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Administrations vaccine policies into question. and so, thats why the court has agreed to hear these cases, to review these lower court decisions, and youre absolutely right that the osha act, that 1970 law, has very broad language in it that allows an emergency rule if a rule is necessary to shield workers from a dangerous substance, and osha has a lot of different regulations. indeed, there used to be an instagram account with 650,000 followers on it making fun of just how much osha regulates....

Right that the osha act, that 1970 law, has very broad language in it that allows an emergency rule if a rule is necessary to shield workers from a dangerous substance, and osha has a lot of different regulations. indeed, there used to be an instagram account with 650,000 followers on it making fun of just how much osha regulates. and if osha can regulate, like, having open water bottles in the workplace, i kind of think they should be able to regulate things like pandemic response and the like,...

A chromium pit or an acid vat. if not thats everywhere in the world when you walk out of the workplace, its still there no matter where you go. the school, the church, the shopping mall. this isnt a workplace issue, its a public health issue and just like everything else that this administration is doing, hes trying to pound around peg into a square hole. >> laura: attorney general moody, theres another portion of this filing that states in determining the type of health effects that may constit...

Make sure the sovereignty in court. >> an actual line in the regulatory filing they claim the osha act gives the labor secretary almost unlimited discretion to achieve this goal of protecting employee health. is that? >> it is absolutely not correct, the president is not our nanny, not a doctor and not the congress, laws are written by elected representatives, not by executive fiat and congress did not have that much authority in the osha act to reach this far. supposed to have workplace limitat...

They believe it is so based on the osha act. tells the department of labor and administration they have a responsibility to ensure the workplace is safe for workers. >> just because you can does not mean you should. the vaccine mandates makes the issue overtly political and could discourage some from getting their shots. >> many businesses are. i think the federal governments action to require federal employees to be vaccinated. in a function there of federal readiness. that gives more private s...

Jeered last month in alabama all because he said perhaps the most honest thing hes ever uttered. take the vaccines. i did it. its good. its a personal choice all right. tell people the truth or risk not having them like you. lets start tonight with cnns chief national affairs correspondent. we heard the president tell republican governors to, quote, have at it. what else is the white house saying tonight about the likely legal challenges? >> reporter: the white house does believe they are on sol...

In the workplace. this is the legal strategy and legal framework they are going to go through here. despite all the bluster from republican governors across the country it will not be one of the republican governors filing suit. it will have to be a business owner and likely there will be one but the white house, the lawyers i talked to here today and across washington and beyond believe it is because of this osha act, an act by congress, again, not just a legislative or executive act, they beli...

Unvaccinate redirect examination who overwhelming hospitals across the country. companies could face thousands of dollars in fines, per employee, if they do not comply. >> reporter: they could impose fines of $14,000 per infraction which would be per employee. it does fall under the osha act. that is a federal law, program department designed to keep workers safe. thats why the white house believes they are on solid legal ground here. they say this would protect workers from grave danger. its a ...