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Abbott joins 6 other GOP governors in asserting Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated National Guardsmen
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asserted the Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated members of the state National Guard, joining other Republican governors who have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to withdraw or otherwise nullify the military’s Covid-19 v…
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GOP governors urge Austin to drop vaccine mandate for National Guard
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GOP governors challenge Pentagon over National Guard vaccine mandate
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Abbott joins 6 other GOP governors in asserting Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated National Guardsmen
The governors of five states sent a joint letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asking him to reconsider the Covid-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) says he will not impose a federal vaccine mandate on members of the Texas National Guard, despite warnings from the Department of Defense of consequences for guard members who remain unvaccinated without an exemption.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Texas' Republican governor on Thursday told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members
By Oren Liebermann, CNN Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asserted the Pentagon has no authority to punish unvaccinated members of the state National Guard, joining other Republican governors who have called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to withdraw or otherwise nullify the military’s Covid-19 v…
Texas’ Republican governor on Thursday told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order requiring all members of the military to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as GOP opposition to the mandate grows.
"The State of Texas will not enforce this latest COVID-19 vaccine mandate against its guardsmen," Abbott wrote in a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
