The continued extension of restrictions at the U.S.-Canada border drew complaints from Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike on Friday who urged President Joe Biden's administration to reverse course. 

Pandemic restrictions remain in place at the border through July 21 as domestic rules in the United States have largely eased for those who have been fully vaccinated. 

Billions of dollars in trade pass between New York and Canada alone every year.

“Extending the travel restrictions for yet another month, despite the tremendous progress the U.S. has made in fully vaccinating Americans and safely reopening, is absolutely inacceptable to the families, businesses, and communities along the northern border," Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said. "President Biden missed a huge opportunity at the G-7 summit to stand up for America and deliver a plan to safely reopen, instead caving to Prime Minister Trudeau’s incessant desire to delay. I’ve called on the Biden Administration to begin taking unilateral steps towards easing restrictions for families and property owners, and the failure to do so is unacceptable for our northern border communities.”

Rep. Brian Higgins, a Democrat, gave a saltier reply, peppered with an expletive, when posting on Twitter with the hashtag "#LetUsReunite." 

Higgins criticized the lack of transparency surrounding the negotiations over the border reopening as a "disservice" to constituents.