Political Quotes

“I rise in opposition to Democrats' mandates that forced our young Senate pages to be vaccinated three times. In a free society, no one should be forced to take an injection; no one should be forced to have a surgery; no one should be forced to submit to a medical procedure--particularly a medical procedure that was approved under emergency-use authorization. Democrats' support for medical choice when it comes to vaccines appears to be inconsistent and selective. But I fear they won't be persuaded by any arguments towards liberty, so I would like to direct the majority of my remarks to the actual science about whether or not adolescents should have to be forced to have three COVID vaccines. Initially, there were arguments made saying: We must forcibly vaccinate these kids or they will infect the older folks, the antiquarian Senators. But it turns out that argument fails because the science in the end showed that the vaccine didn't prevent transmission of the disease. In fact, in August 2021, CDC Director Rachel Walensky admitted for COVID-19 that the vaccine does not stop transmission: Our vaccines are working exceptionally well . . . But what they can't do anymore is prevent transmission. So the government, the proponents, those for the mandates argue: Well, we have to do it; it will stop the disease and we won't have any more spread. Well, it turns out that wasn't true. The vaccine does not stop transmission.…”