[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1184]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, last week the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention lifted many mask wearing mandates due to 
the positive trends in the fight against COVID-19. Effective today, 
Canada's Ontario Ministry of Health is removing capacity limits and 
vaccination requirements for all settings.
  Increased vaccination rates in the United States, Canada, and around 
the world show that communities who have done the right thing and 
followed the science can return to a watchful sense of normalcy.
  Today, I am calling on the United States and Canadian Governments to 
follow the science-based directives of their health agencies and to 
fully reopen the Canadian border to travelers without COVID 
restrictions.
  Two years ago, the border between the United States and Canada closed 
with devastating consequences for both countries, economically and 
emotionally. Incredible progress has been made in the fight against 
COVID. It is time to move the remaining disjointed and prohibitive 
restrictions at the U.S. and Canadian borders.

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