{"id":737418,"date":"2021-09-10T10:35:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=737418"},"modified":"2021-09-10T10:35:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T14:35:17","slug":"a-decision-we-applaud-big-business-endorses-bidens-vaccine-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-decision-we-applaud-big-business-endorses-bidens-vaccine-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A Decision We Applaud\u2019: Big Business Endorses Biden\u2019s Vaccine Mandate"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fa-decision-we-applaud-big-business-endorses-bidens-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=737418&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>Groups representing big business interests lined up in support of President Joe Biden\u2019s sweeping executive order forcing the private sector to begin mandating workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of us are frustrated with the nearly 80 million Americans who are still not vaccinated, even though the vaccine is safe, effective, and free,\u201d Biden said during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2021\/09\/09\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-fighting-the-covid-19-pandemic-3\/\">remarks<\/a> at the White House on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin,\u201d he continued. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/republican-states-legal-options-joe-biden-vaccine-mandate\/\">(RELATED: \u2018See You In Court\u2019: Republican States Say They Are Reviewing All Legal Options On Biden Vaccine Mandate)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prior to his remarks, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/covidplan\/#vaccinate\">signed an executive order<\/a> giving the Department of Labor the authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/joe-biden-vaccine-not-personal-choice-mandate-vaccine\/\">impose vaccine mandates<\/a> on all businesses with more than 100 employees. The agency\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration would be tasked with enforcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/mass-civil-disobedience-jd-vance-shreds-bidens-vaccine-mandate-american-businesses\/\">mandate<\/a> and fining companies that choose not to comply.<\/p>\n<p>The action has already been <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/republican-states-legal-options-joe-biden-vaccine-mandate\/\">met<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/09\/biden-vaccine-mandate-gop-republican\/\">legal challenges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But the Business Roundtable, a group that represents some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/24\/corporate-executives-joe-biden-american-rescue-plan\/\">largest U.S. corporations<\/a>, applauded the president\u2019s actions on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusiness Roundtable welcomes the Biden Administration\u2019s continued vigilance in the fight against COVID,\u201d Business Roundtable President &amp; CEO Joshua Bolten said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessroundtable.org\/business-roundtable-statement-on-white-house-covid-19-vaccination-testing-announcement\">statement<\/a>. \u201cAmerica\u2019s business leaders know how critical vaccination and testing are in defeating the pandemic, which is why so many have invested resources in encouraging and incentivizing their customers and employees to get vaccinated, including providing paid time off.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7280019\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7280019\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7280019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Disney CEO Bob Chapek attends a grand opening event in 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Joshua Sudock\/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-688619598-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7280019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek attends a grand opening event in 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Joshua Sudock\/Disneyland Resort via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOver the past several weeks many companies have decided to implement a vaccine mandate for some or all of their employees, a decision we applaud,\u201d Bolten continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Business Roundtable\u2019s membership includes executives of major corporations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessroundtable.org\/about-us\/members\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including<\/a> Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple CEO Tim Cook, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, AT&amp;T CEO John Stankey and many others.<\/p>\n<p>While the Chamber of Commerce didn\u2019t enthusiastically endorse the mandate, the group signaled it wouldn\u2019t oppose the White House\u2019s actions. The group is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uschamber.com\/about\/about-the-us-chamber-of-commerce\">largest<\/a> business organization in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chamber will carefully review the details of the executive orders and associated regulations and will work to ensure that employers have the resources, guidance, and flexibility necessary to ensure the safety of their employees and customers and comply with public health requirements,\u201d a U.S. Chamber spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple companies including <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/06\/united-airlines-vaccine-mandate-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United Airlines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/03\/tyson-foods-meat-processing-company-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate\/\">Tyson Foods<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarafischer\/status\/1421207639627866120?s=20\">Disney<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.walmart.com\/newsroom\/2021\/07\/30\/walmart-announces-covid-19-vaccination-policy-for-campus-office-associates\">Walmart<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/inside-google\/company-announcements\/vaccines-and-our-return-to-office-plans\">Google<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dani_Lever\/status\/1420486108769619970?s=20\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascension.org\/News\/News-Articles\/2021\/07\/27\/15\/59\/Ascension-to-Require-COVID-19-Vaccination\">Ascension Health<\/a> have already imposed vaccine mandates on their workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Small business groups, meanwhile, came out strongly against Biden\u2019s vaccine mandate for businesses. The Job Creators Network (JCN) and Small Business &amp; Entrepreneurship Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobcreatorsnetwork.com\/press_releases\/job-creators-network-opposes-biden-rule-requiring-vaccination-or-testing-for-80-million-private-sector-employees\/\">both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sbecouncil.org\/2021\/09\/09\/statement-on-presidents-vaccine-and-testing-mandate-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">condemned<\/a> the action, which they said would crush Main Street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President continues to attack small businesses struggling to recover from Covid\u2019s impact on the economy,\u201d JCN President Alfredo Ortiz said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Groups representing big business interests lined up in support of President Joe Biden\u2019s sweeping executive order forcing the private sector to begin mandating workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine.\u201cMany of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-737418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/737418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=737418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=737418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}