{"id":989407,"date":"2021-11-09T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=989407"},"modified":"2021-11-09T11:58:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:58:57","slug":"exclusive-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-ensure-service-members-do-not-lose-va-benefits-if-they-refuse-to-get-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-ensure-service-members-do-not-lose-va-benefits-if-they-refuse-to-get-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Ensure Service Members Do Not Lose VA Benefits If They Refuse To Get Vaccinated"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fexclusive-house-republicans-introduce-legislation-to-ensure-service-members-do-not-lose-va-benefits-if-they-refuse-to-get-vaccinated%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=989407&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--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"41.709108716944\">\n<p>Texas Rep. Brian Babbin and a group of House Republicans introduced legislation that would ensure that no service member loses his or her Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for choosing not to get the COVID-19 vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, which was first obtained by the Daily Caller, picked up the support of ten other House Republicans and was officially introduced Friday. Babbin called the mandate \u201ctotalitarian overreach\u201d and said the bill would kill the Biden administration\u2019s vaccine mandate for service members from moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not stand by and watch while Biden steals from our veterans what they\u2019ve bravely earned. My bill will stop this president\u2019s disgusting and totalitarian overreach in its tracks. Our service members didn\u2019t fight to protect our freedom just to have their own freedom taken away,\u201d Babbin told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>The cosponsors include Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, West Virginia Rep. David McKinley, Texas Rep. Pete Sessions, Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn, Texas Rep. Randy Weber, Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, Ohio Rep. Bob Gibbs, Florida Rep. Bill Posey and Virginia Rep. Ben Cline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THE LEGISLATION HERE:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- BABIN_033_xml[3] on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/538381229\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-BABIN-033-xml-3#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers&#039;s profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Republican Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson and a group of House Republicans sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, calling on him to prove that a vaccine mandate does not negatively impact readiness or negatively impact the DOD\u2019s ability to conduct operations globally despite a possible loss of personnel. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/05\/house-republicans-ronny-jackson-urge-secretary-defense-lloyd-austin-reconsider-vaccine-mandates-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Urge Secretary Of Defense To Reconsider Vaccine Mandates In Military)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/23\/biden-private-sector-vaccine-mandates-fda-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">urged more private sector companies<\/a> to impose vaccine requirements in August after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer vaccine. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/05\/scott-perry-attorney-general-merrick-garland-open-fraud-investigation-secretary-defense-lloyd-austin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Scott Perry Demands Attorney General Open Fraud Investigation Into Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/23\/pentagon-covid-vaccine-mandate-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;requiring all military service members to get vaccinated<\/a> against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Rep. 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