Attempt to Ban Federal Mask Mandates in Public Schools Gets Shutdown | EWTN News Nightly

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An attempt by a Republican Senator to ban federal mask mandates at public schools has been shot down. Ohio Senator JD Vance was behind the Freedom to Breathe Act. The measure also would have banned mask mandates on domestic air travel and on public transportation. It was shot down immediately by Democrat Ed Markey of Massachusetts. He says the bill was a further sign of the GOP caring for gimmicks more than people. The Vice President of Domestic Policy at the Heritage Foundation which supported Senator Vance's proposal and the former Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights, Roger Severino, joins to tell us more about the Freedom to Breathe Act and why it was introduced in the 1st place. Severino shares why he supports this proposal and why he says the mask mandates harmed children. Severino discusses what Senator Markey said about his opposition and what happens next for the Freedom to Breathe Act. He fills us in on whether he sees more mask mandates coming for children in schools and whether anything can be done. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf