Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Prohibiting Vaccine Mandate for Minors

Sen. Cruz Introduces Bill Prohibiting Vaccine Mandate for Minors
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speaks during a news conference on the U.S. Southern Border and President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation that would prohibit the federal government and any entity at the federal, state, and local level that receives federal funding—including school districts—from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for minors.

“Parents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in consultation with their family doctor,” he said. “My view on the COVID-19 vaccine has remained clear: no mandates of any kind.

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