LaMalfa urges Biden and Newsom to keep COVID-19 vaccines voluntary
Submitted by Office of Congressman Doug LaMalfa
Congressman Doug LaMalfa issued the following statement after recent announcements by Governor Newsom mandating COVID-19 vaccination for all state employees and by President Biden for Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare employees.
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Rep. LaMalfa said, “Healthcare workers, federal, state, and university employees have contacted my office expressing concerns with the recent accountments of mandated COVID-19 vaccination while it is still under an Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration. Some have said that they are considering retiring rather than abiding by these mandates. Losing doctors or healthcare workers to retirement would be devastating to our already underserved rural and urban areas. The fact that doctors at the VA were who the Biden Administration chose to experiment with this mandate is unacceptable as our veterans already struggle to receive the care they need. Vaccines should by voluntary, and I have two bills aimed at ensuring that neither the government nor private companies can dictate the health decisions of free Americans.”
H.R. 2414, the Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act will:
- Prohibit businesses denying service based on vaccination status,
- Prohibit employers, including the federal government, from requiring that their employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine,
- Prohibit institutions of higher education from separating individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status, and
- Prohibit state and local governments from making rules that separate individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
H.R. 2323, the No Vaccine Passports Act will:
- Require that the Secretary of Transportation prohibit air carriers from denying an individual air transportation solely because such individual lacks a COVID-19 vaccine,
- Prohibit Amtrak from denying rail transportation to an individual solely because such individual lacks a COVID-19 vaccine, and
- Prohibit funds from being used to create or administer a database of individuals who have received a vaccine against COVID-19, or for any federal agency to require proof that an individual has received it.
Congressman Doug LaMalfa is a lifelong farmer representing California’s First Congressional District, including Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama Counties.
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Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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