Republicans ask why Biden still requires masks for Head Start toddlers
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House Republicans are demanding answers on why the Biden administration is still mandating masks for toddlers as young as 2 years old in the federal Head Start program.
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The letter also asked HHS to deliver all documents related to its January decision to impose the mask mandate by late September, and demanded a staff-level briefing by next week so it can "better understand" that decision.
"Forcing a toddler to wear a mask all day isn’t just bad policy, it's detrimental to a child's development," Rep. Michael Cloud of Texas, a senior member of the Oversight panel, told Fox News Digital. "The Biden administration’s decision to mandate low-income toddlers wear masks in school will undoubtedly hinder their learning and damage children’s social development at an incredibly critical age."
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