MO AG to sue Biden administration over vaccine mandate for federal contractors, employees

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced his intention to file suit to halt the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and federally contracted employees. Read his full statement below:

“My Office has been a national leader in pushing back on federal overreach and mask mandates, stopping power hungry bureaucrats in their tracks. The Biden Administration is seeking to use the full weight of the federal government to force federal contractors to mandate vaccinations. This is blatant, frightening federal overreach. My Office will file a lawsuit to halt this mandate on federal contractors by the end of the week, and stand ready, willing, and able to file suit against the employer vaccine mandate when OSHA publishes their forthcoming rule.”

Schmitt said the lawsuit will be filed by the end of this week.

Back in September, President Biden in ordered sweeping new federal vaccine requirements for as many as 100 million Americans.

The expansive rules mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to be vaccinated or test for the virus weekly.

Roughly 17 million workers at health facilities that receive federal Medicare or Medicaid also will have to be fully vaccinated. Biden is also requiring vaccination for federal employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government.

The Associated Press contributed to this report