Sunday shows: GOP senator says he disagrees with DeSantis on mask mandates

View in your browser     GOP senator says he disagrees with DeSantis on mask mandates BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday said he disagrees with the order by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that bans mask mandates in local schools.  “I’m a conservative. I think you govern best when you govern closest to the people being governed,” Cassidy said when asked about the issue during an interview with Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Read the full story here     Durbin calls what was happening at DOJ under Trump 'frightening' BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Sunday said what was going on at the Department of Justice under former President Trump was “frightening,” after listening to hours of testimony from the former administration’s acting attorney general as the panel investigates election interference. Read the full story here     Fox's Baier presses Scott on GOP's support for rising spending under Trump BY JOSEPH CHOI    Fox News's Bret Baier pressed Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) during a Sunday interview about GOP support for rising spending under former President Trump and the opposition of many Republicans to the bipartisan infrastructure bill over spending concerns.  Read the full story here     Buttigieg: 'We are within days, possibly within hours' of infrastructure bill passing BY JOSEPH CHOI   Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday expressed optimism that the Senate's bipartisan infrastructure bill will pass this week, saying it could move through the Senate "within days, possibly within hours." Read the full story here     Fauci says some likely to need booster COVID-19 shots BY JOSEPH CHOI   Chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci on Sunday said it is highly likely that people will need booster shots to give them protection from the coronavirus. Read the full story here     Fauci 'very concerned' about COVID-19 surge following Sturgis rally BY JOSEPH CHOI   Anthony Fauci, President Biden's chief medical adviser, on Sunday said he is "very concerned" that there may be another surge in South Dakota brought on by the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of thousands. Read the full story here     Cassidy on rising Louisiana COVID crisis: 'All we need to do is get vaccinated' BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL   Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) on Sunday urged his state to get inoculated amid a nationwide spike in COVID-19 cases, concluding that “all we need to do is get vaccinated" to end the pandemic. Read the full story here     Teachers union president signals personal support for vaccine mandates BY ARIS FOLLEY   Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), said during a Sunday interview that she thinks teachers need to work with employers on vaccine mandates. Read the full story here     Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say they'll put on masks when sick post-pandemic BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL    Two-thirds of Americans say they will continue to wear masks when sick and dress in comfortable clothing more often once the pandemic ends, according to a new poll. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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