[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6349-H6350]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 VACCINE MANDATES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

  (Mr. FALLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the 
unconstitutional overreach shown by this President in his recent 
vaccine mandate. And don't be fooled, this is nothing more than an 
attack on frontline workers, small businesses, and the rights of every 
American.
  OSHA's regulatory powers are limited to the workplace and the 
workplace alone.
  Joe Biden is now trying to use OSHA as an instrument in his political 
game;

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mandating a vaccine, and taking away medical freedoms from millions of 
Americans.
  This goes far beyond OSHA's jurisdiction, and it is incomprehensible.
  It affects employees' ability to make life-changing, personal 
healthcare decisions.
  This is the textbook definition of ``tyranny,'' and it must be 
stopped.
  The policies this administration continues to hand out are rising 
prices, bottlenecking our supply chain, and causing a historic labor 
shortage.
  What do they think a draconian fine of $14,000 per employee will do 
to employers? I will tell you what it will do; it will bury our 
economy.
  Big Government is not the solution. It is the problem.

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