13 Republican Senators Call For Vote Ending Military Vaccine Mandate

Republican Senators are demanding a vote be had to end vaccine mandates for those in the military. Republican Senators Mike Lee of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mike Braun of Indiana, Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, Steve Daines of Montana, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi and Josh Hawley of Missouri have called for a vote over the issue. The call was pushed by Senators Rick Scott of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky. In their letter to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the Senators stated their reluctance to work with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 unless an amendment is added prohibiting military discharge based on vaccine status.

From Newsmax:

"The Department of Defense COVID-19 vaccine mandate has ruined the livelihoods of men and women who have honorably served our country," the letter says.

"While the Department of Defense certainly must make decisions that will bolster military readiness, the effects of the mandate are antithetical to readiness of our force, and the policy must be revoked.

"The United States simply cannot afford to discharge our brave men and women in uniform and lose the investments we have made into each and every one of them due to an inept bureaucratic policy. … We respectfully request that the Senate vote on this important issue that adversely affects our service members and our national security."

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