Political Quotes

“The pandemic is over. The President said so himself. So why, then, are our friends on the other side of the aisle fighting to keep in place an authoritarian mandate on our healthcare workers? When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued its vaccine mandate in 2021, the emergency situation with respect to the delta variant was cited as its justification. The problem isn't just that the delta variant has come and gone, it is that we have an administration that has made a habit out of violating Americans' basic freedoms. Our frontline workers were the heroes of the pandemic, but this vaccine mandate robbed those very workers of the right to make medical decisions for themselves. All of the President's vaccine mandates are wrong. They have been wrong from the start. Today, House Republicans will begin to set things straight by prohibiting this administration from enforcing COVID vaccine mandates on our healthcare providers. During a time of workforce shortages, especially among healthcare staff, no American should be forced to choose between the jab and the job. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.”