[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REMOVING MILITARY VACCINE MANDATE

  (Mr. MASSIE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, thousands of members of the military have 
terminated their service for our country because of the COVID military 
vaccine mandate.
  Thousands more have chosen early retirement, and thousands have not 
enlisted. Recruitment is down. Our national security is suffering 
because of this.
  It is time to treat the men and women of our military who have signed 
up and pledged their lives to defend this country with the respect they 
deserve. It is time to get rid of the COVID vaccine mandate for the 
military.
  My bill, H.R. 3860, would do that. I introduced it in June 2021. 
Since then, we have garnered over 90 cosponsors for that bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues, as they consider the language of 
the National Defense Authorization Act this week, to include the 
language of H.R. 3860 to protect the brave men and women of our 
military.

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