Sen. Hagan: Actually, We Should Have A Travel Ban On Citizens From Ebola-Stricken Countries

Remember when Sen. Kay Hagan said the CDC was “giving us great guidance” on Ebola? There was something that was left out; she said that a travel ban was not the best way to address this issue. “That is not going to help solve this problem,” said Hagan said last week. “That is not going to contain the epidemic that we see happening in Africa.”

Apparently, the incumbent Democratic senator had a change of heart when her office released this statement last Friday [emphasis mine]:

I have said for weeks that travel restrictions should be one part of a broad strategy to prevent Ebola from spreading in the U.S. and fighting it in Africa. I am calling on the Administration to temporarily ban the travel of non-U.S. citizens from the affected countries in West Africa. Although stopping the spread of this virus overseas will require a large, coordinated effort with the international community, a temporary travel ban is a prudent step the President can take to protect the American people, and I believe he should do so immediately."