White House officials over the weekend expressed confidence that the administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses will be upheld after an appeals court temporarily blocked it on Saturday.
“I’m quite confident that when this finally gets fully adjudicated, not just a temporary order, the validity of this requirement will be upheld. It’s common sense, Chuck, if OSHA can tell people to wear a hard hat on the job, to be careful around chemicals, it can put in place these simple measures to keep our workers safe,” White House chief of staff Ron Klain, a top confidant to President Joe Biden, told “Meet the Press,” referring to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
