End Vaccination Mandate at Canada-US Border, New York Senator Urges White House

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) speaks during the primary election night party for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, in New York on June 28, 2022. Mary Altaffer/The Canadian Press

A prominent New York senator is joining the ranks of American lawmakers who want the White House to end vaccination rules at the Canada-U.S. land border.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Brian Higgins, Democrats both, have written to urge President Joe Biden to “reciprocate” Canada’s new COVID-19 border policy.