Conservative members of Congress are pushing — using the upcoming fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) — to repeal the U.S. armed forces’ Covid vaccine mandate and reinstate service members who were discharged because of it.
On November 30, 13 U.S. Senators signed a letter addressed to Republican Senate leadership declaring their opposition to passing the NDAA unless a vote is held on an amendment to repeal the mandate and reinstate the discharged service members. That same day, 21 governors signed a letter, addressed to Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, calling for the mandate’s repeal.