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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,881 posts)
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 01:31 PM Jan 2022

Biden has options after Supreme Court ruling

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s rejection Thursday of a federal vaccination requirement for most workers stripped away President Joe Biden's most effective tool in increasing vaccination rates, which experts say are nowhere close to what's needed for a return to normalcy.

Biden has made vaccines the centerpiece of his COVID-19 strategy, so what does the White House do next?

Biden himself suggested it is now up to states and businesses to ramp up the nation's vaccination rates, while he remains on the sidelines as cheerleader in chief.

“The court has ruled that my administration cannot use the authority granted to it by Congress to require this measure,” Biden said in a statement, “but that does not stop me from using my voice as president to advocate for employers to do the right thing to protect Americans’ health and economy.”

Others, however, say the president does have more options, including requiring vaccinations for domestic air travel and crafting a more narrowly targeted workplace rule.

Labor Department Secretary Marty Walsh said in a statement the agency “will be evaluating all options to ensure workers are protected from this deadly virus.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-dagger-in-the-heart-of-bidens-covid-vaccination-campaign-biden-has-options-after-supreme-court-ruling/ar-AASL7GL

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Biden has options after Supreme Court ruling (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
A FB (idiotic) friend TlalocW Jan 2022 #1
OSHA should embark on its normal rule making procedure Klaralven Jan 2022 #2
blaming republicans is also an option. nt wiggs Jan 2022 #3

TlalocW

(15,379 posts)
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Fri Jan 14, 2022, 01:40 PM
Jan 2022

Stated that Biden doing this is an example of fascism. In the past, I would have argued with him, but years of his stupidity have caused me to give up hope for him.

TlalocW

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