Members of the House Liberal Caucus are calling on all Republicans to oppose passage of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) until President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is repealed.
“On September 18, 2022, President Biden acknowledged that the pandemic is over,” the caucus wrote in a letter to minority leaders in the House and Senate. “Yet the president and his ‘wake-up’ Pentagon continue to force experimental and largely ineffective vaccines on American servicemen, and thousands of the best and most brave servicemen are forced into religious or face an involuntary discharge for refusing for medical reasons — and the Pentagon Inspector General has expressed serious concerns about wholesale dentists requesting an exemption from the vaccine order. “
The House Liberal Caucus is calling on Republicans to reject the witty and weak military policies contained in the Democratic defense bill.
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The letter comes just a day after a Pfizer executive testified before a European Parliament committee, admitting that before the drug giant released its mRNA vaccine, it had no idea whether it would prevent infection with COVID-19. was dated.
It also indicates that the military had a blanket policy, possibly illegal, by denying vaccine exemption requests for personnel, according to a recent report by the Pentagon Inspector General.
More than 100,000 active-duty military personnel are currently facing discharge from the U.S. military for refusal to vaccinate.
“Just like in July, Democrats need Republican votes to pass the NDAA, and the House Liberty Committee is telling all Republicans, Democrats, to undermine our military and its combat readiness. I urge you to keep the line to force you to reverse President Biden’s policy, which has been on the rise, along with making vaccines mandatory,” the House Liberal Party said.
In addition to abolishing the vaccine mandate, members urged Republican colleagues to purge the military of “woke” ideology, stop spending on climate projects, and end U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine wars. urged the establishment of a special inspector general to oversee and investigate the
Freedom Caucus also said Republicans should delay passage of the NDAA until new congressional sessions begin in January 2023, allowing voters to have a say in the law.