Ted Cruz introduces legislation to prohibit vaccine mandates for children

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has introduced legislation prohibiting any government agency in America from imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates on children.

Cruz’s bill bans the federal government as well as any state, or local agency that receives federal funding—including school districts — from imposing a mandate.

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

The Texas Republican also accused President Joe Biden over overreaching his authority during the pandemic.

“President Biden and his administration have repeatedly ignored medical privacy rights and personal liberty by pushing unlawful and burdensome vaccine mandates on American businesses, and now they are preparing to push a mandate on kids by pressuring parents—all without taking into account relative risk or the benefits of natural immunity,” he said.