Rep. Shuster Wants Flight Restrictions

ALTOONA - Lawmakers in Washington are asking President Obama to place a restriction on flights from West Africa. 

Representative Bill Shuster along with Senator John Thune from South Dakota asked for that temporary travel ban to be placed in effect immediately.

Other nations such as France and Great Britain have already enacted such travel bans to help fight the spread of Ebola. Representative Shuster believes a ban on individuals that have lived in or traveled to the affected nations is vital to stopping the spread of the virus.

Representative Shuster said Thursday, "I think one of the prudent things to do would be to restrict flights from Western Africa from those 5 nations where 95% of the Ebola outbreaks have come from that are coming to the United States and other places."

Shuster went on to say that President Obama has the power to begin restricting those flights immediately.

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