Newhouse Applauds Supreme Court’s Ruling on Biden’s Unconstitutional Vaccine Mandate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court rejected the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rule that would have required workers at private companies to get the COVID vaccine.

“The Supreme Court’s strikedown of the Biden Administration's unconstitutional vaccine mandate is a huge win for businesses across Central Washington and the entire country. The fight is far from over, however. President Biden's Executive Order requiring vaccinations for all federal employees and contractors at the threat of termination remains in place - and it goes too far. Hundreds of federal workers in Washington state whose livelihoods are threatened by these dictatorial policies deserve safe, and scientific, options besides termination or vaccination. That is why I urge my colleagues to support my legislation, the Options Over Terminations Act to provide an exemption to the Federal COVID–19 vaccine mandate for any federal employee or contractor who provides proof of COVID–19 antibodies. While I continue to encourage anyone who is able to do so to get vaccinated, it simply is not constitutional – or effective – to impose expansive "one-size-fits-all" mandates. Yesterday’s decision reiterates the need for President Biden to stop dictating and start leading with smart, science-based alternatives to overreaching mandates.”

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