Louisiana
Leads Lawsuit Challenging Federal Government's COVID Vaccine Mandate for
Healthcare Workers
BATON ROUGE, LA – Fighting
for the medical freedom of Louisiana's healthcare workers, Attorney General
Jeff Landry has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services’ rule mandating COVID vaccines on nearly every
full-time employee, part-time employee, volunteer, and contractor working at a
wide range of healthcare facilities receiving Medicaid or Medicaid funding.
“Biden’s bureaucrats at CMS are threatening the jobs of millions of our
healthcare heroes who risked their lives last year caring for our neighbors
with COVID-19. What's more: the mandate once again gives more rights and
protections to illegal aliens than American citizens,” said Attorney General
Landry. “The federal government will not impose medical tyranny on Louisiana's
people without my best fight.”
Attorney General Landry points out that this unconstitutional mandate will
upend the state budget, putting billions of dollars at risk. Perhaps even more
devastating is the healthcare shortages it will create, affecting the most
vulnerable of the State's citizens.
“The Biden Administration enacted their latest unlawful overreach despite
acknowledging that there are endemic staff shortages for almost all categories
of employees at almost all kinds of health care providers and suppliers,” added
Attorney General Landry. “By disregarding not only the law but also the
shortages, Biden is jeopardizing the healthcare interests of countless
Americans.”
Attorney General Landry has taken previous legal action to prevent the
government from standing between individuals and their doctors. He previously
filed lawsuits to halt the illegal edicts mandating vaccines upon federal
contractors and private employers.
“Biden seems to forget that coercion is not consent,” concluded Attorney
General Landry. “But I will remind him in court as early and as often as it
takes that the rule of law cannot be broken, even by the biggest of bullies.”
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Joining Louisiana in this lawsuit is Montana, Arizona, Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and West Virginia.