would prevent the federal government as well as public schools from imposing covid-19 vaccine mandates on children. in a statement, cruz said this, parents should have the right to decide what is best for their children in consultation with their family doctor. my view on the covid-19 vaccine has remained clear, no mandate of any kind. this followed the cdc approving and recommending a child-sized dose of the pfizer vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds clearing the way to begin vaccinating the 28 million children in the united states in this age group. the approval also happened the same week of the virginia governor s race in which glenn youngkin capitalized on the issues of parental roles in their children s schools and covid mandates. so far, only five school districts all in california have mandated the vaccine for students, and those are only for students 12 to 17. joining me now to discuss is dr. paul off yffitt, a member oe
the house, and six seats in the senate. i think we re looking at significant wins for republicans, we re looking at republican control of the house and the senate after the 2022 election, and i don t think this infrastructure package that just passed is going to impact that one way or the other. well, i don t know what the political ramification of it might be, but as one who drives on roadways that are littered with potholes, i m thrilled they got something done. neil, nice to see you again. thanks for coming back. what are your thoughts, tweet me at smerconish, use my social media, go to my facebook page. this comes from you tube, i think. the squad is the best thing to happen for the gop in a long time. paul, interesting that you say that, i have said previously that if joe biden didn t have joe manchin, he would need to invent him because, you know, manchin keeps him from going too far in a progressive direction. i ll tell you something else you