Congress will not reinstate pilots fired over Biden's vaccine mandate amid massive pilot shortage

[Right_in_Virginia]

Congress will not reinstate pilots fired over Biden's vaccine mandate amid massive pilot shortage
The Posi Millennium, Jul 20, 2023

Late Wednesday night the House of Representatives voted not to reinstate airline pilots who lost their jobs for refusing to comply with the Biden administration's vaccine mandate.

The move comes as the United States' aviation industry continues to suffer due in large part to a shortage of captains in cockpits.

Members of the House convened on Wednesday to debate and vote on the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, HR 3935. While the night ended with the legislation being left as "unfinished business," a number of proposed amendments had their fates decided.

Among them was Amendment 36, requested by Illinois Rep. Mary Miller on behalf of Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, which would "require airlines to reinstate pilots who were fired or forced to resign because of vaccine mandates."

The proposition failed by a vote of 294 to 141. On the Democrats' side, all but one voted against the proposed amendment, while Republicans were more split, with 140 saying "yea" and 83 saying "nay."


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https://thepostmillennial.com/congress-will-not-reinstate-pilots-fired-over-bidens-vaccine-mandate-amid-massive-pilot-shortage?utm_campaign=64466

[Right_in_Virginia]

The proposition failed by a vote of 294 to 141. On the Democrats' side, all but one voted against the proposed amendment, while Republicans were more split, with 140 saying "yea" and 83 saying "nay."

[txradioguy]

That's some bullshit.

[Smokin Joe]

That's some bullshit.

It was bullshit when those pilots were let go, and it hasn't changed.

[txradioguy]

It was bullshit when those pilots were let go, and it hasn't changed.

Exactly.  And there was what....85 Republicans that sided with the Dems on this?