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Brian Mast on Health Care |
Health care in America would be best improved by allowing small businesses & voluntary associations to join together to get the same insurance discounts as large corporations. We need to expand the use of Health Savings Accounts, allow for insurance purchases across state lines, and give individuals tax deductions so they can buy insurance that fits their needs.
The Christian Coalition Voter Guide inferred whether candidates agree or disagree with the statement, 'Repealing the Nationalized Health Care System that Forces Citizens to Buy Insurance or Pay Fines' The Christian Coalition notes, "You can help make sure that voters have the facts BEFORE they cast their votes. We have surveyed candidates in the most competitive congressional races on the issues that are important to conservatives."
The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Health Care: Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?' Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided [for candidates who] refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads."
Stop Federal Vaccine Mandates for Employees Act: No emergency standard may require any drug or vaccine or other biological product to be administered to any employee.
White House Press Release by President Joe Biden on Vaccination Requirements (Nov. 4, 2021; these emergency standards prompted H.R.6304): For our country, the choice is simple: get more people vaccinated, or prolong this pandemic and its impact on our country. The virus will not go away by itself, or because we wish it away: we have to act. Vaccination is the single best pathway out of this pandemic. And while I would have much preferred that requirements not become necessary, too many people remain unvaccinated for us to get out of this pandemic for good. So I instituted requirements--and they are working. They protect our workers and have helped us reduce the number of unvaccinated Americans from approximately 100 million in late July when I began requirements to just about 60 million today. Vaccination requirements are good for the economy. They help send people back to work--as many as 5 million American workers. They make our economy more resilient in the face of COVID and keep our businesses open.
WFMZ-TV 69-News, "Trump's endorsement of vaccines aligns with most Republicans' views," (Dec. 24, 2021): Trump confirmed that he had been vaccinated and had gotten a booster shot, attracting boos from some audience members. Trump stated his opposition to vaccine mandates but again touted the shot's efficacy. "The vaccine worked. But some people aren't taking it. The ones that get very sick and go to the hospital are the ones that don't take the vaccine." While Trump didn't acknowledge it, most unvaccinated Americans now belong to or lean toward the GOP. In the most recent CNN poll, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents make up a solid majority of the relatively small bloc of US adults still entirely unvaccinated against Covid.