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Exclusive: Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduces bill to end punishments imposed on military personnel seeking religious consideration for Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate after President Biden says pandemic is ‘over’ is doing.
The Maintaining Armed Forces Readiness Act of 2022 “restricts segregation based on COVID-19 vaccination status and reduces member salaries and benefits while religious and health considerations are pending.” It is intended to enhance military readiness by “continuing”.
The legislation maintains access to service members’ payments and benefits while religious or health considerations are being considered, and ends involuntary segregation based on vaccination status.
“After Joe Biden announced that the pandemic is over, he has no excuse to continue firing military personnel under politically motivated vaccine mandates,” Blackburn, Tennessee, Fox News Digital “This White House is so desperate to maintain a perpetual pandemic to rule the American people that America’s national preparedness should not be at risk. My law is , continuing my work to strengthen our military and prevent further unconstitutional excesses from the Biden administration.”
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In an interview with CBS’s 60 Minute Sunday, Biden said, “The pandemic is over. COVID is still a problem. We still have a lot of work to do. But the pandemic is over.”
Blackburn’s bill comes days after Pentagon watchdog said Pentagon was in ‘potential breach’ Review and Rejection Criteria Religious exemption from mandating COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report obtained by Fox News Digital.
Pentagon Deputy Inspector General said agency hotline received “Dozens” of complaints Regarding Denied Religious Exemption Requests from Military Service Members.
“We saw a trend towards general assessments rather than the individual assessments required by federal law. Department of Defense and Military Service Policy’” he continued to report to the Secretary of Defense.
Fox News Digital has reported that U.S. Navy servicemen seeking religious exemptions from vaccine mandates have been sent to dire living conditions and in some cases unable to leave while awaiting dismissal from the military. .
Air Force members who have not been vaccinated have been banned from flying because their requests for religious exemption were denied.
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One seafarer participating in the class action said in a court-filed declaration that he “couldn’t leave the area” after seeking dismissal from the military for religious objections to the service. and was transferred to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. An aircraft carrier berthed barge in “deplorable” conditions.
Another naval engineer, who has served more than nine years, said in written testimony that performance ratings began to decline after he submitted an application for religious exemption.
Other service members told Fox News Digital that they were not eligible for the promotion due to their vaccination status.