{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://allen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4902", "PHOTOS: Rep. Allen Challenges Biden's Workplace Vaccine Mandate", "2021-11-18", "2021", "2021-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Rick W. Allen", "A000372", "allen.house.gov", "allen", "https://allen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Thank you Representative Keller for leading this effort and for having me here today to help serve as a voice for the over 80 million American workers who will be impacted by Biden\u2019s unprecedented \u2013 and likely unconstitutional \u2013 vaccine mandate on private workplaces.\n\nWe\u2019re here today to fight for the employees and employers who have been eager to return to work after months of forced lockdowns and pandemic-related closures.\n\nAnd for the families whose wallets are feeling the impacts of rising prices and surging inflation as they work to put a meal on their kitchen table.\n\nBut because of Biden\u2019s workplace vaccine mandate \u2013 they are weighing a decision that no one should ever have to make: lose your job or fall in line with what the government tells you.\n\nAnd what happens if businesses don\u2019t comply?\n\nEmployers will get slapped with fines as much $14,000 per violation.\n\nThe Biden Administration should be ashamed \u2013 every American has the right to earn a living!\n\nThis isn\u2019t about public safety \u2013 we\u2019ve seen goalposts continue to move over the past 20 months \u2013 it\u2019s about more government control.\n\nAs litigation over this rule continues in the courts, I\u2019m glad to see that OSHA has temporarily suspended its implementation and planned enforcement.\n\nBut we must also fight this legislatively.\n\nThat\u2019s why I\u2019m proud to join all 50 Republican Senators and over 160 House members in using our authority under the Congressional Review Act to block this rule from taking effect.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:30:49Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://allen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4902"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7843009661883116, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}