Republicans Express Concerns After Mandate Questions Go Unanswered

Republicans Express Concerns After Mandate Questions Go Unanswered
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Washington, on Agu. 24, 2020. Tom Williams/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Republican lawmakers are raising concerns about the potential impact of President Joe Biden’s forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal employees and tens of millions of public-sector workers.
In a letter addressed to the directors of three federal agencies directly involved, Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Jody Hice (R-Ga.) request more information on the mandates, including the current number of vaccinated federal workers, documentation tracking federal-employee terminations, and information on mandate enforcement.