Sen. Lankford Threatens to Delay DOD Nominations Over Vaccine Mandates
December 14, 2022 | Oklahoma
Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., pledged this week to block any of President Joe Biden’s nominations for the U.S. Department of Defense until the White House explains why it hasn’t acknowledged “tens of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine-exemption requests from military service members.
During a Monday press call, Lankford told The Daily Signal “this is not over.”
He said the Pentagon has a clearly defined process for making decisions based on religious accommodations.
And yet, thousands of service members have yet to receive clarity on their religious-exemption requests involving the vaccine mandate.
“This one just seems to be hanging out there,” Lankford told The Daily Signal, while characterizing the Pentagon’s response delay as “absurd.”
Two weeks ago, Lankford made a similar statement about the Department of Defense, tweeting, “I’ve demanded answers on why the Biden [administration] has granted almost none of the thousands of religious exemption requests for military vaccine mandates…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)
