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More Than Twenty States Sue The CDC & Other Federal Agencies To End The Mask Mandate On Public Transportation

<p data-pm-slice&equals;"0 0 &lbrack;&rsqb;">Just as some states such as Alabama&comma; California&comma; Georgia&comma; and others have lifted their mask <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;arizona-seeking-to-finalize-bill-that-would-compensate-those-who-are-fired-for-refusing-covid-19-mandate&sol;">mandates<&sol;a>&comma; other states have taken action into their hands to move forward with removing the mandate as it pertains to public transportation&period; Today&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nbcnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;us-news&sol;21-states-sue-end-mask-requirement-public-transportation-rcna22059">NBC News<&sol;a>&comma; twenty-one states sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &lpar;CDC&rpar; and other federal agencies to end the country&&num;8217&semi;s mask mandate on public transportation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit was filed in the U&period;S&period; District Court for the Middle District of Florida&period; It argues that the federal mandate exceeds the CDC&&num;8217&semi;s authority and interferes with state laws banning forced masking&period; The CDC isn&&num;8217&semi;t the only one named in the complaint&period; The federal Department of Health and Human Services&comma; the Department of Homeland Security&comma; the Transportation Security Administration&comma; and the heads of each agency are all listed as defendants&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Other states that have joined Florida in the suit include&semi; Alabama&comma; Alaska&comma; Arizona&comma; Arkansas&comma; Georgia&comma; Idaho&comma; Indiana&comma; Kansas&comma; Kentucky&comma; Louisiana&comma; Mississippi&comma; Missouri&comma; Montana&comma; Nebraska&comma; Ohio&comma; Oklahoma&comma; South Carolina&comma; Utah&comma; Virginia&comma; and West Virginia&period; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis released a press release announcing the lawsuit stating&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Florida has led the nation in standing up to misguided federal government policies and fighting back against heavy-handed mandates that have no scientific backing&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He continued&comma; &&num;8220&semi;If politicians and celebrities can attend the Super Bowl unmasked&comma; every U&period;S&period; citizen should have the right to fly unmasked&period; It is well past time to get rid of this unnecessary mandate and get back to normal life&period;&&num;8221&semi; Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody also spoke out about the suit&comma; saying that it was long past time to alleviate some of the pressure on travelers and those working in the travel industry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Initially&comma; the CDC ordered that masks be worn on all forms of public transportation&comma; including planes&comma; trains&comma; boats&comma; and buses&comma; as well as in all transportation hubs&comma; such as airports and subway stations&comma; in January 2021&period; However&comma; the TSA announced that its mandate expires on April 18th&period; The CDC&comma; TSA&comma; HHS&comma; and DHS declined to comment on the proceedings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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