Congress may consider legislation this coming week to end the mandate as a requirement to gather enough support to pass this years’ defense budget, which is already two months late.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin introduces the B-21 Raider stealth at Northrop Grumman Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Palmdale, Calif. Americas newest nuclear stealth bomber made its debut Friday after years of secret development and as part of the Pentagons answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft in more than 30 years. Almost every aspect of the program is classified.
This past week more than 20 Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking that the administration remove the mandate, saying it has hurt the U.S. National Guard’s ability to recruit troops. Those troops are activated by governors to respond to natural disasters or unrest. “I’m the guy” who ordered the military to require the vaccine, Austin added. “I support continuation of vaccinating the troops.”
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Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief saysLast year Secretary Lloyd Austin directed that all troops get the vaccine or face potential expulsion from the military.
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Keep COVID Military Vaccine Mandate, Defense Chief SaysDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and lawmakers press to rescind it. This past week more than 20 Republican governors wrote to President Joe Biden asking that the administration remove the mandate. They say it has hurt the U.S. National Guard’s ability to recruit troops. Congress may consider legislation this coming week to end the mandate as a requirement to gather enough support to pass this years’ defense budget, which is already two months late. Austin says the mandate has kept the forces healthy.
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Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief saysDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making clear he wants to keep the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in place to protect the health of the troops, as Republican governors and lawmakers press to rescind it
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Keep COVID military vaccine mandate, defense chief saysLast year Secretary Lloyd Austin directed that all troops get the vaccine or face potential expulsion from the military.
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