Palmer on Supreme Court’s Rejection of Biden’s OSHA Vaccine Mandate: “A Huge Win”

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Palmer on Supreme Court’s Rejection of Biden’s OSHA Vaccine Mandate: “A Huge Win”

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate for private businesses. The mandate, issued through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), would have forced all private employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to regular testing. The Supreme Court rejected this mandate today by a 6-3 margin. Congressman Gary Palmer released the following statement:

“This decision from the Supreme Court is a huge win for limited government and individual liberty,” Palmer said. “A person’s right to make their own health decisions does not disappear during a pandemic. This OSHA mandate was an egregious example of government overreach. No one should be compelled by law or burdensome regulation to receive a vaccine that they do not want, for whatever deeply held reason. The concurring opinion of the Court confirms the concerns a number of my colleagues and I raised in a letter to OSHA a few months ago. OSHA simply does not have the authority to mandate individuals to act against their personal beliefs and undergo forced vaccinations. As the opinion states: ‘[OSHA would have] almost unlimited discretion—and [there would be] no “specific restrictions” that … “fully constrai[n]” the agency.’”

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