Better late than never.
According to a report from Fox News, the House of Representatives is preparing to repeal the military vaccine mandate despite President Biden’s opposition to the decision.
From Fox News:
Congressional Democrats are set to hand President Biden and the White House a defeat on Tuesday by including language within the annual defense policy bill that repeals the coronavirus vaccine mandate for U.S. troops.
Fox News has learned that the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will include a provision repealing the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for service members. The bill is expected to be released Wednesday and be voted on by the House later this week.
While the bill will remove the vaccine mandate for U.S. troops, it will not reinstate service members that were discharged or had their benefits slashed for refusing to be immunized against the coronavirus.
The Biden White House has been clear that it would like to see the mandate stay in place.
Over in the Senate, Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) has been a big opponent of mandates for the military; she shared her thoughts on Twitter.
We are working hard to ensure the final NDAA safeguards our military servicemembers from the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate.
As Joe Biden said himself — the pandemic is over.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 5, 2022
I’m fighting to eliminate the COVID shot mandate in this year’s NDAA because our brave men and women in uniform deserve better.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) December 6, 2022
More over at Fox News:
House to repeal military vaccine mandate in defense bill despite Biden opposition https://t.co/xjBNdRsn1f
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) December 6, 2022
