Senate GOP preps to nullify Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for 17 million health care workers
December 31, 2021 | District of Columbia, Tennessee
More than 30 GOP senators are preparing legislation to nullify President Biden’s national COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers.
The lawmakers, led by Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Roger Marshall of Kansas, plan to introduce a resolution disapproving of the mandate under the Congressional Review Act. The oversight tool allows Congress to discard federal regulations finalized within the previous 60 legislative days.
“Tennessee’s health care workers should not be fired from showing up to work and providing lifesaving care,” said Mrs. Blackburn.
In November, the White House ordered the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to require coronavirus vaccinations for health care workers at facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid. The CMS estimates the mandate covers 76,000 facilities and more than 17 million health care workers across the country….(Excerpts from Washington Times)
