GOP senators renew efforts to defund Biden’s vaccine mandates

FIRST ON FOX: A gaggle of Republican senators wrote a letter to their colleagues Monday urging them to oppose easing passage of the Persevering with Decision earlier than the Senate till there’s a roll name vote on an modification that will defund the enforcement of President Biden’s vaccine mandates.

Explaining their intention to face towards such mandates “till they’re discontinued in ambition, design, and observe,” Sens. Mike Lee of Utah, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Mike Braun of Indiana, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas mentioned they “is not going to consent to a time settlement that eases passage of the Persevering with Decision” till such a vote is permitted.

“Now we have constantly opposed President Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, which might drive thousands and thousands of People to decide on between an undesirable medical process and having the ability to present for his or her households. For authorized, constitutional, and coverage causes, we stay not solely strongly against the mandates, but in addition firmly satisfied that the chance of inaction on our half is unacceptably excessive,” the senators wrote.

“Hundreds of thousands of People at the moment are free from this unwarranted federal invasion into well being care selections, however for a way lengthy?” the senators continued, referring to the current Supreme Courtroom choice that blocked the OSHA mandate.

BIDEN ADMITS HIS VACCINE MANDATES ARE UNPOPULAR BUT SAYS THEY’RE ‘LEGAL AND EFFECTIVE’

“Along with the lingering, dangerous uncertainty confronted by these topic to the 4 remaining COVID-19 mandates – particularly, these imposing vaccine necessities on medical staff, navy personnel, federal staff, and federal contractors – the American folks as an entire nonetheless face uncertainty as as to whether President Biden has deserted his need to impose comparable necessities on them.”

The letter went on to slam Biden’s vaccine mandates as a “severe abuse of each federal energy and government authority” that additional strains the nation economically and socially whereas ignoring scientific proof concerning pure immunity and the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines.

“In any occasion, President Biden has no enterprise forcing folks to make a tragic selection between unemployment and an undesirable vaccination,” they added.

“Historical past will bear document of whether or not we selected to endure tyranny, or oppose it, on this pivotal second. We invite you to face with us and oppose the [Continuing Resolution] till it explicitly defunds the implementation and enforcement of those mandates. At a minimal, we have to take a vote on this earlier than funding their enforcement. The livelihoods and private freedoms of thousands and thousands of People are at stake,” they concluded.