Moran, Marshall voice opposition to Biden vaccine mandate

Moran, Marshall voice opposition to Biden vaccine mandate

Moran, Marshall voice opposition to Biden vaccine mandate

The two U.S. Senators from Kansas have issued statements critical of President Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees and for employers with more than 100 workers.

The mandate calls for employers to require a COVID-19 vaccine or offer weekly testing.

Senator Jerry Moran issued a statement calling the President’s order “extreme government overreach.”

“There is no doubt that through the success of American science and ingenuity, the COVID-19 vaccine has provided the best shot at ending the pandemic and taking critical steps towards normalcy.
I am vaccinated and I will continue to urge Kansans to get vaccinated. These decisions should be left to each individual, and that decision should be guided by conversations with trusted doctors and not dictated by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. Furthermore, this government overreach comes at the expense of small business owners who are trying to strike a balance between keeping their businesses safe and open, and respecting their employees’ personal health decisions. This mandate will also only deepen divisions in the country regarding the vaccines, as well as make it even harder for employers to find workers and cause some employees to drop out of the workforce in protest.”

Senator Roger Marshall also released a statement on Twitter after the order was announced:

“@POTUS’ vaccination decree is an all-out assault on private business, our civil liberties, and our entire constitutional system of limited government. This will likely get struck down in the courts. “

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said he is getting ready to challenge the President’s order.

“No president has the legal authority to decree a national vaccine mandate or to punish private businesses that refuse to discriminate against employees based on their health status. President Biden yesterday scolded ‘this is not about freedom,’ but the rule of law most certainly is. If the president’s overreaching rhetoric becomes federal action, then rest assured we will vigorously challenge it.   To be clear, I continue to support Kansans choosing to be vaccinated, as I have. But this important health-care decision is reserved for individual Americans not entrusted to the president and federal bureaucrats.”

 

 

 

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