Members of Congress, Federal Judges, Staffers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate

Members of Congress, Federal Judges, Staffers Exempt From Vaccine Mandate
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington on Aug. 8, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Joseph Lord
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On Thursday evening, President Joe Biden unveiled two executive orders that could mandate vaccinations for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus for millions of working Americans in both the public and private spheres. But absent from these mandates are similar requirements for members of Congress, federal judges, or their staffers.

Biden’s executive orders would unilaterally require vaccination for federal employees, the military, and government contractors. The president also asked Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to require that firms with over 100 employees either mandate vaccination or weekly CCP virus tests. In total, these mandates could affect over 100 million American workers, making it one of the widest-reaching vaccine mandates in world history.

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