That is the information lots of our troops and their households have been ready for- an finish to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate focusing on our US navy personnel.
Here is the BLUF, the underside line up entrance: Congressional Republicans have secured an settlement forcing the Biden Administration to put off the COVID-19 vaccine mandate focusing on our troops, and so they’ve secured a pay increase for the troops as effectively.
Montana Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) joined us final minute on the radio Wednesday morning to cowl the breaking information.
Sen. Daines: It is my honor to announce to our service members that the courageous women and men serving our nation won’t be compelled to adjust to Biden’s overreaching vaccine mandate. The textual content for the Nationwide Protection Authorization Act was launched final night time (Tuesday). We have been preventing for this in public and behind the scenes. And the excellent news is- that is included on this invoice. And that is nice information, this overreaching mandate on the COVID vaccines, we’ll shield our women and men in uniform who for no matter cause they select, they’ll nonetheless serve within the navy, and won’t be compelled to take the vaccine.
Earlier this week we shared the information that Home Republican Chief Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was declaring victory on this entrance, however now the official language is out. The settlement additionally features a pay increase for our troops.
Aaron Flint: I am hopeful that this can result in a cascading impact, the place we lastly tear down these partitions, and we are saying no extra discrimination in opposition to well being care employees. And never solely no extra navy service members being kicked to the curb, however restitution and again pay for many who are already discriminated in opposition to.
Sen. Daines: Yeah, and simply to be clear, that battle’s not over but. I am battling that actually as we speak, as a result of I wish to see backpay included as effectively. So we make these women and men who had been discharged entire on their pay. However at the very least now they’ll get again in to preventing standing, and it’ll not be an ongoing barrier right here for many who are within the navy, who’re questioning, who possibly had been afraid- they’d to decide on between staying in and sporting the uniform or getting the vaccine. That was an terrible alternative. It is the mistaken alternative. That half acquired fastened. However now we acquired to battle for the again pay for many who did lose their service to the nation as a result of they had been discharged.
Why did Democrats lastly cave? Full audio of our chat with Senator Daines included right here:
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