The Fight Against Child Masking Continues.

On Thursday, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, a Republican member of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, called for an end to mask regulations for children, citing the negative impact they have on children’s mental health and social development. McMorris Rogers’ comment comes after a group of 40 superintendents from around eastern Washington signed a letter calling for a “substantial relaxation” of mask restrictions and other CCP virus precautions. During her opening remarks, McMorris Rogers stated, “Today’s hearing is long overdue.” “COVID has taken a toll on our children in particular. “Our children are in danger. A survey of 3,300 high school students in 2020 indicated that one-third of them were sad or depressed.” “Mental health-related emergency department visits increased 24 percent for children ages 5 to 11 and 31 percent for those ages 12 to 17,…

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