The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/senate-votes-to-repeal-mask-mandate-for-planes-public-transportation\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the month, 10 pilots from JetBlue, American Airlines, and Southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/10-pilots-from-major-airlines-suing-cdc-over-mask-mandates-on-airplanes\">filed a similar lawsuit<\/a>, alleging that the CDC acted \u201cwithout providing public notice or soliciting comment,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/jetblue-american-airlines-southwest-pilots-sue-cdc-federal-mask-mandate-2022-3\">according to<\/a> Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy mandating masks for all American travelers and employees in the transportation sector, the defendants have acted without statutory authorization or following the rulemaking process required by the Administrative Procedure Act (\u201cAPA\u201d). This mandate also raises serious constitutional concerns. Because of the FTMM [Federal Transportation Mask Mandate], numerous state, local, and regional transportation and airport authorities are told to enforce a federal mandate that is in direct conflict with the laws and policies of all 50 states that prohibit mask mandates or do not require face coverings,\u201d the pilots alleged.<\/p>\n<p>And just last week, the CEOs of major airlines such as American, Delta, United, and others called on the Biden administration to lift the mandate.<\/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 the CEOs wrote in a letter to the White House.<\/p>\n<p><em>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. 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