HAGERTY, COLLEAGUES OFFICIALLY FILE CHALLENGE TO BIDEN'S VACCINE MANDATE FOR BUSINESSES

Statement

United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today joined Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), and all 47 other Senate Republicans in filing the formal challenge against President Biden's vaccine mandate under the Congressional Review Act.

The Congressional Review Act is the official process for Congress to eliminate an executive branch rule. The resolution has been received by the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP).

This move to overturn President Biden's vaccine or test mandate for private employers is guaranteed a vote on the Senate floor. The rule was transmitted to the Senate on November 16th, setting up a vote as soon as early December.

"Since it was announced, I've worked to bring President Biden's unlawful vaccine mandate to the Senate floor for a vote of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act," said Senator Hagerty. "Though I believe the vaccine is effective, this is a personal decision for each American, in consultation with his or her doctor, not the federal government. This mandate is unconstitutional overreach by the Biden Administration, and I will continue to fight it at every turn in order to protect our free and open economy."

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