Republicans Vow to Put ‘Woke’ Military in Crosshairs if They Win in November – By Rebecca Kheel (Military.com) / Oct 4, 2022
Republicans will have more opportunities to take aim at Biden administration defense policies they’ve decried as “woke,” including the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, if they take control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
“I think it’s one of our very top priorities to clean up the mess the administration has made with the excessive and dangerous COVID mandates on our troops at a time where we have historically low recruitment,” said Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., chairman of the Republican Study Committee, the largest conservative caucus in the House.
“Those are issues that we’ve been very passionate about in the minority, and I guarantee we’ll be just as passionate about them when we get the majority,” Banks added when asked by Military.com about blocking diversity and equity initiatives Republicans have inaccurately labeled “critical race theory” and anti-extremism efforts.
Any legislation to roll back the vaccine mandate or other administration initiatives is unlikely to become law since it’s doubtful President Joe Biden would sign such bills. Further, Democrats are favored to maintain control of the Senate, according to election prediction models, which would likely block such bills from making it to Biden’s desk in the first place.
