{"id":1765907,"date":"2022-12-07T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1765907"},"modified":"2022-12-07T09:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:33:07","slug":"republican-house-leader-kevin-mccarthy-the-covid-vax-mandate-on-our-military-is-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-house-leader-kevin-mccarthy-the-covid-vax-mandate-on-our-military-is-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican House Leader Kevin McCarthy: \u2018The COVID Vax Mandate On Our Military Is Ending\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-house-leader-kevin-mccarthy-the-covid-vax-mandate-on-our-military-is-ending%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1765907&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA) said Tuesday night that the Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID<\/a> vaccine mandate for the U.S. military will come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from McCarthy comes as House Democrats are reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-dems-reportedly-will-buck-biden-join-gop-to-repeal-military-vaccine-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set to defy<\/a> President Joe Biden by joining Republicans to jettison the requirement for military service members to get the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe end of President Biden\u2019s military COVID vaccine mandate is a victory for our military and for common sense,\u201d McCarthy said in a statement. \u201cLast week, I told the president directly: it\u2019s time to end the COVID vaccine mandate and rehire our service members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The House is expected to vote to repeal the mandate on Friday through the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense policy bill.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/readers-pass\/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/readers-pass\/read-only-v2?utm_campaign=dwplus&#038;utm_medium=editorial&#038;utm_source=dwsite&#038;cid=dwplus&#038;mid=z&#038;xid=0\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-38133\">TIRED OF THE LEGACY MEDIA\u2019S BIAS CONTROLLING THE NARRATIVE AND OBSCURING THE TRUTH? JOIN US.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I applaud the end of this onerous mandate \u2014 the Biden administration must go further,\u201d McCarthy continued. \u201cUnfortunately, the mandate has already had negative consequences for our military: The Army and Navy missed their 2022 recruitment goals by thousands of service members. And, at the direction of the Biden administration, the Defense Department discharged 3,300 Marines, 1,800 soldiers, 1,800 sailors, and 900 airmen simply based on their personal decision to not take the COVID vaccine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy said that the decisions from the Biden administration have made the U.S. Armed Forces weaker and that the administration must now take steps to correct the wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese heroes deserve justice now that the mandate is no more. The Biden administration must correct service records and not stand in the way of re- enlisting any service member discharged simply for not taking the COVID vaccine,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cMake no mistake: this is a win for our military. But in 28 days the real work begins \u2014 the new House Republican majority will work to finally hold the Biden administration accountable and assist the men and women in uniform who were unfairly targeted by this Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING \ud83d\udea8 The COVID vax mandate on our military is ending.<\/p>\n<p>Last week I told Biden directly: it\u2019s time to end your COVID vaccine mandate on our military &#038; rehire our service members. The end of the mandate is a victory for our military &#038; for common sense.<\/p>\n<p>My full statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NedBokdwWm\">pic.twitter.com\/NedBokdwWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader\/status\/1600317568790589441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the proposed National Defense Authorization Act would remove the vaccine mandate for U.S. troops, it would not reinstate service members who were discharged or had their benefits slashed for refusing to be immunized against COVID.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the language in the new NDAA will order the Pentagon to find a means of compensating service members punished for refusing to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-12-05\/biden-opposes-republican-push-to-lift-military-vaccine-mandate?leadSource=uverify%20wall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asserted<\/a>\u00a0that President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin opposed repealing the Defense Department\u2019s vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecretary Austin\u2019s been very clear that he opposes the repeal of the vaccine mandate, and the president actually concurs with the secretary of defense,\u201d Kirby stated, adding that Biden \u201ccontinues to believe that all Americans, including those in the armed forces, should be vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. \u2026 Vaccines are saving lives including our men and women in uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Hank Berrien contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Tuesday night that the Biden administration\u2019s COVID vaccine mandate for the U.S. military will come to an end. 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