Republican governors threaten lawsuits over Biden vaccine warrant – live | US News

Joe Biden was presented by one of the students at Brookland Middle School, a boy named Elijah Poole who discussed the difficulties of trying to educate himself in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Once the president began to speak, he thanked Elijah for his kind introduction and noted that he could not have delivered this speech when he was in eighth grade because at that time he was stuttering.

“And I’m amazed when I see young women and men like you, standing up and talking so gracefully and easily,” Biden said. “It’s really awesome.”

Jill Biden speaks at Brookland Middle School about the need to protect children from coronavirus in the classroom.

The first lady, who is the educator herself, talked about how excited she is to be back in the classroom with her students. (Tuesday marked Biden’s first day at Northern Virginia Community College).

Biden addressed the difficulty they have had last year and a half for parents whose children were unable to go to school due to the pandemic.

“Parents, that’s hard, but you’re doing your best,” Biden said.

The first lady also expressed her gratitude to the teachers who have continued to share lessons with their students over the past year and a half, in extremely difficult circumstances.

“With all my heart, thank you for being the heroes we needed,” Biden said.

Joe and Jill Biden they have just arrived at Brookland Middle School in Washington, where they will discuss security protocols to protect students from coronavirus.

The president and first lady were greeted at the school by the secretary of education Miguel Cardona, DC major Muriel Bowser, Rector of DC Public Schools Lewis Ferebee and main Kerry Richardson.

Biden is expected to “comment on how the Administration is helping to keep students safe in the classrooms,” according to its official schedule.

Stay tuned.

Despite the threat of lawsuits from several Republican leaders, it is worth noting that at least one Republican governor is truly welcoming. Joe Bidennew vaccination policies.

“I appreciate the president’s continued prioritization of vaccination and the country’s recovery as we move forward,” Phil Scott, the Vermont Republican governor said on Twitter.

“As the Vermont experience shows, vaccines work and save lives. They are the best and fastest way to overcome this pandemic. “

Vermont has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country, as 87.5% of adults have already received at least one dose of vaccine.

The Republican National Committee has also said it plans to file a lawsuit Joe Bidennew vaccine policy for private sector entrepreneurs.

“Joe Biden told the Americans when he was elected that he would not impose vaccine warrants. He lied. Now small businesses, workers and families across the country will pay the price, ”the RNC president said Ronna McDaniel he said in a statement released yesterday.

“Like many Americans, I am pro-vaccine and anti-president. Many small businesses and workers have no money or legal resources to fight Biden’s unconstitutional actions and authoritarian decrees, but when its decree goes into effect, the RNC will sue the administration to protect Americans and their freedoms. ”

When he announced his new pandemic response strategy yesterday, Biden indicated that he was ready to fight for his proposals.

“The end result: we will protect vaccinated workers from unvaccinated co-workers,” the president said.

Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.

Yesterday, Joe Biden set out its new strategy to increase coronavirus vaccinations and limit the spread of the Delta variant, which has led to an increase in the number of cases across the country.

One of Biden’s initiatives is to order the Department of Labor to run companies with more than 100 employees to establish vaccine mandates or force employees to undergo periodic coronavirus testing.

And some Republican governors are already backtracking on the president’s policy.

“The American dream has become a nightmare under President Biden and the radical Democrats,” the South Carolina governor said Henry McMaster he said on Twitter.

“Rest assured, we will fight them to the gates of hell to protect the freedom and livelihood of all South Carolinians.”

Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey threatened to fight judicial policy, saying, “This is exactly the kind of large-scale government we have so much tried to avoid in Arizona – now the Biden-Harris administration is attacking private companies and individual liberties in an unprecedented environment and in a dangerous way. This will never go to court. “

The blog will have more, so stay tuned.