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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: Elderberry on December 01, 2022, 12:42:55 am
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American Military News by Ryan Morgan November 30, 2022
20 GOP Sens demand troops fired over vaccine be reinstated before passing military spending bill
20 Republican senators are backing an amendment effort by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to reverse the military-vaccine mandate before passing the annual military defense budget. The amendment would stop the military from kicking troops out over their COVID-19 vaccination status and reinstate those who have already been discharged, with backpay.
On Wednesday, Paul announced he and Sens. Rick Scott (R-FL), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mike Lee (R-UT), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Mike Braun (R-IN), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Josh Hawley (R-MO), sent a letter to Republican leaders calling for a vote on the amendment. The 13 Senators said they oppose invoking cloture to pass the defense budget, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), without a vote on the amendment.
At a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Paul said 20 Republican senators had already signed on in support of his amendment, Breitbart Pentagon correspondent Kristina Wong reported. Paul would need at least another 21 Senators in order to prevent the NDAA from passing on a cloture vote.
More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/11/20-gop-sens-demand-troops-fired-over-vaccine-be-reinstated-before-passing-military-spending-bill/ (https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/11/20-gop-sens-demand-troops-fired-over-vaccine-be-reinstated-before-passing-military-spending-bill/)
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ONLY 20?