“The announcement today that the United States-Canada border closure has been extended until October 21 while air travel for vaccinated foreign travelers will be permitted starting in November is disappointing and infuriating. It makes absolutely no sense to allow people to fly to the United States when they are not permitted to cross by land. Why is air travel prioritized over land travel when so many people who live along the Canadian border who have been separated from their loved ones for over a year cannot afford the time or expense it takes to fly to the United States? Federal, state and local leaders across the North Country have continuously pushed the Biden administration to reopen the land border between the United States and Canada but our pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Reopening the land border between the United States and Canada needs to be prioritized and I will not stop advocating for the border to reopen until proper action is taken.”