Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks astatine Oct. 28 quality league successful Lakeland.

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks astatine Oct. 28 quality league successful Lakeland. (WPLG)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The authorities of Florida connected Thursday sued President Joe Biden’s medication implicit its coronavirus vaccine mandate for national contractors, opening yet different battleground betwixt Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the White House.

The lawsuit, announced by DeSantis astatine a quality conference, alleges the president doesn’t person the authorization to contented the regularisation and that it violates procurement law.

DeSantis has vowed ineligible enactment implicit national vaccination requirements and fought masking and vaccine rules implemented by section governments successful Florida. He precocious announced helium would telephone authorities lawmakers to the Capitol adjacent period to walk authorities to combat vaccine mandates enacted by backstage businesses. DeSantis is eyeing a imaginable 2024 statesmanlike tally and has been accordant successful his disapproval of Biden's handling of the pandemic and different issues.

The lawsuit was filed successful U.S. District Court successful Tampa and names Biden, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson arsenic good arsenic White House contracting officials arsenic defendants.

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In summation to a vaccine mandate for national contractors, which is acceptable to spell into effect successful December, Biden has besides announced that backstage employers with 100 oregon much workers volition person to necessitate them to beryllium vaccinated oregon tested weekly. The astir 17 cardinal workers astatine wellness facilities that person national Medicare oregon Medicaid besides volition person to beryllium afloat vaccinated. Additional details connected the policies are expected to beryllium released soon.

Biden has argued that the sweeping mandates volition assistance extremity a pandemic that has claimed the lives of much than 740,000 Americans.

But Republicans nationwide person opposed the vaccination requirements and person threatened to bring akin ineligible challenges. On Wednesday, 21 Republican authorities attorneys wide sent a missive to the president saying they deliberation his vaccination mandate for national contractors “stands connected shaky ineligible ground,” is confusing to contractors and could exacerbate supply-chain problems.

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