Today, the White House is taking aim at a tax plan unveiled by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that would result in an increase in federal income taxes for roughly half of Americans. In a “fact sheet” released early Monday morning to coincide with Tax Day, the White House sought to use Scott’s proposal — which his GOP colleagues have hardly embraced — as a contrast with President Biden’s plans for the middle class.
Biden, meanwhile, presided Monday over the return of the White House Easter Egg Roll after a two-year hiatus due to the covid pandemic. He’s scheduled to hit the road again later this week to try to make the case that he and fellow Democrats are getting things done in Washington. Congress remains in recess this week.
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This just in: White House says agencies are ‘reviewing’ judge’s decision on public transit masking order
Return to menuA Biden administration official said Monday that an order to wear masks on planes, public transit and in transportation hubs is no longer in effect after a federal judge struck it down.
U.S. agencies are “reviewing” the judge’s decision, said the official, who shared the guidance with reporters on the condition of anonymity.
A federal judge on Monday struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s order, which kept Americans masked on planes, public transit and in transportation hubs.
“The agencies are reviewing the decision and assessing potential next steps,” the official said. “In the meantime, today’s court decision means CDC’s public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time.”
The Transportation Security Administration, the official said, “will not enforce its Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs at this time.”
Earlier Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the Middle District of Florida struck down the rule, arguing that the mandate exceeds the CDC’s statutory authority, reports our colleague Michael Laris .
White House press secretary Jen Psaki called the decision “disappointing” during her briefing.
The judge’s decision means millions of fliers in airports around the nation can fly maskless starting Monday, even as coronavirus cases rise in some areas.
The administration official pointed out that the CDC still recommends people continue wearing masks “in indoor public transportation settings.”
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