Republicans Want Biden , to End COVID-19, as a Public Health Emergency.
NPR reports Congressional Republicans have asked President Biden to no longer designate the coronavirus pandemic as a public health emergency (PHE).
The lawmakers say due to increased access to vaccines and improved efficacy of COVID-19 treatments, it's time for the United States to get back to normal.
As the surge of the Omicron variant has subsided, many believe the Biden administration should begin plotting a course towards the hopeful late stages of the pandemic.
We're moving toward a time when COVID won't disrupt our daily lives, , Statement from Jeffrey Zients, White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.
... a time when COVID won't be a constant crisis but rather will be something we can protect against and treat.
, Statement from Jeffrey Zients, White House COVID response coordinator, via NPR.
Though numbers have started dropping, seven-day averages show 2,300 deaths per day.
Today we call on your administration to do what so many states and other countries already have: accept that COVID-19 is endemic, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.
Recognize that current heavy-handed government interventions are doing more harm than good, , GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.
And immediately begin the process by which we unwind the PHE so our country can get back to normal.
, GOP's letter to President Biden, via NPR.
The more than 70 House Republicans who signed the letter asked that Biden submit a pandemic exit strategy to Congress by March 15.
The more than 70 House Republicans who signed the letter asked that Biden submit a pandemic exit strategy to Congress by March 15
