<p>The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to block the requirement that foreign travelers have proof of COVID vaccination to fly into the United States.</p>
<p>Seven Democrats joined with the GOP majority to pass the <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023116" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation 227-201</a>, sending the bill to the Democrat-led Senate where it faces long odds.</p>
<p>Still, the vote represents a triumph for Republicans who oppose the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/proof-of-vaccination.html#:~:text=Noncitizens%20who%20are%20nonimmigrants%20and,States%20from%20a%20foreign%20country." target="_blank" rel="noopener">rules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> which stipulate adult visitors who seek to enter the United States by air need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before boarding a flight to enter the country.</p>
<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/185" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced the bill</a>, argued the CDC requirement is baffling because immigrants are crossing the southern border without being governed by such regulations. &#8220;Where&#8217;s the logic in that?&#8221; he said.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Democrats’ basic argument against my bill to end the COVID-19 mandate on international air visitors is this:  Congress should defer to bureaucrats because “science is hard” and Democrats aren’t qualified to vote on laws affecting basic human rights. <a href="https://t.co/T30MelBhu2">pic.twitter.com/T30MelBhu2</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1623439449722871811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) said Republicans are prioritizing &#8220;<a href="https://twitter.com/FrankPallone/status/1623445915997548547" target="_blank" rel="noopener">politics over science</a>&#8221; and warned unvaccinated individuals could bring new, dangerous variants into the country.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Republicans are bringing their second bill in as many weeks to the House floor today that questions the safety of COVID-19 vaccines and undermines our public health agencies. I’m leading the opposition to this dangerous bill. <a href="https://t.co/INb0Zeqmrg">pic.twitter.com/INb0Zeqmrg</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Rep. Frank Pallone (@FrankPallone) <a href="https://twitter.com/FrankPallone/status/1623445915997548547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The federal government is expected to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire in May.</p>
<p>Pallone acknowledged policy-change discussions are warranted, but accused Republicans of rushing partisan legislation forward without up-to-date input from public health officials. To that end, he took issue with a <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/185/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clause in the bill</a> that blocks &#8220;any successor or subsequent order&#8221; from the CDC requiring foreigners traveling by air to show proof of COVID–19 vaccination as a condition on entering the United States.</p>
<p>More than 1 million deaths in the United States have been attributed to COVID-19 since it first emerged in late 2019. While rates are far below the peaks during the height of the pandemic, the CDC <a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports weekly deaths</a> attributed to COVID hovering between 2,500 and 4,400 since the beginning of this year.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-touts-americas-possibilities-in-state-of-the-union-address" target="_blank" rel="noopener">During his State of the Union address on Tuesday</a>, President Joe Biden talked about the United States emerging from the grip of a years-long pandemic. &#8220;And today, COVID no longer controls our lives,&#8221; Biden said.</p>

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