McCarthy Says Defense Bill Won’t Move Forward Unless Military Vaccine Mandate Dropped

U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) leaves a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on Nov. 29, 2022. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed on Sunday that the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will not move forward unless the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ends.

Speaking on Fox Business Network’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” McCarthy said that lawmakers are working through the $817 billion national defense bill with the hopes of lifting the vaccine mandate among military personnel.