{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://murphy.house.gov/media/press-releases/murphy-statement-repeal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-ndaa", "Murphy Statement on Repeal of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate in NDAA", "2022-12-07", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "NC", "Gregory F. Murphy", "M001210", "murphy.house.gov", "murphy", "https://murphy.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), the proud representative of over 50,000 active duty servicemembers and 89,000 veterans in Eastern North Carolina, released a statement regarding the elimination of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). At the direction of the Biden Administration, the Department of Defense (DOD) has discharged 3,300 Marines, 1,800 soldiers, 1,800 sailors, and 900 airmen for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine.\n\n\u201cFor almost two years, we have been fighting to repeal the vaccine mandate for active service members. It has had devastating consequences on the retention and recruitment of America\u2019s finest warfighters,\u201d said Rep. Murphy. \u201cWhile as a physician I realize the importance of having our forces healthy to defend this nation, it is unconscionable that members of our military, many of whom have served valiantly for years, have been forced out despite medical and religious reasons for not wanting to be vaccinated.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe impact of the Biden Administration\u2019s vaccine mandate has been far reaching, as the Army and Navy missed their recruitment goals in 2022. While this repeal will bring relief to many in our U.S. Armed Forces, we must go further to reenlist those who were discharged for not taking the vaccine and hold the Biden Administration accountable for this damaging, politically targeted ploy at the expense of America\u2019s heroes,\u201d Murphy concluded.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://murphy.house.gov/media/press-releases/murphy-statement-repeal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-ndaa"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7467691320925951, "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"}