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Feb. 9, 2022: Biden lags behind Dem govs on easing mask mandates
Feb. 9, 2022: Biden lags behind Dem govs on easing mask mandates
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5 minutes
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Feb 9, 2022
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Across the country, top Democratic officials are relaxing mask mandates
as Omicron recedes and concern rises about how masking is affecting
schoolchildren. Meanwhile, Republicans have seized on the issue to
attack Democrats as mask fundamentalists.
The shift among Democrats accelerated Monday, when a bipartisan group of
governors meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington told him they
wanted a “return to a greater state of normality” and to “move beyond
the pandemic.”
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Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
as Omicron recedes and concern rises about how masking is affecting
schoolchildren. Meanwhile, Republicans have seized on the issue to
attack Democrats as mask fundamentalists.
The shift among Democrats accelerated Monday, when a bipartisan group of
governors meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington told him they
wanted a “return to a greater state of normality” and to “move beyond
the pandemic.”
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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