A coalition of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) have introduced legislation that would end the Biden administration’s requirement that foreign truckers transporting goods be vaccinated to enter the United States. In January, both the U.S. and Canadian federal governments instituted rules requiring that foreign truckers transporting goods over international lines be vaccinated. Even though the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s controversial private-sector vaccine mandate as unconstitutional in mid-January, the trucker mandate has remained in effect. Scott’s Terminating Reckless and Unnecessary Checks Known to Erode Regular Shipping (TRUCKERS) Act—which is co-sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)—would end the truckers’ mandate. In a press release, proponents of the bill explained, “The TRUCKERS Act would exempt non-U.S. citizen commercial truck drivers traveling from Canada or Mexico who …
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to End Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for International Truckers
February 22, 2022
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