GOP-Led House Votes to End Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers

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The Republican-dominated US House of Representatives voted to end the Biden administration’s draconian Covid vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

On Tuesday, the vote for the “Freedom for Health Care Workers Act” repealing Biden’s mandate was split almost evenly along party lines, passing 227 to 203. Seven Democrats defected and joined Republicans.

The bill states it’s intended “To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.”

Several GOP House reps delivered rousing speeches in favor of healthcare workers’ rights to choose whether to refuse the jab that has demonstrably been proven to be ineffective.

“What does that bill do?” Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) asked on the House floor. “It ends the unscientific, illogical, immoral, unconstitutional, unethical vaccine mandate on healthcare workers that is predicated on lies.”

The unscientific, unethical, unconstitutional COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers was predicated on lies which I exposed on the House floor. The House will vote to end this mandate today. pic.twitter.com/6dVRTPb41l

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 31, 2023

"There are enormous questions that have been raised about the vaccines. There are the Americans that are around this country that are saying 'I don't want to have something put into my arm through the force of government mandate'"

"On behalf of the American people: enough!" pic.twitter.com/DzMq44NxJU

— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 31, 2023

I was happy to speak on the House Floor in favor of HR 497, the Freedom for Healthcare Workers Act. We should not be forcing a vaccine mandate on anyone—let alone our healthcare professionals who are plenty capable of making the decision to get vaccinated on their own. pic.twitter.com/bwQaXfnkoP

— Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (@RepMMM) January 31, 2023

Other GOP representatives celebrated the win on social media, with some hoping the healthcare workers fired for refusing the jab would be reinstated.

House Republicans just voted to end Biden's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

This is a big win for freedom.

— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) January 31, 2023

We just voted to end Biden's vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. Sanity is returning to America.

— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) January 31, 2023

Today, Congress passed the Freedom for Health Care Worker’s Act which eliminates the federal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.

Any healthcare worker fired over their choice to remain unvaccinated, should have their job reinstated immediately.https://t.co/7cjjevvmdr

— Rep. Andy Harris, MD (@RepAndyHarrisMD) February 1, 2023

BREAKING NEWS: We just voted to END Biden’s authoritarian vaccine mandate for our brave healthcare workers.

Retweet if you stand with our healthcare workers and for FREEDOM!

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) January 31, 2023

Tonight, my colleagues and I voted to pass a common-sense bill to protect healthcare workers and the right to serve their community.

These frontline workers should never have to choose between a job or a jab in their arm. pic.twitter.com/aRNWjCegi5

— Rep. Brandon Williams (@RepWilliams) February 1, 2023

One Democrat rep attempted to shift the debate to abortion rights.

During debate to repeal the covid vax mandate for healthcare workers, Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) pivoted to abortion, saying "the average American wants to have the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions."

Choice for abortion but not the covid vax lol. pic.twitter.com/dDZ17LJA8d

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 31, 2023

However, The Hill reports the bill likely won’t succeed in the Democrat-run Senate.

With Democrats maintaining control of the Senate and President Biden likely to veto the bill if it were to reach his desk, the vote on Tuesday was largely a symbolic gesture to record GOP opposition to the administration’s COVID-19 policies.

Despite this, it’s important to document that Republicans were on the right side of history on the issue.

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