[ April 10, 2026 ]
With the nation’s domestic air travel in chaos, our electors have banned the safest, healthiest pilots ready to fly.
We have a severe pilot shortage delaying flights issues yet Congress just voted down an amendment for airlines to reinstate pilots who were fired or forced to resign because of vaccine mandates. Only one House Dem voted for it. Vote took place about 3 minutes ago on the floor. pic.twitter.com/lfAVVnr9SW
— Lee Fang (@lhfang) July 20, 2023
83 Republicans vote against amendment to reinstate pilots fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
House rejected amendment from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, to 5-year FAA reauthorization bill
ADVERTISEMENTBy Chris Pandolfo, Fox Business, July 20, 2023:
Congress looks to curb airport chaos will new FAA bill
‘House lawmakers on Thursday rejected an amendment that would have required airlines to reinstate pilots who were fired or stepped down because of vaccine mandates.
The amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and offered on the floor by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., failed 141-298 after 83 Republicans voted with Democrats against it. Only one House Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, voted for the measure.
Nearly all major U.S. airlines implemented vaccine mandates during the coronavirus pandemic in accordance with President Biden’s 2021 executive order requiring federal contractors to get the shots. The policies were controversial and prompted legal challenges from pilots, including an unsuccessful attempt by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) to block the mandate from taking effect.
ADVERTISEMENT“Hundreds of pilots were forced out of their livelihoods over the past several years for their refusal to get COVID vaccine,” Greene claimed Wednesday when she filed her amendment. “They were denied medical freedom to decide whether they should take the experimental COVID vaccine or lose their job.”
It is unclear how many airline pilots lost their jobs for refusing to comply with airline vaccine mandates as several airlines reported near-total compliance by their staff. In December 2021, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told members of Congress that only six of his company’s 13,000-strong pilot force refused the vaccine and were fired. The Chicago-based airline had previously said around 200 of its 67,000 employees who refused to get vaccinated were fired.
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