Federal Court Ends CDC's Transportation Mask Mandate

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🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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A judge said the rule exceeded the Centers for Disease Control's power, raising questions about how the agency can enforce public health rules in future crises. The Biden administration, so far, has not committed to an appeal of the ruling.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and transportation correspondent David Schaper.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Mark Kleinhunds from Cleveland, Ohio.
0:03.8	Sitting here with my newborn baby daughter, Violet, who was born just a few days after
0:09.0	our stay at the Star Wars Galactic Star Cruiser themed hotel at Walt Disney World.
0:14.8	This podcast was recorded at...
0:16.8	It's 204 Eastern on Tuesday, April 19th, here on Earth.
0:22.2	Things may have changed by the time you hear it.
0:24.8	Okay, enjoy the show.
0:30.0	Oh my god, this is a time stamp just for us.
0:34.0	I'm so jealous. I want to stay at the Star Wars hotel.
0:37.8	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics podcast. I'm Scott Detro. I cover the White House.
0:42.4	I'm Tamra Keith. I also cover the White House.
0:45.2	And David Chaper is also here. He covers transportation for NPR. Welcome to the podcast, David.
0:50.3	Hey there, guys.
0:51.4	And David, you are here because yesterday US District Court judge Catherine Kimball,
0:55.7	Miselle ruled that the federal mask mandate on planes, trains, buses, and other modes of
1:00.4	public transportation is unlawful. She ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1:04.8	had exceeded its authority and failed to follow proper rulemaking procedures.
1:09.3	And David, we will start with you a lot happened right after that ruling. Catch us up to speed.
1:14.6	Yeah, well, the ruling came out and there was a little bit of confusion initially because it
1:20.1	wasn't sure, folks weren't sure if it took effect immediately. But there were airline pilots who
1:25.8	mid-flight announced to the everyone on board that this judge had made that ruling. And there was
1:32.7	some celebrating and people taking off their masks right away while in the air.
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