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As Townhall has been covering, the Biden administration this week announced they would literally be going door-to-door to encourage Americans to get vaccinated. Such comments came from President Joe Biden himself, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. The negative reaction was strong and swift, and includes members of Congress. On Friday, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and 31 other Republican colleagues sent a letter to Biden demanding answers.
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I just sent a letter to Biden demanding answers on his door-to-door vaccine checks.
The fed gov has no right to track the private health information of Americans or to intimidate people into getting the vaccine.
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July 9, 2021
President Joe Biden hands out a pen after signing an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, July 9, 2021, in Washington. Standing from left, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Attorney General Merrick Garland, National Economic Council director Brian Deese, obscured, and Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that targets what he says are anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy.
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July 09, 2021
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki told the Daily Caller on Friday that the White House has “no intention to maintain a database” on vaccinations after Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra’s comments sparked concern over the weekend.
Becerra spoke to CNN on Sunday regarding President Joe Biden’s plan to go “door-to-door” in an effort to get more Americans vaccinated. The “door-to-door” initiative was criticized by Republicans, although the White House later told the Daily Caller that the government isn’t obtaining personal information on non-vaccinated Americans and that the individuals knocking on doors are local volunteers.
More competition
By Aamer Madhani and Marcy Gordon - Associated Press
President Joe Biden hands out a pen Friday after signing an executive order aimed at promoting competition in the economy, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Standing from left, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Attorney General Merrick Garland, National Economic Council director Brian Deese, obscured, and Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission.
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday targeting what he labeled anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy, declaring it would fortify an American ideal “that true capitalism depends on fair and open competition.”
The wretched Xavier Becerra wants to control your life Washington Examiner
How to weigh the rights of the individual versus the authority of the government?
That question became trickier over the past 18 months. In an otherwise free country, governments forbade us from gathering to worship, instructed us not to congregate with our families, forced businesses to shut down, and even ordered us to wear masks while going about our business outdoors.
The contagion and lethality of the coronavirus stretched to its limits our notions of personal autonomy and duty to one’s neighbor.
Federal, state, and local governments took a central role in subsidizing the development, manufacture, and distribution of vaccines. Some governmental entities are even considering requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for certain purposes.