{"id":1767926,"date":"2022-12-08T14:17:52","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T19:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1767926"},"modified":"2022-12-08T14:23:52","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T19:23:52","slug":"house-passes-858-billion-defense-bill-that-reverses-military-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-858-billion-defense-bill-that-reverses-military-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill That Reverses Military Vaccine Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fhouse-passes-858-billion-defense-bill-that-reverses-military-vaccine-mandate%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=1767926&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>The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday authorizing $858 billion in national defense funding, including reversing the U.S. military\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers approved a final version to repeal the mandate through the passage of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense bill.<\/p>\n<p>The bill includes several policy provisions, including a 4.6% pay raise for military service members, strengthening defense strategies using air force, land warfare, cybersecurity, and increasing U.S. support for Ukraine and NATO, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/12\/08\/politics\/house-vote-ndaa-military-vaccine-mandate\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While the bill 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>On Monday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby asserted that 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>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>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Tuesday night that the Biden administration\u2019s COVID vaccine mandate for the U.S. military would end.<\/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><em>This is a developing story; check back in for updates and more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday authorizing $858 billion in national defense funding, including reversing the U.S. military\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Lawmakers approved a final version to repeal the mandate through the passage of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense bill. 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