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Following President Joe Biden’s announcement of broad, new vaccine mandates, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commented on his opposition to government mandates and voiced his continued support for the use of vaccines to protect against COVID-19.
Ive always encouraged Iowans who are eligible to get the safe & effective COVID-19 vaccine & continue 2 encourage but it is YOUR choice I OPPOSE the heavy hand of federal govt mandating the vaccine on private biz
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) September 9, 2021