I’m willing to bet you already know which “Republican” was the only one to vote to keep toddlers masked if they are in the Head Start program. If you thought it was Ronna McRomney’s uncle, then you would be correct.
Romney just voted to mask toddlers clearly proving he’s a traitor and in China’s pocket. Hey, I don’t make the rules.
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) March 15, 2022
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) recently joined Democratic colleagues on the Health, Labor, Education, and Pensions Committee to approve a rule that keeps in place a mask mandate for toddlers involved in a federal early learning program.
What happened?
The controversial vote came Tuesday at a HELP committee hearing, during which lawmakers assessed a Department of Health and Human Services’ rule requiring masks for all Head Start program participants — even for children as young as 2 years old.Head Start is a federal program with chapters in all 50 states that aims to “promote the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families.”
Under the rule, effective Nov. 30, 2021, all Head Start participants 2 years of age and older are subject to “universal masking” with the aim of mitigating the spread of COVID-19. Head Start staff and volunteers are also required to be vaccinated.