George Santos: “One of the biggest infringements on the American people's rights happened shortly after the Chinese Communist Party…”

“One of the biggest infringements on the American people's rights happened shortly after the Chinese Communist Party unleashed a genetically modified coronavirus across the globe, infecting and killing millions. To combat the virus and save the most vulnerable, President Trump initiated Operation Warp Speed, which put on display American exceptionalism when it successfully created a COVID-19 vaccine in under a year. However, what ensued thereafter was far more un-American than anything. It actually resembled more authoritarianism. States and Federal agencies made continued employment contingent on vaccine status. Businesses that did not comply were fined. Churches that did not comply were shut down. People who did not comply were fired. Some States were freer than others, but the Federal Government was the most draconian of them all. Federal workers, including over 8,400 United States servicemembers, lost their jobs because they refused to take a novel vaccine with minimal testing. I am not standing here before you today questioning the legitimacy of the vaccine or calling the creation of the vaccine a net negative. Actually, I am doing the complete opposite. In fact, it was a net positive for society to give vulnerable individuals with autoimmune diseases an extra layer of protection against COVID-19. However, I am standing before you today raging against the government overreach that is vaccine mandates.…”