MIAMI, FL – Congressman Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-26) denounced the Biden Administration’s proposed travel ban to Florida. Joining 7 other Florida delegation members, the letter sent to President Biden lays out the negative economic impact on the Sunshine State should a travel ban be implemented.
The letter in part states:
“While we fear the economic impacts on our state that would flow from a domestic travel ban, we note also that such a ban would separate families and impose unknown but significant impacts on other sectors of our economy. Freedom to travel within the United States has not been materially interrupted during our history. Such travel is understood among our people as being a right. The social impacts would rival the economic impacts when we seek cooperation and unity.”
In releasing the letter, Gimenez highlighted the proactive steps Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has taken to keep Florida’s economy moving forward amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in thousands of businesses closing down and millions of Americans losing their jobs.
“Governor Ron DeSantis has done an exceptional job in keeping our communities safe while doing everything in his power to keep Florida’s economy moving forward. Florida was among the first states to vaccinate frontline workers, to implement a program to vaccinate seniors 65+, and get long-term care facilities the resources they need throughout the pandemic.
Florida ranks 28th in COVID-19 cases per-capita, 30th in hospitalizations per-capita, 42nd in fatalities per-capita, and overall, Florida is trending downwards. This proposal is not one rooted in science. Instead, it is a political attempt to tarnish Governor DeSantis,” Gimenez said.
Please click here to read the full letter.
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Originally published at https://gimenez.house.gov/press-releases?ID=4D197B6F-86E2-4491-9B1E-9D4C13D4906B
