Rand Paul: A coronavirus testing mandate for domestic flights would devastate airline industry

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A Republican senator said a COVID-19 testing requirement for domestic flights proposed by President Biden’s administration would cause irreparable damage to the travel industry.

“What they’re going to do … is they’re going to have everyone flying domestically is going to have to get tested before you get on plane, before you get back on a plane. You talk about devastating the airline industry,” Sen. Rand Paul said Friday on Fox News.

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