Posted on 12/02/2022 8:16:34 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Republicans says they’ll withhold their support for the National Defense Authorization Act if they don’t get a vote on ending the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for service members.
Seven GOP senators made the vow Wednesday at a Capitol Hill news conference, saying they would withhold the support if leaders of the Democrat-led chamber don’t allow a floor vote on their proposal, according to NBC News.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said the group will not vote to get on the NDAA “unless we have a vote on ending this military vaccine mandate.”
The libertarian-mined Paul typically votes against the act every year and is among the most critical in his conference about the federal government’s handling of the pandemic, including mandated vaccinations.
The senators’ effort could delay final passage of the annual bill, which Congress has consistently passed, but it would not prevent the Senate from eventually voting on the legislation, NBC also reports.
The other six are Sens. Mike Braun, of Indiana; Ted Cruz, of Texas; Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina; Ron Johnson, of Wisconsin; Mike Lee, of Utah; and Rick Scott, of Florida.
Graham says military recruitment had suffered as a result of vaccination requirements that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made mandatory last year for all service members. The requirement applies to all active duty and Ready Reserve service members including the National Guardsmen.
“The problem here is that we’re having a dilemma we haven’t had in decades – and that’s finding enough people serving,” said Graham, the news outlet also reports.
The democrats will probably take the 750 billion and spend it on something else. They’d love to do that.
And just what are they going to do about those lives that this damnable administration has already ruined with these assine injections? I can tell you, NOTHING.
At last they’re using what leerage they have to get what they want.
Defense spending appears to be going to ukraine anyway.
and also include the military academies which are withholding diplomas because of same thing.
Just 7? Now we have the number. There are only 7 Senators we can count on. We are at our nation’s darkest hour and it’s only going to get worse for the foreseeable future.
There are only 7 Senators we can count on
Shows how many are in the kickback business only 7 not in it.
I am really surprised NOT to see the following names on the list :
Josh Hawley
Tom Cotton
Marco Rubio
My son was a 0331, when his contract was up last year he did not re-up. Why? Vax requirement. He said no.
That’s 7 we can count on at THIS time over THIS issue.
Tomorrow it will be 7 DIFFERENT Senators over a DIFFERENT issue.
Just as when they side with the left. There are a few that can be pretty much counted on to lean that way and then there are always a couple of others that join them and those “extras” are constantly rotating.
It’s just the way it is when you’re dealing with Republican politicians.
This is true. It’s probably safe to 7 is about the number any given time. It’s that bad.
Agree
Biden administration considers proposal to end military COVID vaccine mandate
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